Shaun Robinson

The Mental Health Foundation warns preparing the sector to pick up all mental health-related emergency calls could take a decade.  Audio

People who've suffered acute mental breakdowns fear the health system won't be ready to fill the gap when police withdraw from crisis callouts.

The Minister for Mental Health, Matt Doocey, has… Audio

The country's top cop says dealing with thousands of mental distress call-outs each year is getting in the way of fighting crime and it's time for health services to step up.

In their briefing to the… Audio

There has been a massive drop in referrals for mental health disorders over the past eight years.

Te Whatu Ora figures released under the Official Information Act show the biggest drop was in mood… Audio

The Mental Health Foundation says people experiencing extreme mental distress will be better served by a new response system to be rolled out over the next five years.

Under the scheme co-response… Audio

This November, a collection of short films depicting the reality of mental health struggles will be screened in the first-ever Aotearoa Mental Health Film Festival. Audio

Midweek Mediawatch - Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Nights. This week Hayden Donnell talks to Mark Leishman about the coverage of Kiri Allan's arrest and subsequent resignation - and media pushing… Audio

The head of the Mental Health Foundation says troubled former minister Kiri Allan should be held responsible for her actions, but the public also need to be understanding. Video, Audio

Advocates warn mental health services won't cope with the rising tide of post-cyclone trauma that is surfacing in Hawke's Bay and Tairawhiti. Te Whatu Ora says the number of people seeking mental… Audio

As the Covid crisis deepens and lockdown levels give way to traffic lights, the mental health effects of it all are being aired more than ever in the media - sometimes along with assumptions that… Audio

Shaun Robinson is the chief executive of Mental Health Foundation of NZ. He chats to Bryan Crump about what it's like to live with bipolar disorder. Audio

The Mental Health Foundation believes a patient sleeping on a mattress on the lounge floor in an acute mental health unit does not pass the dignity test.

A 23-year-old woman admitted to Taranaki… Video, Audio

A routine report on the Government's mental health services was delayed over a year, and when it was released statistics that are usually included were removed. Mental Health Foundation CE Shaun… Audio

There's growing frustration over the government's work to match it's promise to tackle the country's suicide rates. A Mental Health Commission report describes frustration over the pace of change -… Audio