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LATEST DROP OUT NOW

BY Simon Kozak Editor

LATEST DROP OUT NOW

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Everyone has a story. Every story has value. Check out the latest from sector digital magazine HORIZON. Karen Orsborn reflects on the pro

Professional good work

Systems Change / BY Simon Kozak Editor

Professional good work

3 min read

Working for good isn’t second-tier. It’s not an act of charity. It’s what happens when ambition finds direction — and decides to matter.

Latest edition dropped

BY Simon Kozak Editor

Latest edition dropped

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Check out the latest from sector digital magazine HORIZON. Sonya Russell reviews the new report from Te Hiringa Mahara and the new direction

Solasta – a social enterprise with purpose

Systems Change / BY Simon Kozak Editor

Solasta – a social enterprise with purpose

3 min read

At Solasta, clients receive more than just therapy — they experience care that is compassionate, personalised, and grounded in evidence. Wit

Oct drop available now!

BY Simon Kozak Editor

Oct drop available now!

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THE CONFERENCE EDITION Thanks to our amazing contributors and the support from across the sector HORIZON is the confirmed media partner for

Rural Australia needs peer

Systems Change / BY Simon Kozak Editor

Rural Australia needs peer

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We caught up with Dr Belinda Fuss who observes -the challenge that the rural system isn’t built to allow for flexibility. It relies almost entirely on medical models and GP-based access points.

HORIZON is eMHIC media partner - Toronto Nov 19-21

Perspective / BY Simon Kozak Editor

HORIZON is eMHIC media partner - Toronto Nov 19-21

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From 19–21 November 2025, Toronto, Canada, will become the global epicentre of digital mental health thought leadership.HORIZON is the media partner.

Sept drop - available now

BY Simon Kozak Editor

Sept drop - available now

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The adverse impacts on mental health and addiction of racism, 501 discrimination and harmful diet culture. The role and rise of te ao Māori

11th August DROP !

BY Simon Kozak Editor

11th August DROP !

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BIG NEWS - WE GO INTERNATIONAL HORIZON is confirmed as the official Media Partner for TheMHS 2025 Brisbane Conference. “TheMHS is more tha

Horizon

BY Simon Kozak Editor

DROPPED!

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The new edition of HORIZON is out now SPONSORED You can download the latest edition and subscribe right here Read and

Happy collision

Systems Change / BY Simon Kozak Editor

Happy collision

4 min read

Simon Kozak, Head of Marketing at Ember Korowai Takitini, wants our sector’s hard, fast paced professional work to be better valued

DROPPED!

BY Simon Kozak Editor

DROPPED!

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HORIZON: New Edition Out Now In this powerful new issue, Sarah Helm, Executive Director of the NZ Drug Foundation, calls time on the failed

Fresh opinion - here first

BY Simon Kozak Editor

Fresh opinion - here first

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IN TODAY'S HORIZON UPDATE WE'VE GOT THE LATEST FIRST Sonya Russell, Director Mental Health and Addiction Sector Leadership, Te Hiri

Ban or no ban?

Wellbeing / BY Simon Kozak Editor

Ban or no ban?

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As the NZ Government Introduces a Bill to Ban Social Media for the Under-16s, We Take a Look at Opinion from the UK and Australia

All change

Innovation / BY Simon Kozak Editor

All change

2 min read

The Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand rebuilds its digital assets in a move to transform how New Zealanders access mental health and wellbeing programmes.

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