Mental Health

Counsellors, doctors and residents insist there is demand for counselling services in Christchurch, despite the Ministry of Social Development cutting funding to community based counselling… Audio

The Ministry of Social Development has slashed funding for community and trauma mental health services in Christchurch. The funding cuts were made before Sunday's big shake, which many residents said… Audio

The Christchurch mayor called yesterday's 5.7 magnitude quake a pyschological set back for the city facing the fifth anniversary of the deadly 2011 quake. Audio

Are emotions really better out than in? Audio

The Veterinarian Association says it's aware that it's members are vulnerable to stress and pressure and says the profession has a high suicide rate. It says rural vets as well as their city… Audio

Tess McClure tells us about The Wireless' coverage for #mentalhealthmatters Audio

Can fantasy help us to understand things we'd rather not think about at all? That's the question behind new play Defending the J.J. Mac, which opens soon in Auckland. Director Leon Wadham says the… Audio

Are you being put off your stroke by the yips, the chokes or the slumps? Clinical Psychologist Karen Nimmo has worked with high performance sportspeople, like Black Cap Jesse Ryder, to help them get… Audio

The experience of the family of Elizabeth Beattie with her Nana, Marjorie, as she dealt with New Zealand's mental health system throughout her life. Audio

'The psychopathology of James Bond, and its implications for the revision of the DSM-007' is a tongue in cheek study of James Bond with a serious message - stopping diagnostic creep. Its authors from… Audio

In Auckland a new memorandum of understanding between the police and health authorities means mental health patients having acute episodes are being taken to hospital rather than being held in police… Audio

A legal expert says social media use is rising massively but there are serious negatives for mental health, with young people most at risk. Audio

Judges, lawyers and mental health advocates are calling for a 'mental health court' to stop what they say is the 'recycling' of people through the justice system. Audio

The University of Auckland says a recent court ruling has the potential to influence future ACC decisions for those suffering from a mental disorder. The University of Auckland's Dr Tony O'Brien is a… Audio

In 1942, 37 women died in a fire at Seacliff Mental Hospital just north of Dunedin. Until the Ballantynes fire in Christchurch a few years later, it was New Zealand's worst fire disaster. Playwright… Audio