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Private isolation or personal growth?

Systems Change / BY Ivan Yeo

Private isolation or personal growth?

3 min read

Author and academic Ivan Yeo considers the cultural differences in how collective and individualist cultures approach mental health.

Hope arrives through compassion

Systems Change / BY Dr Murray Sheard

Hope arrives through compassion

4 min read

CEO of CBM,Dr Murray Sheard asks us to think more about giving - it does make a difference

Presence through art and breath

Innovation / BY Ilenia Di Nicola

Presence through art and breath

4 min read

Ilenia Di Nicola innovator and co-founder of Art Yoga Art taps directly into the key ingredients for well-being—learning something new, forming social bonds, staying present, finding joy.

Peer power unleashed

Innovation / BY Junior Tia

Peer power unleashed

4 min read

Junior Tia, General Manager Peer Services at Ember writes: In a world where there's a lot of disconnect, the power of human connection matters more than ever

Muscle up to the Black Dog

Innovation / BY Dan Oatridge

Muscle up to the Black Dog

4 min read

Dan Oatridge, Mental First Aid facilitator and PT knows physical and mental health aren’t separate.Read why he advocates we should all get moving more

Whose needs do we serve ?

Innovation / BY Rob Warriner

Whose needs do we serve ?

5 min read

CEO(retired) Rob Warriner asks if mental health services are not based upon, defined by and responsive to community need, then whose needs do they serve?

HORIZON appointed official media partner for TheMHS 2025

Sector / BY Kiara Grant

HORIZON appointed official media partner for TheMHS 2025

2 min read

TheMHS Marketing Lead Kiara Grant confirms HORIZON as conference media partner 2025

Virtual reality, real change

Innovation / BY Sarina Finucane

Virtual reality, real change

2 min read

Sarina Finucane Director at digital health innovators Ignite discusses their VR programme to tackle social anxiety - with life-changing results for young people.

Show up as a human

Opinion / BY Erica Hodgson

Show up as a human

4 min read

Erica Hodgson, NFP Governance expert asserts boards are made up of people, not job titles. You’ll get the best outcomes when everyone brings their whole self to the table.

Deadly silence

Wellbeing / BY Sarah Rowland

Deadly silence

2 min read

Sarah Rowland Co-Founder, Eating Disorders Carer Support NZ, says of the recent Suicide Prevention Action plan, eating disorders need to be a core part of that discussion, not treated separately.

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Run for a reason!

Wellbeing / BY Anna Christophorou

Run for a reason!

3 min read

Anna Christophorou CEO of Speedfreaks running for recovery, wants us to run for a reason.Run to remember. Run to celebrate the magic of recovery

Barriers are just details to work around

Wellbeing / BY Zita Rapaic

Barriers are just details to work around

2 min read

Zita Rapaic, Managing Partner at Chemist Warehouse Browns Bay says Employment inclusivity is about more than productivity. It’s about dignity. And when you give someone a fair shot, you’re not doing charity—you’re building a better workplace. For them. For you. For everyone.

Zeitgeist mental anguish

Wellbeing / BY Karlo Mila

Zeitgeist mental anguish

3 min read

Dr. Karlo Mila, poet and researcher championing Pacific mental health. Reflects on modern times and the impact of zeitgeist in this powerful verse

July webinar

Systems Change / BY Stephen Blythe

July webinar

2 min read

Join us at this important webinar Achieving equitable wellbeing outcomes for tāngata whaiora: what we know, what needs to change When: 12

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