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WARNING: This story discusses suicide and may be distressing. A horse rider who suffered a life-changing spinal injury wrote “I’d rather have a short life...

Minister for Mental Health & Older People, Mary Butler TD, has announced that the Department of Housing has approved in

Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey says he expects to receive a plan for a new mental health crisis system ‘very soon’. But Alex Spence reports that...

A safe space in the heart of Kaitāia has opened its doors wide this week to welcome people needing after-hours mental health support. The Rākau Ora drop-in...

The daughter of comedian and mental health advocate Mike King has avoided following in his footsteps. “I’d grown up seeing the really good sides and really...

Mental workload is a term that’s gaining popularity but what is it and how do we manage it? Is it possible to read your e-mails while keeping weekend plans...

Warning: This article contains mentions of mental illness and death that some people may find triggering. Expanding access to medically assisted death helps...

Government minister Matt Doocey was in Whanganui this week to open MP Carl Bates’ new office, attend a mental health hui and meet with local tourism...

If you’d like a happier life, it’s not a bad idea to look at the countries whose citizens are highly content - to see how they do life, writes Sarah Pollok...

Columbia Police officers trained on the Crisis Intervention Team model have started to put their new skills to use in interacting with people with mental illnesses.