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12 Apr, 2019 8:11pm

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Watching the trailer for Jessica's Tree, a documentary about the life and death of Jess, above, prompted one young woman to drop her plan to kill herself and to seek help. Photo supplied

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Jessica's Tree: Story of suicide and hope saves young woman's life

12 Mar, 2019 5:00am
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Film-maker burst into tears after getting email from viewer.

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Jessica's Tree: Full documentary

12 Mar, 2019 5:00am
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Watch: Jessica's Tree, the full length documentary examining why Jess took her life in April 2015 and what her suicide can teach us.

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Jessica's Tree: Hope that tragic story will save lives

11 Mar, 2019 5:00am
12 minutes to read

Filmmaker Jazz Thornton shares Jess' tragic story to show how we can make a difference.

Jessica's Tree

6 Mar, 2019 9:47am
2 minutes to read

From Monday watch our five part series on suicide and mental health funded by NZ On Air.

Mark Dawson, editor of Wanganui Chronicle

WHANGANUI CHRONICLE

Editorial: Dr Chris Cresswell - The questions seem unanswerable; the act unfathomable

22 Sep, 2018 7:01am
2 minutes to read

What could push someone with so much vitality over the edge?

Our Break the Silence campaign and election coverage were winners.

BUSINESS

Herald and NZME sweep awards

15 Sep, 2018 7:05am
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Herald and NZME sweep prestigious Australasian and Pacific news media awards.

Jazz Thornton has overcome her own suicide attempts to front a documentary about mental illness. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Kiwi doco star: 'From 14 suicide attempts to finding hope'

29 Jun, 2018 5:05pm
6 minutes to read

Jazz Thornton wants young people who are struggling to take hope from new movie.

Health Minister David Clark. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

Minister on youth suicide: We have a problem

13 Nov, 2017 5:00am
4 minutes to read

The new health minister says the previous Government has cost lives with under-funding.

The gravesite of Colin Taipari-Herewini, 14, near Whangarei. Photo / Mike Scott

NEW ZEALAND

A new Health Minister, a new direction on youth suicide

13 Nov, 2017 5:00am
12 minutes to read

New health minister David Clark is interviewed on youth suicide by David Fisher.

The attack on the teenage girl at Auckland City Hospital was followed by a suicide attempt, her parents say. Photo / Doug Sherring

NEW ZEALAND

Hospital worker assaults teen patient

16 Sep, 2017 5:00am
6 minutes to read

A teenager attempted to take her life after an indecent assault at Auckland hospital.

The overall death rate from suicide has shown no sign of sustained fall for 20 years. Photo / Getty Images

NEW ZEALAND

Party promises for tackling youth suicide

14 Sep, 2017 5:00am
8 minutes to read

The NZ Herald asked those contesting the election what they would do about youth suicide.

NEW ZEALAND

Suicide reduction target 'reasonable' - minister

2 Sep, 2017 12:23pm
2 minutes to read

Reducing our suicide rate by a fifth in 10 years is "reasonable", health minister says.

Julz Lee is speaking out so that other families affected by suicide can get support. Photo / Jason Oxenham

NEW ZEALAND

A decade on, widow still wakes screaming

28 Aug, 2017 6:26pm
6 minutes to read

Almost 10 years after he committed suicide, his widow still wakes screaming.

Shoe donator, Lisa Wright of Recycle Boutique in Auckland, has donated to 'Yes We Care' for suicide awareness. Photo / Nick Reed

NEW ZEALAND

579 empty shoes make way to Parliament

25 Aug, 2017 7:20pm
3 minutes to read

Bereaved families start their vigil for loved ones lost to suicide.

We all need to be life-affirming and acknowledge our good fortune to be living where we do, because it is true. Photo / 123RF

NEW ZEALAND

Editorial: Teens need to know they are not alone

14 Aug, 2017 5:00am
4 minutes to read

EDITORIAL: The Herald has asked a lot of its readers over the past six weeks.

Milly suffers from anorexia and writes in her journal:

NEW ZEALAND

Thanks NZ for talking about suicide

11 Aug, 2017 5:00am
4 minutes to read

Warning: This article is about suicide and may be distressing for some readers.

Milly, 15, has battled with mental illness and suicidal thoughts. She has attempted to take her life multiple times and shares inspirational cards from friends. Photo / Mike Scott.

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The teen girls who wanted to die - Hailey and Milly's story of hope

11 Aug, 2017 5:00am
13 minutes to read

Two teens tell of a life-saving bond that began at Starship hospital. Distressing content.

