Mental Health

The media seized on Clare Curran's stumbles and wrote off her ministerial career well before she pulled the plug last week. She cited "intolerable pressure" and said her mistakes were "greatly… Audio

We look to our Government to deal with serious issues facing our society, like the current crisis in mental health. But what if the strains on politicians themselves influence the policy they make? Audio

Despite addiction often being tied up with other mental health problems, treatment tends to be separate and siloed - and aimed primarily at men - author, journalist and former addict Jenny Valentish… Audio

Fatu Feu'u's new painting Amuia (a blessing) aims to draw attention to the crisis in youth mental health and suicide. It is one of the largest pieces he has ever done, and he says it speaks to the… Audio

The death of TV broadcaster Greg Boyed last week sparked a flood of tributes in the media and many anguished articles on the scourge of suicide and depression. The media have been warned that intense… Audio

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