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'Fear for livelihood': Student nurses open up on 'anxiety'
Student nurse numbers have been recorded at a near-decade low over fears of ill treatment.
'There's nowhere to go': People spending months in emergency housing, new figures reveal
Some agencies say the long stays can be detrimental to mental health.
'Devastating': Government rejects Mike King's Gumboot Friday funding plea
King says it's a "sad day". The Ministry says the request was outside the funding period.
Brooke van Velden: Getting good mental health care shouldn't be this hard
OPINION: More Kiwis open up about personal struggles, but there's a long way to go.
Eating disorders 'skyrocketing' but help hard to find
Hospital admission figures for eating disorder patients skyrocket by 210 per cent.
A month's bad sleep can mean poorer mental health a year later - NZ study
Are you getting enough shuteye? And if not, what can you do to get more?
Details of TV star's violent attack on his ex-partner revealed
Charges against Andrew O'Keefe were dismissed on mental health grounds.
Explosive questions Britney finally answered after powerful speech
In today's heartbreaking yet powerful speech, Britney Spears answers burning questions
Editorial: Fighting for hope in a dark place
Editorial: Mike King's returned ONZM medal is borne of an understandable frustration.
280% surge in demand: Male sexual violence group struggling to manage
'It's dangerous to have a waiting list in sexual violence.'
Little 'extraordinarily' frustrated with slow spend on mental health
Just $500,000 of $235 million for mental health and addiction facilities has been spent.
'The kids were terrified': Former nurse aide recounts 'hideous' abuse at Lake Alice
Electric shocks were given as punishment, but masqueraded as treatment.
Lake Alice use of electric shocks on children 'cruel and barbaric' - nurse
Psychiatric nurse Brian Stabb worked at Lake Alice hospital in the 1970s.
Revealed: Overstaying patients taking up 30% of scarce beds in mental health units
Delays in discharging patients are worsening pressures on the already strained facilities.
'Dear Prime Minister, the work hasn't even started': Mike King on NZ's 'broken' mental health system
Mike King says there's been little change with the country's mental health problems.
'Mental distress' biggest health issue as workplace anxiety, stress counselling climbs
'Counsellors had been a lifesaver for many people...'
Kiwi dad's epic Bunnings-inspired birthday cake for daughter
The cake included the iconic sausage sizzle among other Bunnings memorabilia.
Writing can improve mental health – here's how
There are three types of writing that can improve your self-awareness and mental health.
Mental health in MIQ: At least 30 people referred to specialist, crisis teams since managed isolation opened
Main reasons for referrals are depression, panic attacks and claustrophobia.
Father threatened to send his son to Lake Alice if he didn't behave. At 13 the threat came true
'I'd wave and he would just ignore me, so that was pretty hard.'
The Apprentice NZ's Olivia Rogers reveals panic attacks, night terrors on show
'One night I lay sobbing uncontrollably for hours. I'd never felt so alone in my life.'
Unmedicated driver admits triple fatal crash, families' long fight for justice
Family of the victims say they're relieved at having avoided a two-week long trial.
7 foods to boost your mood
It turns out that these types of food can actually help with enhancing your mood.
Call to reform coercive treatment for mentally unwell
Experts say compulsory treatment orders are overused and need rolling back.
Police mental health and addiction referrals to ED soar in south Auckland
In the past, cops picking up a drunk person would leave them in a cell to sleep it off.
Domestic violence death spurs determination for family
Azalia Wilson was brutally murdered in November 2019, by her ex-partner Samuel Samson.
Lower Hutt mental health unit 'pretty degrading' - Ombudsman
Soiled carpets and walls covered in graffiti were found during an impromptu visit.
Teuila Fuatai: Thorny issue of mental health in elite tennis
OPINION: Naomi Osaka's French Open exit spotlights mental health of elite tennis athletes.
Whānau shocked to find man enters house to sleep over, for weeks
The family woke early on Sunday morning to find a man sleeping in their living room.
An unexplained death in Remuera: What happened to Pauline Hanna?
Who was Pauline Hanna and what happened to her?
Agent Orange Anguish: Vietnam Veterans are dying in wait of inquiry
Soldiers spent years crawling through toxin-soaked jungles, putting their lives at risk.
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.