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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.

People first, technology second

Innovation / BY Grace Curtis

People first, technology second

5 min read

Grace Curtis asserts -technology is there to serve people, not the other way around. Meaningful engagement in co-design is essential for successful mental health support.

Progress report

Perspective / BY Karen Orsborn

Progress report

2 min read

CEO Karen Orsborn reflects on progress and reccomendations on the Commission's monitoring report. Work done, work to do.

Truth story

Opinion / BY Hailey Hechtman

Truth story

5 min read

Hailey Hechtman, Executive Director , Unsinkable writes the most powerful thing we can offer one another is truth. When that truth is spoken, it can move the world.

No sign for sadness

Perspective / BY Dr M Tasdik Hasan

No sign for sadness

5 min read

Dr M Tasdik Hasan asks If someone lacks the vocabulary to name what they feel, how can we begin any kind of mental health intervention?

Closing the digital harm gap

Innovation / BY Anna Ashton

Closing the digital harm gap

5 min read

Anna Ashton has innovated tools to change the way we approach digital harm, and offers a perspective on what needs to change.

Punish no more

Systems Change / BY Shelwin Khan

Punish no more

3 min read

Shelwin Kahn says for many 501 returnees, their criminal history in Australia may not be immediately visible within New Zealand systems. When disclosure is necessary, their history can carry a significant psychological and social burden.

Healing Begins Where Comfort Ends

Systems Change / BY Tracey Cannon

Healing Begins Where Comfort Ends

4 min read

On November 12, survivors of state and faith-based care will gather at the Ellen Melville Centre and all around Aotearoa, for a national day of remembrance, truth-telling, and solidarity.

Tech With Heart: My Love Affair With Digital Humanity

Innovation / BY Taimi Allan

Tech With Heart: My Love Affair With Digital Humanity

3 min read

South Australia's Mental Health Commissioner Taimi Allan writes of her love affair with tech and how it can serve us well

“Cultural identity, we can’t keep tinkering with a broken system”

Systems Change / BY Romy Lee

“Cultural identity, we can’t keep tinkering with a broken system”

3 min read

Romy Lee, Principal Advisor lived experience at Asian Family Services observes Asian youth deal with cultural identity struggles, racism, and the complexities of migration

The map that could save lives

Innovation / BY Camille Keyte

The map that could save lives

3 min read

Camille Keyte, Care NZ showcases first-of-its-kind nationwide directory of peer and whānau support services and Mutual Aid groups. A tool designed to bridge the visibility gap, and to make sure that no one in Aotearoa misses out on the peer connection they need.

Puāwai: Rangatahi Leading the Mental Health Revolution

Wellbeing / BY Jase Te Patu

Puāwai: Rangatahi Leading the Mental Health Revolution

4 min read

Jase Te Patu – Founder and CEO of Hauora Aotearoa, international speaker and mental health advocate writes : Rangatahi are already leading social change movements. Why wouldn’t they lead the movement for their own mental health?

The remedy within

Wellbeing / BY Danielle Murray

The remedy within

4 min read

Ngātiwai and Rongomaiwahine, Danielle Murray writes : Where the system tell me there is something ‘wrong’ my culture tells me there is something very right with me

409 From Elite Athlete to Inmate: The Wake-Up Call That Changed His Life

Podcasts / BY Arlina Allen

409 From Elite Athlete to Inmate: The Wake-Up Call That Changed His Life

2 min read

Choosing Yourself Isn't Selfish — It's Necessary In this episode of The One Day at a Time Recovery Podcast, I sit down with Hakeem

408 Overcoming Betrayal And Suicidal Depression In Sobriety

Podcasts / BY Arlina Allen

408 Overcoming Betrayal And Suicidal Depression In Sobriety

2 min read

How Journaling, Community & Self-Compassion Can Transform Recovery: A Conversation with Sonia In this episode, Sonia from Sisters in So

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