Our mental health websites, The Lowdown and Depression.org.nz, are amongst New Zealand’s most visited sites.
Since their launch, there have been significant changes in digital technology, research, and the mental health needs of our diverse community.
With this in mind, Te Hiringa Hauora are looking to redevelop and launch these two websites in 2022.
Mental distress in New Zealand is very common, with four in five adults having experience of mental distress, either personally or among people they know.
HPA’s Wellbeing and Mental Distress in Aotearoa New Zealand: Snapshot 2016, shows isolation is reported by all age groups. Over half of young people (aged 15 to 24 years) report feeling isolated to some degree. In addition, 62% of those who identify as LGBTI reported feeling isolated compared to the rest of the population (39%).
It is widely accepted that increasing the price of alcohol is one of the most cost-effective ways to reduce harmful use of alcohol. Yet, in New Zealand, alcohol is becoming more and more affordable.
In 2017, all alcohol, but especially wine, was more affordable than ever before.
Compared with 2012, the affordability of beer, spirits and liqueurs increased by around 10%. The affordability of wine increased even more sharply, by 20%.
The annual Youth Drinking monitor results.
This review focuses on research that considers the role o