Kyle MacDonald: Overcoming depression: What you need to know
The Nutters Club regular Sunday night co-host Kyle MacDonald filed this column for the NZ Herald last week.
"I'm taking anti-depressants and I'm not sure if they're working should I see a therapist as well?" was the question from a Wellington reader.
Click below for Kyle's response.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/mental-health/news/article.cfm?c_id=699&object...
How rugby league player Kevin Locke beat depression
The talented and troubled rugby league player opens up about his battle with depression.
Fallen sports star Kevin Locke was 20 years old when he tried to kill himself. It was his first attempt – but not his last.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/77298336/how-rugby-league-player-kev...
Answering your questions about mental health
Meet the NZ Herald Life & Style's new columnist, psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald, with a brand new column to answer your queries and concerns about mental health. Of course you know him as one of Mike's reagular Sunday night nutcrackers.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=115...
Vic Tamati challenges men to live violence-free
When Vic Tamati was knocked unconscious by his father's fists that didn't mean the beating stopped. Because once Tamati woke, the "staunch Samoan" and Christian man would continue to deliver blows to his young son's head. Tamati was told it was all in the name of love and that love came from God.
Vic Tamati is a spokesman for the domestic violence prevention, It's Not OK campaign. You can find Vic's emotional appearance on The Nutters Club TV series when he shared his own story of domestic violence in the TV shows section of this website. And you can read Vic's story here.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/72678067/vic-tamati-chal...
Mike King's anti-suicide crusade
Mike King made a fortune as a sharp-tongued standup comedian and TV front man.
But now he's put that money where his motor mouth is, and is travelling the country talking to thousands of schoolkids in an anti-suicide crusade.
Check out this story on the Stuff Website
http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/celebrities/9166562/Mike-Kings-anti...
Coroner works to prevent more deaths
Coroner Wallace Bain is a massive supporter of Mike King and the Key to Life Charitable Trust. Here is a story from the Rotorua Daily Post.
Thanks Wallace!
From The Guardian. We have to start talking about it.
'We have to start talking about it': New Zealand suicide rates hit record high
This article from The Guardian, wriiten by Eleanor Ainge Roy in Dunedin features Mike.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/19/we-have-to-start-talking-ab...
Check it out.
Target Zero on Maori Television
Target Zero. In the past two years, comedian Mike King has turned his attention to suicide prevention. This is the story of his work in the community to challenge and reduce our shocking suicide rate.
You can view this important documentary on the Maori Television website.
http://www.maoritelevision.com/tv/shows/pakipumeka-aotearoa-new-zealand-...