Professor John Werry says we need to strengthen our community mental health services to cater to those who do not meet the criteria for specialist services. Photo / Chris Loufte

NEW ZEALAND

Break the Silence: Plea for resources

9 Aug, 2017 5:00am
5 minutes to read

More support needed for those with mild to moderate mental health issues, says expert.

Top British lawyer Michael Mansfield and his partner Yvette Greenway are campaigning to end the silence around suicide. Photo / Dean Purcell

NEW ZEALAND

Daughter's suicide sparks campaign

9 Aug, 2017 5:00am
4 minutes to read

Top UK lawyer says he hadn't realised how many people were affected by suicide.

NEW ZEALAND

'When you're in trouble, who do you call?'

9 Aug, 2017 5:00am
5 minutes to read

One solution to reduce New Zealand's high suicide rate = one national crisis text number.

Ezekiel Raui is the creator of a pilot programme called Tu Kotahi that aims to support and encourage youth to talk openly to one another about their struggles. Photo / Mike Scott

NEW ZEALAND

5 ways to reduce suicide rate

9 Aug, 2017 5:00am
7 minutes to read

Could these be among the answers to our shocking youth suicide rate?

Mental health campaigner Mike King. Photo / Paul Taylor

NEW ZEALAND

'Mental health has become an election issue'

8 Aug, 2017 2:30pm
3 minutes to read

Mike King says there's "no doubt" mental health has become an election issue.

Psychologist David Stebbing says that always trying to see the world through the eyes of your child is invaluable.

NEW ZEALAND

Opinion: How to protect kids from suicide

8 Aug, 2017 8:17am
6 minutes to read

Warning: This article is about suicide and may be distressing for some readers.

Sir Peter Gluckman, Chief Science Adviser to the Prime Minister, has suggested ways to reduce our youth suicide rates. Photo / Dean Purcell.

NEW ZEALAND

Five ways to reduce our suicide rate

8 Aug, 2017 5:00am
6 minutes to read

We've got the worst teen suicide rate in the developed world - so what do we do to fix it?

Sir Peter Gluckman, Chief Science Adviser to the Prime Minister, says we must build resilience in youth to reduce our suicide rates. Photo / Dean Purcell.

NEW ZEALAND

Tackling suicide 'starts at preschool'

8 Aug, 2017 5:00am
4 minutes to read

Warning: This article is about youth suicide and may be distressing for some readers.

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New programme aims to build resilience in youth

8 Aug, 2017 5:00am
4 minutes to read

Warning: This article is about youth suicide and may be distressing for some readers.

Mike King has created a new programme to build resilience in youth called I Am Hope. Photo / Mike Scott.

NEW ZEALAND

Wristbands give hope to trouble teens

8 Aug, 2017 5:00am
6 minutes to read

Warning: This article is about suicide and may be distressing for some readers.

Health Minister Dr Jonathan Coleman says we need to do things differently to reduce our suicide rates. Photo / Mark Mitchell.

NEW ZEALAND

Youth suicide: 'It's an absolute tragedy'

7 Aug, 2017 5:00am
5 minutes to read

Health Minister Dr Jonathan Coleman: "Nothing worse" than losing a child to suicide.

Lynn Charlton says we should never forget humans' capacity to heal and recover psychologically.

NEW ZEALAND

'I'm so glad I survived'

4 Aug, 2017 9:03am
5 minutes to read

Warning: This article is about suicide and may be distressing for some readers.

Children's Commissioner Andrew Becroft says we need to address the challenges facing children and young people, including poverty and ethnic disadvantage.

NEW ZEALAND

'Youth suicide is not inevitable'

4 Aug, 2017 5:00am
5 minutes to read

Warning: This article is about youth suicide and may be distressing for some readers.

The LeVa board, from left: Dr Monique Faleafa, Shelley Campbell, Dr Francis Agnew, Julie Nelson, Caren Rangi, Josiah Tualamali'i and Dr Mary English.

NEW ZEALAND

PM's wife and the million-dollar contract

2 Aug, 2017 11:20am
3 minutes to read

Dr Mary English sits on the board of LeVa - the Government's "new preferred supplier."

New Plymouth Boys' High School headmaster Paul Veric. Photo / supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Headmaster calls on boys to break stigma

2 Aug, 2017 8:00am
11 minutes to read

Principal on suicide: "We grapple with it every day and every year." Distressing content.

HAMILTON NEWS

How Maddy stopped self-harming

2 Aug, 2017 7:41am
5 minutes to read

Maddy is speaking out about mental health. Made with funding from NZ on Air.

