- Keeping your family safe
- Health and wellbeing
- Coping with change or loss
- Dealing with depression
- Postnatal depression
- Illegal drugs
- Smoking
- Sexuality
- A responsible approach to alcohol
- Preventing poisoning
- Eating well and getting advice
- Eating problems
- Exam stress
- Self-esteem
- Disability support services
- Appropriate television use
- Relationships
- Daily challenges
- Life Stages
- Parent types
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Recommended links
- The Ministry of Health has information and resources on depression
- Headspace provides information for young people on a range of mental health issues including depression
- Urge has a young person's perspective of depression including how to take care of yourself, information on types of depression and possible causes
- The Mental Health Foundation offers information, resources, training and advocacy on matters related to mental health
- The Ministry of Health provides information on youth suicide.
- Rainbow Youth provides information for gay and lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth under the age of 27
- Skylight has information on dealing with grief and counselling
- Suicide Prevention Information NZ (SPINZ) has information on suicide prevention
- Youthline offers information for parents on a range of teenage issues
Health and wellbeing > Dealing with depression > How many people are affected by depression?
How many people are affected by depression?
Up to 20 percent of New Zealanders experience depression at some point in their lives. That includes around eight percent of New Zealand teenagers.
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