Coroner highlights the hidden stress Wellington student Bradford Webster faced before his suicide
His family recalls he was a caring person who always put others before himself, often giving money to…
Number of Hong Kong secondary students with mental illness doubles in 5 years
The number of secondary school students diagnosed with mental illness in Hong Kong has doubled over the past…
How to spot and help someone in a mental health crisis
Mental health crises can happen abruptly or build to a tipping point over time. They can be fueled…
How to help someone experiencing a mental health crisis
Experts wish more people spotted the signs earlier: feeling overwhelmed, not feeling “like yourself,” shifts in sleep, behavior…
Wellington mum on losing daughter to suicide and why grief has no timeline
The Wellington mum-of-three has written a book, The Year After Kahlia, and created a website, This Is Grief,…
Coroner: Christchurch prison bullying of Alexander Nicholls-Braddock contributed to suicide
Today, a coroner has found the 29-year-old was subject to bullying by other inmates and felt like there…
Coroner: MMA fighter Hakaraia Wilson’s death after Rhythm & Vines self-inflicted
Wilson left the festival in the early hours of January 1 to attend a house party. He left…
Ōtorohanga skeletal remains: Close friend speaks out on missing person Col Heath
They were last seen in Te Kūiti. Colin Heath has been missing since March 2022. Police have not…
Warning over screen time and chatbots as number of depressed hits record high
One in three Hong Kong adults have moderate to severe symptoms of depression, almost triple the rate from…
Tauranga teen Maddie Hall death: Parents challenge mental health care
Her father Gareth Hall told NZME the extremity of the scenarios he and his wife Leanne faced with…
Coroner finds failures in care before Liam Booth took his own life in Christchurch park
He had variable lowered moods, poor self-belief, a sensitive temperament, was demanding of attention, impulsive, and threatened to…
St Vincent’s Hospital charged over 2024 death of Makalie Watts-Owen
St Vincent’s Hospital in Melbourne has been charged over the death of a young Aboriginal woman who died…