Shaun Robinson

The Mental Health Foundation believes a patient sleeping on a mattress on the lounge floor in an acute mental health unit does not pass the dignity test.

A 23-year-old woman admitted to Taranaki… Video, Audio

A routine report on the Government's mental health services was delayed over a year, and when it was released statistics that are usually included were removed. Mental Health Foundation CE Shaun… Audio

There's growing frustration over the government's work to match it's promise to tackle the country's suicide rates. A Mental Health Commission report describes frustration over the pace of change -… Audio

Two years after a major inquiry into mental health and addiction, how much real progress has the government made in improving wellbeing in Aotearoa? Audio

The Mental Health Commissioner is calling on the new government to take urgent action on mental health and draw up a road map for progress by the end of the year. Kevin Allan wants a clear plan for… Audio

Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand chief executive Shaun Robinson joins The Panel to talk about ways to manage stress and anxiety in this challenging time. Audio

Rapper Kanye West has apologised to his wife Kim Kardashian for sharing details about a private matter during a speech at his presidential campaign rally. Audio

There's been a public outcry over the use of mental health as an excuse for the behaviour of former National Party MP Andrew Falloon.

His initial public statement cited unresolved grief related to… Audio

Poor mental health has been noted at the centre of recent changes within the National Party . Mental Health Foundation chief executive Shaun Robinson speaks to Robert Kelly about the role of mental… Audio

The Mental Health Foundation's Shaun Robinson is delighted to see the police have axed Armed Response Teams. During their six month trial the now-abandoned police went to more than 200 mental health… Audio

The Mental Health foundation says that the call to bring in Armed Response teams sounds very similar to the taser introduction a decade ago, when similar warnings were made. Audio

The Mental Health Foundation says new armed units being trialed by the police will result in people experiencing mental health crises being shot. The special patrols are aimed at cutting down response… Audio

New figures show New Zealand's suicides have risen to an all-time high of 685, 17 more than last year. Shaun Robinson from the Mental Health Foundation joins the panel to chat about the causes, and… Audio

The government will reveal details about a national suicide prevention strategy in the coming weeks. Official figures from the chief coroner's office out yesterday show the number of people dying by… Audio

The removal of a suicide scene from the Netflix drama '13 Reasons Why' is being called the right thing to do, but mental health advocates say the damage has already been done, with the show being… Audio

A mental health expert says he isn't surprised by research connecting Netflix show "13 Reasons Why" with increased suicides.

The series depicts the lead up and the aftermath of the suicide of the 17… Audio

There's been much hype and debate - both local and international - surrounding the coalition Government's first Wellbeing Budget. With less than two weeks until its unveiling, political reporter… Audio

Mental Health Foundation CEO Shaun Robinson says it's a real shame the country's newest mental health facility includes two seclusion rooms, when the aim is to eliminate seclusion by 2020. Video, Audio

A government-ordered inquiry into mental health and addiction will present its report to the government on Wednesday. The panel, headed by a former health watchdog, Ron Paterson, began its work in… Audio