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Primary response

Systems Change / BY Eugene McGarrell

Primary response

2 min read

Eugene McGarrell takes a primary care commissioning perspective on the mental health crisis and on what a practical response to that crisis might look like.

This be the verse!

Systems Change / BY Rob Warriner

This be the verse!

9 min read

Taking Philip Larkin as inspiration, Rob asks if we are guilty of passing on our burdens to the next generation

Invisible workforce

Systems Change / BY Jonathan Harms

Invisible workforce

3 min read

Jonathan Harms writes , the mental health system, as we describe it, is not functioning as it should. The failure is not new. It has been decades in the making.

Peers in reflection

Systems Change / BY David Snell

Peers in reflection

3 min read

David Snell asserts It is no understatement to suggest that our peer specialists save lives or, at a minimum, improve the outcomes for our people who enter ED.

Life beyond survival.

Systems Change / BY Shelwin Khan

Life beyond survival.

4 min read

Recovery is relationship, belonging, meaning, identity, and the freedom to imagine a life beyond survival.

The hidden loneliness of getting everything right

Systems Change / BY Nadjela Salimi

The hidden loneliness of getting everything right

3 min read

Nadjela Salimi has this for fellow perfectionists (coming from her lens as a clinical psychologist)

Rainbow mental health

Systems Change / BY Angus Jenkins

Rainbow mental health

3 min read

Large-scale public health reporting shows higher rates of depression and anxiety among gay and bisexual men compared with men overall

Stigma is the system

Systems Change / BY Jenny Mulkearns

Stigma is the system

4 min read

Jenny Mulkearns says we cannot separate workforce wellbeing from mental health. They are the same conversation.

Caught between cultures

Systems Change / BY Ivan Yeo

Caught between cultures

3 min read

Ivan Yeo, talks mental health, culture, identity and the burden of fitting in

Let's get Peer right!

Systems Change / BY Shelwin Khan

Let's get Peer right!

3 min read

Peer support is not about being cheaper, softer, or inspirational. Peer support is a relational and intention partnership grounded in mutuality through the use of lived experience

Same song sheet

Systems Change / BY Gil Sewell

Same song sheet

3 min read

if we want to be the best at what we do, we have to keep the best people. And that means getting organised, getting aligned, and making sure we're all pulling in the same direction.

When Ethics Depends on Culture

Systems Change / BY Ivan Yeo

When Ethics Depends on Culture

4 min read

Ethical practice is not only about rules—it is about ensuring people feel understood, valued, and respected.

Not all bright colours

Systems Change / BY Simon Kozak Editor

Not all bright colours

3 min read

Rainbow communities in Aotearoa experience significantly poorer mental health outcomes than the wider population, research shows why

The politics of gratitude

Systems Change / BY Magdel Hammond

The politics of gratitude

3 min read

Magdel hammond says the most radical thing we can do is stop thanking systems. Stop being honoured by or grateful for what should already be the norm.

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.

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