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Call to reform coercive treatment for mentally unwell
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Police mental health and addiction referrals to ED soar in south Auckland
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Lower Hutt mental health unit 'pretty degrading' - Ombudsman
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Eating disorders: National backs parents' petition for more support
National is now backing calls for urgent funding and support for eating disorder patients.
Eating disorders: Survivor once sent home to die joins desperate calls for Govt help
Parents, patients and survivors of eating disorders begging for more help from Govt.
Invercargill beheading: Father called for help 40 times before grisly killing
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