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Are Kiwis still too staunch when it comes to mental health?

Are Kiwis still too staunch when it comes to mental health?

Are Kiwis still too staunch when it comes to mental health? Are Kiwis still too staunch when it comes to mental health?, 14.52 MB
Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Mental health is an issue that has been greatly talked about over the last few months, with acknowledgement of its massive impact on New Zealanders beginning to be addressed in mainstream media. However, we do have a way to go, with New Zealand's suicide rate still being one of the highest in the world. 95 bFM producer, Will Parsonson, speaks to Ekant Veer, a lecturer on marketing and media from Canterbury university about the impacts that media can have in changing socially ingrained perceptions of mental health issues.