Mental Health Services
Mental health targets are achievable: Minister
The Minister for Mental Health says promises about improving access to mental health services are achievable. Audio
Covid-19: One in five patients diagnosed with a mental illness
Research out of Oxford University shows than one in five Covid-19 patients have gone on to be diagnosed with a mental illness within three months of testing positive, with anxiety, insomnia, and… Audio
Govt aims to get suicide rate to zero - Health Minister
The government has announced today it will be establishing a national suicide prevention strategy - but not a suicide reduction target. Health Minister David Clark says it was a decision govt… Video, Audio
Porirua, Ōtaki deaths: Authorities slammed for lack of response
A mental health expert is calling health authorities' response woeful as Porirua and Ōtaki grapple with a spate of sudden deaths.
Suicidal people turn to community services as hospitals full
Mental health advocates in Christchurch say distressed and suicidal people are coming to them for help because they can't get into specialist hospital services. Audio
New figures show major gaps in mental health workforce
Gaping holes in the mental health workforce, including a shortfall of 55 hospital psychiatrists and 40 unfilled jobs in crisis assessment teams, show just how much pressure workers are under… Audio
Brighter Future - Demand for mental health services at record high
More than 168,000 people were seen by mental health and addiction services last year - nearly 50,000 more than eight years ago. Mei Heron spoke to one woman about her experience in the system. Video, Audio
Chch schools struggling with quake-related behaviour problems
Schools in Christchurch say they're struggling to support children with quake-related behaviour problems. Children who were not even born when the 2011 quake struck are showing signs of quake-related… Audio
Review of Wgtn mental health services finds serious errors
The review, set up after five people being treated for mental illness were involved in homicides. It found serious errors in the way the service is run. Video, Audio
Health Ministry admits mental health services are under strain
The Justice Minister wants more money spent on mental health services for those appearing and being sentenced in the country's courts. Catherine Hutton reports. Audio
Counsellors' association say people may miss out on help
As we have been reporting this morning..Figures obtained by Radio New Zealand show the Ministry of Social Development has slashed funding for community and trauma mental health services in the… Audio
Ministry responds to details of cuts to community counselling
Listening to that was the southern regional manager of the Ministry of Social Development's Family and Community Services, Moira Underdown. Audio
MSD slashes funding for community and trauma mental health
The Ministry of Social Development has slashed funding for community and trauma mental health services in Christchurch. Audio
Woman's mental health care criticised
Mistakes were made in the care of a woman who committed suicide after running away from Waikato Hospital's mental health centre, a clinician says. Audio
The impact of social bonds on mental health services
Mike Gourley presents a range of perspectives on the impact of social bonds on mental health employment services. Audio
Waikato DHB's mental health inspection overdue
The father of a patient who died under the care of the Henry Bennet Centre in Hamilton says an inspection of the Waikato District Health Board's mental health services is overdue - but doesn't go far… Audio
Relationships Aotearoa stands by its records
Relationships Aotearoa says it categorically rejects ministerial comments the former counselling service fudged its own figures. Audio
Liquidator appointed to look into Relationship Aotearoa
A liquidator is looking into discrepancies in the number of clients Relationship Aoteroa actually had. Audio
Social Bonds - can private investment in welfare work?
The Government says social bonds - which are set to be trialled in the mental health sector here - are an innovative way to pay for social services that deliver results while critics say they are a… Audio
Not enough support available for rural communities.
A Taranaki mental health advocate says new funding criteria are ripping the heart out of services for provincial New Zealanders, says. Audio
