Mental Health
Mental health sector worries it will lose workers
The mental health and addictions sector has warned it could lose more skilled staff - this time to rest homes.
Fears mental health workers will move to rest homes
Mental health organisation Platform Trust wants an urgent meeting with Government amid fears a pay equity deal will lure workers into the aged care sector. Audio
Aucklanders heading to Northland finding they're worse off
Mental health workers are being run off their feet after Auckland families who moved to Northland to escape poverty found they were worse off. Audio
Budget 2017: What about mental health?
The Mental Health Foundation says today's $224m boost over four years is a "good step forward" but some advocates say it is inadequate and rushed.
Mental health: 'You need to do something different', MPs told
A Dunedin woman who lost a son to suicide today pleaded with MPs to launch an inquiry into "broken" mental health services.
DHB seeks report on overturning smoking ban
The Waikato District Health Board has asked for a staff report on a proposal to overturn a smoking ban in its mental health facilities.
Suicide prevention group begs for mental health overhaul
The Life Matters group told Parliament's Health Select Ccommittee that services are failing those in need, and has called for an urgent independent review. Audio
Call to overturn smoking ban at mental health facilities
The father of a mental health patient who took his own life after being let out on an unsupervised smoke break is trying to overturn smoking bans at mental health facilities.
Tongan families contribute to new youth suicide resource
A group of Tongan families left devastated by teenage suicide have helped to develop a guide they hope will aid others in their community.
Police spend 600 hours a week on mental health callouts
Police spent $36.7 million dealing with mental health incidents the 2015-16 year and the Labour Party says it shows the care system isn't working.
Suicide prevention plan a 'meaningless statement'
The government's draft plan to reduce suicide rates is toothless, the Mental Health Foundation says.
Director of Mental Health defends suicide prevention strategy
The Ministry of Health's director of Mental Health Dr John Crawshaw says he is disappointed by the departure of suicide prevention campaigner Mike King. He defends the strategy and says he hopes the… Audio
Funeral home owner aims to spark conversation on suicide
A funeral home owner in Invercargill who has witnessed first hand the devastating impact of suicide has set up a facebook page and is organising rallies on the issue. Audio
Mike King says Prime Minister being 'unkind'
Prime Minister Bill English says he was not surprised by Mike King's resignation from a suicide prevention panel, saying he has a unique style, but Mr King says he can work with anyone. Audio
Prime Minister not surprised by Mike King's resignation
Bill English says he imagines both Mr King and the Ministry of Health struggled with King's position on the Suicide Prevention External Advisory Panel. Audio
Suicide prevention plan 'deeply flawed' - Mike King
Mental health crusader Mike King has stepped down from his post on New Zealand's suicide prevention panel, saying the government draft prevention plan is "deeply flawed" and "self-serving". Audio
Labour would spend $43m on mental health teams
The Labour Party will spend $43 million on specialist mental health teams if it wins this year's election, it has announced. Audio
Labour promises $43 million for free GP mental health care
Labour would fund a two-year pilot providing faster and more effective mental health treatment to 40,000 people a year through their GP. Audio
The well run show
The leader of the House gives a heads up to the week and the MPs debate mental health and corrections in the House. Audio
The well run show
The leader of the House gives a heads up to the week and the MPs debate mental health and corrections in the House.
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