ROTORUA DAILY POST | Lifestyle

Local Focus: 'It's not about wanting to die'

2 Aug, 2017 5:00am
4 minutes to read

It takes culture to get through dark times. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Jay, who is genderqueer, struggled with depression and contemplated suicide many times. Photo / Marty Melville

NEW ZEALAND

Rainbow suicide rate five times higher

2 Aug, 2017 5:00am
6 minutes to read

The LGBT+ community has high suicide rates - yet feels ignored. Distressing content.

Emma Harford says that for such a natural occurrence, we're not very good at dealing with dying, and less good at suicide. Photo / Mike Scott

NEW ZEALAND

'My grief lingers as a dull pain'

1 Aug, 2017 1:12pm
7 minutes to read

Final part of a mother's diary about the loved son who took his life. Distressing content.

Lifeline has worked to prevent suicide for more than 50 years. Picture / 123RF

NEW ZEALAND

Government axes Lifeline contract

1 Aug, 2017 6:16am
5 minutes to read

The funding cut has left Lifeline 'devastated'. Distressing content warning.

Cole Harford displayed signs of depression before his sucide but they weren't recognised. His mother, Emma, wants health screening surveys for teens - similar to a Plunket check.

NEW ZEALAND

'I'm always 0.1 second from tears'

31 Jul, 2017 9:00am
7 minutes to read

Part five of a mother's diary about the loved son who took his life. Distressing content.

More than a dozen bereaved parents are calling on Government to tackle our shocking youth suicide rate. Above, Brad Anderson, 25, who died in 2010, with his mother, Patrice Harrex. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Break the Silence: Bereaved parents call for courage

31 Jul, 2017 5:57am
4 minutes to read

Parents are calling on the Govt to "put aside politics". Warning: Distressing content.

NEW ZEALAND

Youth suicide - our inconvenient truth

31 Jul, 2017 5:00am
5 minutes to read

Warning: This article is about suicide and may be distressing for some.

Cole Harford, 15, who took his life a year ago this week.

NEW ZEALAND

'I kneel beside my son's empty bed'

30 Jul, 2017 1:01pm
8 minutes to read

Part four of a mother's diary about the loved son who took his life. Distressing content.

Cole Harford appeared to have everything going for him but wasn't immune to depression.

NEW ZEALAND

'No one should know this pain'

29 Jul, 2017 11:45am
10 minutes to read

Part three of a mother's diary about the loved son who took his life. Distressing content.

Professor Marc Wilson says most self-harm is not about

NEW ZEALAND

How parents can watch for self-harm

28 Jul, 2017 1:31pm
5 minutes to read

Warning: This article is about suicide and may be distressing for some.

SPORT

Local Focus: Boxing to battle suicide

28 Jul, 2017 11:50am
3 minutes to read

Boxers battle it out for suicide prevention. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Emma Harford, left, says her son Cole didn't appear to be a typical child in trouble before his suicide a year ago.

NEW ZEALAND

'I wish every day he was back with us'

28 Jul, 2017 9:07am
9 minutes to read

A mother's diary about the much-loved son who took his own life. Distressing content.

Jonathan Coleman, the Minister of Health and Minister of Sport and Recreation. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

'The answers are there, just ask us'

28 Jul, 2017 5:00am
5 minutes to read

Officials under fire for "not actually taking a stand" on suicide. Warning: Distressing

Cole Henry Isaac Harford was an outwardly happy, popular and talented boy, loved by all who knew him, says his mother Emma.

NEW ZEALAND

'The morning our lives changed forever'

27 Jul, 2017 10:26am
8 minutes to read

A mother's diary about the much-loved son who took his own life. Distressing content.

Sir Peter Gluckman, Chief Science Advisor to the Prime Minister, released a discussion paper on youth suicide today. Photo / Warren Buckland.

NEW ZEALAND

Break the Silence: PM's chief science adviser releases report on youth suicide

26 Jul, 2017 11:50am
5 minutes to read

The Prime Minister's chief science adviser has released a report on youth suicide.

Aroha-Marie, 14, is part of The Butterfly Project, an international movement to stop teens cutting themselves by encouraging them to draw butterflies instead. Photo / Jason Oxenham

NEW ZEALAND

Teen self-harmed to 'get out of the pain in my head'

26 Jul, 2017 6:18am
12 minutes to read

Hospitals daily discharging more than 11 Kiwis under 25 with self-mutilation injuries.

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