10+ hour, 4+ min ago   (473+ words) Psychiatrists are warning of a looming mental health staffing crisis and say urgent investment is needed to avoid a workforce cliff. The Royal Australia and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists told RNZ that half of the current psychiatry workforce was…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (893+ words) Eating disorders have long been viewed largely through a psychological lens. For decades, it's been believed that they're rooted in food, body image, control or a desire to be thin. But now, scientists and researchers - some from New Zealand - are…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (212+ words) Young people who grew up with social media are questions who the government will enforce a proposed ban for under 16s. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says social media is exposing young people to harmful content, addictive technology and pressure they aren't…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (833+ words) Content warning: This story mentions attempted suicide A psychologist has testified Lindsay Clancy killed her children in January 2023 because she planned to attempt suicide and "wanted her children 'with' her so they wouldn't be separated (and) wouldn't have to suffer…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (990+ words) Warning: This article contains graphic descriptions of child killings, suicidal ideation, and an attempt to die by suicide. Lindsay Clancy admits to killing her three small children. Her own lawyers don't deny she did it but say she should not…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (755+ words) Kate Saunders' three daughters honoured their mother with fundraising runs that raised thousands for mental health support. The family of a woman who died in a suspected suicide a year ago want to help prevent other families from going through…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1117+ words) School uniforms, report cards, toys, drawings, crafts and greeting cards can sit in boxes for years before someone finally asks: “Should we throw this out?” Each Christmas, Palmerston North mother-of-two Kirsty Ross smiled when she unpacked a mouldy clay decoration…...

6+ day, 50+ min ago   (1705+ words) The defence rested Friday in Lindsay Clancy's triple-murder trial, as the case - which has ignited conversations about postpartum mental health and the controversial "insanity defence " - nears its conclusion after four weeks of testimony. Prosecutors are now presenting rebuttal witnesses and…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (965+ words) Sex therapist Jo Robertson interviews young people and experts about dangerous sexual practises such as “choking” in a new TVNZ documentary. For many young people, insults, hitting, and strangulation during sex are seen as the new normal, says sex therapist…...

1+ week, 18+ hour ago   (673+ words) Little could have been done to prevent an attack that led to the murder of a 25-year-old hours after he was moved to Auckland's maximum security prison, the prison's general manager says. Blake Lee was shanked to death by another…...