29 Feb 2016

Top 10 stories of the month - February 2016

2:28 pm on 29 February 2016

In case you missed something, here are our most read stories for the month.

 

1 - INFOGRAPHIC: SUICIDE STATISTICS

 
Change
Total: 564
10.85 Every week
Male / Female
10-14
5
5
15-19
35
17
20-24
44
17
25-29
45
11
30-34
38
8
35-39
36
10
40-44
44
14
45-49
36
11
50-54
34
16
55-59
34
4
60-64
23
9
65-69
13
4
70-74
14
4
75-79
11
2
80-84
8
1
85+
8
3

Too many people take their life each year in New Zealand. Here’s a breakdown of the numbers that paint a sobering picture of a crucial social issue.

 

2 - TURNED AWAY IN A CRISIS

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Photo: 123rf

New Zealand's suicide rate spiked again last year and those on the frontline - parents, friends and health workers - say more help is needed to prevent deaths.

 

3 - YOU NEVER REGRET A SWIM

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Photo: Holly Walker

What happens when the invisible cord between a mother and her newborn turns into a barrier to the outside world? Holly Walker shares her experience with postnatal anxiety.

 

4 - MENTAL HEALTH PATIENTS ARE BEING LOCKED UP WHEN THEY SHOULDN'T BE 

Woman crouched in room feeling depressed.

Photo: llustration: Rhianna Mccormick-Burns

Mental health services are supposed to avoid locking patients up in isolation - also known as seclusion. But it still happens.

 

5 - THE PENCILSWORD: 10,000 PEOPLE I LOVE

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Photo: Unknown

There’s lots to love at music festivals, but some people only make things worse.

 

6 - LIVE BLOG: LANEWAY FESTIVAL 2016

Upfront for the start of St Jerome's Laneway Festival at Silo Park.

Upfront for the start of St Jerome's Laneway Festival at Silo Park. Photo: RNZ/Diego Opatowski

The Wireless and RNZ’s Music 101 teamed up for full coverage of St Jerome's Laneway Festival in Auckland. Here's how it happened.

 

7 - SHINING A LIGHT ON THE MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM

Jess McAllen

Jess McAllen Photo: Supplied

Journalist Jess McAllen writes about the challenges she faced during her investigation and the reaction to her stories for #MentalHealthMatters.

 

8 - MY YEAR OF DARKNESS

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Photo: Illustration: Giselle Clarkson

What’s it like when you lose your grip on reality? Charlotte-Rose Ruddell writes about her journey into psychosis, and coming back out the other side.

 

9 - WHAT ARE THE BEST AND WORST PAID PROFESSIONS IN NZ?

Should student loans be interest free?

Should student loans be interest free? Photo: 123rf

New figures show that some tertiary courses leave graduates worse off than if they had never studied at all.

 

10 - I'M NOT CRAZY, I'M EXQUISITELY SENSITIVE

"To really break down the stigma surrounding BPD people really need to stop looking at is as 'the other'."

"To really break down the stigma surrounding BPD people really need to stop looking at is as 'the other'." Photo: Supplied

A story about life with borderline personality disorder.