Mental Health Services

A Taranaki mental health advocate says new funding criteria are ripping the heart out of services for provincial New Zealanders. Audio

The Ministry of Social Development is being accused of mishandling the shift of Relationships Aotearoa's work to other providers. Audio

Just a day out from its demise, Relationships Aotearoa is accusing the Ministry of Social Development of mishandling the transfer of its work to other providers. Audio

Contracting out social services. How will performance targets work? Audio

The government's move to pull the funding plug on the country's biggest and oldest counselling service is causing confusion for whanau from Kaitaia to Gisborne. Audio

Some counselling services say they don't have capacity to take on clients from Relationships Aotearoa unless they can also take on staff laid off from the just-axed agency. Audio

Counsellors and clients alike expect people to miss out on much-needed help when Relationships Aotearoa closes its doors this Friday. Audio

Back now to the closure the counselling service, Relationships Aotearoa. Audio

The country's largest counselling agency, Relationships Aotearoa, has folded. Audio

A former Relationships Aotearoa client says the closure of the counselling service this Friday could leave people without help when they're most vulnerable. Audio

Lifeline is one of the five agencies taking over the counselling from Relationships Aotearoa. Its Chief Executive Jo Denvir joins Checkpoint. Audio

The country's biggest counselling agency has folded amid recriminations and accusations, and five others are taking over their thousands of clients. Days of negotiations between Relationships Aotearoa… Audio

Relationships Aotearoa is to close, leaving up to 7000 counselling clients to find help elsewhere. The not-for-profit organisation was in talks with the Ministry of Social Development after it was… Audio

The Social Development Minister, Anne Tolley, says there are deep-seated problems with the financial management of Relationships Aotearoa. The non profit counselling and support services met with the… Audio

Relationships Aotearoa, New Zealand's largest provider of counselling services, says it will fold if it doesn't get an assurance this week of more government funding. Audio

This week marked the 4th anniversary of the Christchurch and Canterbury earthquake. New research from the University of Otago in Christchurch with earthquake survivors is shedding some light on the… Audio

Police say they're getting increasing numbers of calls about attempted suicide - 12,000 in 2013. They're working with the Health Ministry to try to work out why suicidal people are calling the Police… Audio

Community mental health and addiction service providers say they're being driven into the ground by unfair and uneven funding from DHBs. They say they're being pressured to provide more with less and… Audio

Relationship Services is running a survey on its website to help inform its submission to Government about Family Court counselling. Audio