A recent study has found that adults suffering severe depression are more than twice as likely to attempt suicide if they are taking antidepressants compared with a placebo drug.
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IT Heavy Hitters donning the gloves for a cause
This weekend more than 30 people will jump in the boxing ring. None of them are your average boxers- they're doing it for mental health and suicide awareness.
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Bereaved father urges the govt to refocus on suicide
A father whos daughter committed suicide in 2015 is urging the government to focus more on teen suicide issues. Sydney Kyle Purewa was joined by many other families who marched to parliament today to call for change.
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Nix- using social media influence to save lives
Popular social media icon Nicola 'Nix' Adams says health providers need to do a lot more to connect with people if they want to save lives. She's been touring the country, sharing stories via her social media page, Cooked Whanau Korero with Nix, ahead of the 'Teen Suicide Awareness March' to parliament.
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Gumboot Friday gets underway to tautoko those with depression
New Zealand Mental Health advocate Mike King is encouraging the country to slip on their gumboots and help celebrate Gumboot Friday today. The goal is to reach $2mil and all proceeds will go towards the I Am Hope mental health charity.
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Momo clip terrorises children says mother
Momo, a disturbing online video 'challenge' has brought two south Auckland tamariki to tears. The challenge involves an animated character who pressures children to hurt themselves or threatens to hurt loved ones.
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Rebelling against youth suicide through performance
Wellington-based dramatic arts group 2Face Drama are on tour performing their latest production, The Rebel in Me. The message behind the production is youth suicide prevention.
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Boy racers unite against suicide
A Māori development director from the Mental Health Foundation says suicide rates will continue to increase amongst Māori if we don't factor in the fundamental values of our culture. A convoy of cars met and cruised through Auckland to raise the awareness around this growing epidemic.
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Bullying in NZ schools second highest in OECD
Aotearoa has the highest teen suicide rate in the developed world, which many educationalists believe could stem in part from bullying in schools.
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Māori males in rural communities at "high-risk"
"How do we increase our capacity to do talk about suicide in our whānau in a Māori paradigm?" That's the challenge from one of Northland's leading Māori mental health professionals.
