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Apology To The Survivors Of Lake Alice

Tuesday, 20 February 2024, 12:25 pm | Royal Australian and NZ College of Psychiatrists

The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists offers our deepest apology to the survivors, their whānau, and all those impacted by the abuses perpetrated at Lake Alice Child and Adolescent Unit by Dr Selwyn Leeks and staff. It is a shameful ... More >>

Psychiatrists Say Strong Leadership On Climate Vital To Mental Health

Monday, 16 May 2022, 5:26 pm | Royal Australian and NZ College of Psychiatrists

Psychiatrists are warning inaction on climate change by political leaders is harming people’s mental health, in particular young people. It’s one of several links between climate change and mental health being discussed at the Royal Australian ... More >>

Jobs And Strong Safety Net Key To Maintaining Mental Health As Pandemic Continues: Psychiatrists

Monday, 16 May 2022, 9:41 am | Royal Australian and NZ College of Psychiatrists

16 May 2022 – Psychiatrists are warning against complacency in thinking the pandemic and its mental health impacts are over, and say employment, a strong social safety net and targeted financial assistance are as important as clinical services in keeping ... More >>

Vaccination Is A Crucial To Protect Aotearoa New Zealand Against COVID-19

Friday, 29 October 2021, 11:33 am | Royal Australian and NZ College of Psychiatrists

Tu Te Akaaka Roa – the New Zealand National Committee at the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP), has reiterated support for vaccination as a key health measure to protect against COVID-19. The RANZCP is ... More >>

New Zealand Psychiatrists Call For An Increase To The Minimum Age Of Criminal Responsibility

Friday, 15 October 2021, 1:36 pm | Royal Australian and NZ College of Psychiatrists

The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) has called for the minimum age of criminal responsibility to be raised in New Zealand. The RANZCP New Zealand Section of Child and Adolescent Forensic Psychiatry (SoCAFP) ... More >>

Survey Shows Psychiatrists In Aotearoa New Zealand Under More Pressure Than Ever

Wednesday, 29 September 2021, 10:54 am | Royal Australian and NZ College of Psychiatrists

A recent survey, conducted by Tu Te Akaaka Roa – the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) New Zealand National Committee, shows that specialist mental health and addiction services are currently under significant stress ... More >>

We Must Prioritise Mental Health During COVID

Wednesday, 22 September 2021, 9:33 am | Royal Australian and NZ College of Psychiatrists

Psychiatrists from all over New Zealand, have dialled in virtually to the RANZCP 2021 New Zealand Conference to discuss the mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Chair of Tu Te Akaaka Roa – The New Zealand National Committee, ... More >>

Psychiatrists Welcome Government’s Dawn Raids Apology

Tuesday, 3 August 2021, 4:10 pm | Royal Australian and NZ College of Psychiatrists

The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) welcomes the New Zealand Government’s apology for the Dawn Raids. The Dawn Raids carried out in the 1970s were a racist targeting of our Pasifika communities – ... More >>

Psychiatrists Calls On Australian Government To Rethink Deportation Policy

Wednesday, 24 March 2021, 10:57 am | Royal Australian and NZ College of Psychiatrists

The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) has urged the Australian Government to reconsider the controversial 501 deportation policy. The RANZCP Tu Te Akaaka Roa – New Zealand National Committee has reiterated ... More >>

Psychiatrists Essential In Suicide Prevention Says Taskforce

Friday, 19 February 2021, 12:49 pm | Royal Australian and NZ College of Psychiatrists

At a time of increasing public interest and government focus on the reduction of suicide, the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) taskforce on suicide prevention has released a new position statement. The new statement, ... More >>

New Zealand Psychiatrists Talk "A Climate For Change" - Nga Tohu Huarere E Panoni Haere Nei, He Ao Hurihuri

Thursday, 26 November 2020, 10:54 am | Royal Australian and NZ College of Psychiatrists

Next week, the annual Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists’ (RANZCP) New Zealand Conference will, for the first time, bring together New Zealand psychiatrists and trainees, as well as mental health professionals practicing in ... More >>

Te Whare Tapa Whā Helps Us To Re-imagine Being Well Together

Friday, 25 September 2020, 4:52 pm | Royal Australian and NZ College of Psychiatrists

With Mental Health Week drawing to an end, the Chair of Tu Te Akaaka Roa – New Zealand National Committee at the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) has spoken on the importance of taking the time to reflect ... More >>

Lessons From COVID-19 To Future-proof The Mental Health System

Thursday, 30 April 2020, 11:37 am | Royal Australian and NZ College of Psychiatrists

Just as the COVID crisis is effecting large scale change across of our work and home lives so too is it impacting every aspect of the mental health system. According to the President of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, ... More >>

COVID-19: Are We Looking After The Mental Health Of The Most Vulnerable?

Wednesday, 18 March 2020, 4:09 pm | Royal Australian and NZ College of Psychiatrists

Having a mental illness can make it more challenging to stay physically healthy. There is also substantial evidence that there are higher rates of physical illness among people with serious mental illness. ‘This can make people with mental ill ... More >>

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