A new $10 million mental health and addictions fund has been criticised as having a set of “impossible prerequisites” that lock community and grassroots organisations out of the application process
The coalition Government is urgently making financial assistance available for survivors of the Lake Alice Psychiatric Hospital Child and Adolescent Unit (the Lake Alice Unit) who are terminally ill
Media release from Erica Stanford, lead coordination minister for the Government’s response to the Royal Commission’s report into historical abuse in state care and in the care of faith-based institutions and Matt Doocey, minister of mental health
Graduates who completed a Bachelor of Nursing degree at Hamilton’s Wintec were upset after receiving job offers from Te Whatu Ora that were immediately rescinded
ASB is now sponsoring the Caring Caller programme for Hato Hone St John to raise its public profile, boost its reach across Aotearoa and encourage more people to volunteer with the service
Loneliness isn’t just awful for individuals – it has society-wide impacts too. It significantly contributes to mental health issues, sleep disorders, cardiovascular disease, and early death. Researchers have even compared its impact on health to that of smoking
Minister for Mental Health Matt Doocey says contracts for his $1 million peer workforce fund are in place and training has begun for some of the Peer Support Specialists, an important step in growing the peer support workforce
Family violence is likely to increase, more young people will switch off at school and there will be a worsening of mental health outcomes thanks to the Government’s latest cost-cutting exercise
Specialist GP Nikki Vadgama provides some tips to make your next paediatric eczema consult easier. She includes a review of new guidelines, resources, websites and medications for paediatric eczema management