Good Reads
Global Anti-Stigma Alliance Conference 2018
Learnings from the latest GASA conference held in... Read more
The Mental Health Inquiry
He Ara Oranga
The Report of the Government Inquiry into Mental... Read more
Employing and responding to workers with mental distress
No Worries
Engages and works with employers to develop their... Read more
Two+ Rethink programme takes off
People working in education and housing organisations in... Read more
From China to NZ: A mental health journey
Sue's story
*Sue packed up her family’s life in China... Read more
perpetrators or patients
Mike Wesley-Smith
When Mike Wesley-Smith left his career in law... Read more
Sae Woom Tor Charitable Trust
Martha Kim
Martha Kim, chairperson of New Zealand-based Korean mental... Read more
Editorial
Five ways to reduce discrimination
Mental illness discrimination has a long, pervasive history. ... Read more
The Mindful Minute Challenge
Natalie Lanfear
Natalie Lanfear has lived with mental distress for... Read more
Sharing experience gives others hope
Helena Sonar
“The advice I would give my younger self... Read more
Penina o le Pasifika | Pearls of the Pacific
Tangata Atumotu Trust
Ana Mulipola was born and bred in Christchurch... Read more
Editorial
Why talk about mental health at work?
Mental health problems can affect anyone at any... Read more
Normalising mental health conversations
Bob Weir
The first thing Bob Weir thinks we need... Read more
Supporting mental health brings rewards
Caroline and Tina
Caroline Marr and Tina Butler have a unique... Read more
Editorial
The benefits of having experienced mental illness
It feels almost flippant to be talking about... Read more
High school students challenge discrimination
Melissa Bridle
Melissa Bridle, from 24-7 YouthWork, wasn’t sure what... Read more
Student led initiative a growing success
Andrew Sutherland
Andrew Sutherland is working on a special project... Read more
Thriving, not just surviving
Caitlin Smart
Nineteen-year-old POD participant and Auckland University statistics student,... Read more
Editorial
Why the media matters
Research indicates that uninformed media coverage of mental... Read more
Have you tried, maybe, not worrying?
Rachel Ross
2015 media grant fellow Rachel Ross was 22... Read more
Award for rural mental health resources
Yvonne O'Hara
Yvonne O’Hara was late coming to journalism, but... Read more
Pacific models create non-discriminatory environments
Susanne Cummings
Susanne Cummings’ journey started almost 20 years ago... Read more
Editorial
Reasonable accommodation at work
New Zealand’s employers are more and more aware... Read more
Shutting down discrimination
Kirsten Wong
Being an inaugural Like Minds, Like Mine ‘PODder’... Read more
Student's speech breaks down barriers
Sarah Morrison
“ARE YOU NUTS??!!! WHAT’S WRONG WITH YOU??? So... Read more
reThiNK-ing youth resources
Taimi Allan
Based in Auckland, Taimi Allan is responsible for... Read more
An interface between mental health and identity
Intersex Trust Aotearoa
People who identify as LGBTI are more likely... Read more
App Helps Young People In Distress
Sarah Moktar
Sarah Moktar has developed an app to help... Read more
Editorial
Young People Tackle Discrimination Through Art
A new Like Minds, Like Mine project, POD,... Read more
Anti-discrimination advocate royally acknowledged
Tabby Besley
Tabby Besley is at the forefront of young... Read more
Article
Mental illness disclosure can help employees and employers
Discrimination against people who experience mental illness happens... Read more
Lifting the barrier for those battling mental illness
Sarah Gordon
Between stints in psychiatric care and hiding her... Read more
Workplace discrimination hidden
Jackie Blue
Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner, Dr Jackie Blue, says... Read more
A brush with mental distress
Pita Alatini
Pita Alatini says his brush with mental distress... Read more
Youth voice reaches United Nations
Stephanie Shen
Until recently, Pakuranga College student, Stephanie Shen, had... Read more
Living with someone who has a mental illness
Shane and Joanne
Everyone except their doctor said it couldn’t work,... Read more
Out of the darkness and into the light
Te Ariki
As the warm sunlight streams in through the... Read more
Dancing out of the dark
Tamihana Paurini
When Kapiti dancer Tamihana Paurini experienced depression, he... Read more
Poets stand against stigma
Chris McMurray
Rapper and performance poet Chris McMurray is drawing... Read more
Personal experience inspires hope
Lance Elliott
Wellingtonian Lance Elliott has lived with schizophrenia for... Read more
Debbie's journey to positive energy
Debbie Siau
When Debbie Siau was first diagnosed with bipolar... Read more
Album takes note of stigma
Eric Biddington
A project that brought together the musical and... Read more
Beautiful identities don't judge
Hazel Guyan
University of Canterbury graduate, Hazel Guyan, is an... Read more
Positive Energy participants speak out
Stephen and Jason
Speaking openly about an experience of mental illness... Read more
Mental distress on campus
Erin Harrington
The years spent in tertiary study are supposed... Read more
Editorial
Human rights at the core of Step Forward
In 1997 Like Minds, Like Mine had the... Read more
Positively bipolar
Simon Davis-Oakley
Simon Davis-Oakley enjoyed his life as a self-employed... Read more
Discrimination from friends hard to handle
Annie
Annie (36) is frustrated with her friends after... Read more
Interacting with people in mental distress
Kites Trust
What you do as a police officer makes... Read more
Research
Walk a mile in our shoes
Exploring Discrimination Within and Towards Families and Whānau of... Read more
Reducing stigma in Pacific communities
Evangelene Daniela
Combining cognitive behaviour therapy with cultural traditions is... Read more
Using drama to understand mental illness
Rangi Ruru Girls’ School
Year 13 drama students from Rangi Ruru Girls’... Read more
Support for an experience of depression
Guy Baker
Many people find mental illness difficult to acknowledge... Read more
Cheeky initiative leads to new opportunities
Richard Towgood
Richard Towgood from Tapu on the Coromandel is... Read more
A supportive workplace makes all the difference
Ben Lockie
Ben Lockie has everything he could wish for... Read more
Sunday Star-Times a responsible employer
Ellie Ainge Roy
Sometimes it seems like it’s a real challenge... Read more
Lessons on being who you are
Minnie Baragwanath
Minnie Baragwanath is chief executive and creator of... Read more
Schizophrenia is part of my story
Richard Anderson
Schizophrenia is potentially the most stigmatising of all... Read more
Blogging to reduce stigma and discrimination
Jarno Noordermeer
Sharing the stories of people who have experienced... Read more
Investing in wellbeing benefits employees
Wellington City Council
As general manager of building compliance and consents... Read more
Portraying mental illness on the small screen
Shortland Street
Fictional characters with experience of mental illness are... Read more
A cacophony of creativity
Nine hear voices
Almost 600 years ago an illiterate, French peasant... Read more
Research
Social inclusion, the key to recovery
Stories of Success is the latest publication the... Read more
Research
The benefits of positive employment
A recent Like Minds, Like Mine research project... Read more
Changing the world one word at a time
Gareth Edwards
Gareth Edwards is mad. That’s the term he... Read more
A different attitude to illness
Magdel Hammond
Moving to Aotearoa was like shifting to “absolute... Read more