Mental Health

Dr Vernon Reynolds, who has worked on Nauru for almost two years, tells John Campbell about the children in the Australian offshore detention centre, and how even if she visits, Prime Minister Jacinda… Video, Audio

Unilever top dog Geoff McDonald - who has himself struggled with anxiety - rolled out a programme there to destigmatise mental illness and boost productivity, and he tells Kim Hill companies should… Audio

Euthanasia and mental health (BBC World Service) -  Aurelia Brouwers was a-29-year-old with  mental illness who was allowed to choose euthanasia by Dutch law.

A new scheme offering immediate access to a psychologist for patients at a GP clinic could be a game-changer for mental health care. The pilot scheme bases psychologists at Kauri Integrated Family… Audio

A pilot scheme at a Palmerston North GP clinic offering free help for mild to moderate mental health issues is showing instant results. The scheme offers patients immediate access to a in-house… Audio

The idea of artists suffering for their art seems to be a reality. A report out of Australia found many performers there are struggling, with suicide rates more than twice that of the general… Audio

Otautahi Creative Spaces was set up in 2015, in response to the emotional fallout from the Christchurch quakes. The latest analysis of the arts programme, which was funded by the Red Cross, has… Audio, Gallery

A Christchurch woman's frustrations with the mental health system have led her to proposing a new centre for the city with a different approach.  Audio

A previous episode of BANG! left a few loose ends so Melody Thomas pulls together a panel for a discussion of tricky topics. Audio

The police have dumped a proposal to send mental health workers on 1-1-1 callouts, to the disgust of the National Party Audio

Oxford University Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Mina Fazel is in New Zealand to talk about mental health services in schools. Dr Fazel has developed a mental health toolbox for schools… Audio

A fear of failure and mental illness are behind more than half of tertiary students wanting to quit their studies. The student life can be very tough. The lack of money, lack of parental support and… Audio

Victoria University of Wellington is hosting the joint Australasian Association of Philosophy and New Zealand Association of Philosophy annual conference this month. Simon Keller is a Professor of… Audio

'Toxic masculinity' is a phrase that gets thrown around a lot these days but a lot of guys seem not to like it... Maybe it's the 'toxic' part? In this episode of BANG! Melody Thomas takes a trip to a… Audio

The mother of Waikato man Nicholas Taiaroa Stevens outlined at an inquest today how her family desperately tried to convince mental health workers that he was likely to take his own life. Audio

Media reports of famous people taking their own lives can put already-vulnerable people at higher risk. What can you do if you're worried about the safety of someone you know? Here's some advice from… Audio