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Parents outraged after nurse accuses suicidal teen of ‘game-playing’
Health NZ then sent legal letter accusing distressed teen of 'uncalled for aggression'.
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Watch: Parenthood, new job, moving home - the big life changes that can trigger anxiety
Going through puberty, losing a loved one or moving house can all cause anxiety.
Watch: 'I told my doctor - I think I have ADHD. He said - Yep'
Depression is a disorder that can go hand-in-hand with anxiety.
Watch: Need a 'duvet day'? How to handle anxiety at work
Different people have different ways of managing anxiety at work.
Watch: 'If in doubt, reach out' - how to get help for anxiety
The experts agree that the first step is talking to someone.
Watch: 'My life is perfect, but that doesn't change my brain' - how to talk to someone with anxiety
It can be hard to know how to react when someone tells you they have anxiety.
Watch: Could magic mushrooms and other psychedelic drugs cure anxiety?
Although you may never completely get rid of anxiety, living with it can become easier.
Suicide warning over pressure on child, adolescent services
The biggest risks being monitored by hospitals have been revealed.
'Terrible gap' in mental health care means kids admitted to adult services
One in four young people are admitted to adult inpatient services in Aotearoa.
'Worrying trend': Antidepressants use in children, teens jumps 53% in five years
Watchdog's report identifies several major problems with public mental health services.
A decade on, I still wonder if I was wrong to give my daughters a smartphone
Financial Times: Research links young people’s mental health to age they got first phone.
The success myth: Why our addiction to achievement is making us sick
Telegraph: 'Recovering success addict' Emma Gannon says we're chasing an illusion.
The midlife confidence crash - and how to make a fresh start
Telegraph: Burnout and self-doubt have replaced the sports car as signs of a crisis.
94 hours in A&E: Health watchdog calls for action on hospital overcrowding
Doctors raised alarm after patients were 'marooned' for days in Auckland Hospital's ED.
94 hours in A&E: Doctor raises alarm at ‘longest ever wait’ for inpatient bed
Overcrowding in the psychiatric unit left three people 'marooned' in ED for several days.
The Finnish secret to happiness? Knowing when you have enough
New York Times: The happiest people in the world aren't that happy. But they are content.
'Disturbing': Top brands review their TikTok ads after they appear next to distressing videos
Advertisers want better controls on young people viewing troubling mental health posts.
The teen mental health crisis: A reckoning for Big Tech
Financial Times: 'Multiple juries are in. They’re all reaching the same conclusion.'
Revealed: The failures in the lead up to Cassandra's death
Parents disappointed by DHB review of treatment prior to teenage daughter's death.
Social media and mental health: ‘NZ incredibly slow to respond’
There are growing concerns about what teens are sharing about mental health online.
Anorexia is the deadliest psychiatric disorder. Could psychedelics help?
Financial Times: A Nasdaq-listed company is trialling psilocybin as a new treatment.
Teen mental health crisis: ‘TikTok has completely changed the game’
Student who learned to self-harm online worries about others falling down a dark hole.
I set up a new TikTok account and it quickly turned into a stream of misery
The Herald's Investigations Editor dives into mental health TikTok.
Hungry to be happy: Fighting back against the bully anorexia
Harry Averill's book 'Hungry to be Happy' is incredible.