Whau Mental Health Research Foundation

19/12/2025

Christmas is coming.

For many, it’s a wonderful time of connection and celebration - and for others, it can be incredibly challenging.

This Christmas, your gift can fund vital mental health research and bring hope to those who need it most in Aotearoa.

Your support helps us work towards new discoveries in mental health in 2026 and beyond.

Together, we can light the way - www.whaufoundation.org.nz/donate

20/11/2025

Recently, our amazing ambassador Kimberley Crossman caught up with Mike Puru on The House of Wellness at The Breeze NZ for an extended and deeply personal chat about her journey into motherhood.

In the conversation, Kim opens up about pregnancy, miscarriage, and navigating depression - sharing her story with honesty, courage, and compassion. Her experiences have fueled a powerful passion for mental health and wellness, and we are honoured to have her bring that passion to Whau Foundation as an ambassador.

We’re so grateful for Kim’s advocacy, her openness, and her commitment to helping others feel less alone.

You can listen to the full chat here - https://open.spotify.com/episode/2kPSb8U47uEHcvygPe3dXv

The House of Wellness · Episode

10/10/2025

💙 Thank you to our amazing community!

So far, we’ve raised $15,350 to power life-changing research into anxiety and depression in Aotearoa.

There’s still time to make a difference - our appeal ends tonight at midnight. Every dollar helps fund better understanding, better treatments, and better outcomes for mental health.

Donate now at www.whaufoundation.org.nz/appeal

09/10/2025

Today, on World Mental Health Day, we’re calling on our community to stand with us in powering research that brings hope to Kiwis living with anxiety and depression.

Your donation helps us discover better understanding, improved interventions, more efficient treatments and a brighter outcome for mental health in Aotearoa.

We need your help to reach our goal by 11:59pm tonight.

Please join us if you can in making our first appeal a success.

https://whaufoundation.org.nz/appeal/

09/10/2025

Nearly half of Kiwis will experience mental health challenges in their lifetime. That’s why we’re empowering research to build stronger understanding, improved interventions, better treatments, and brighter outcomes for mental health in Aotearoa.

Right now we’re raising funds to power research into anxiety and depression before the end of World Mental Health Day on October 10.

Donate today to make a difference at www.whaufoundation.org.nz/appeal

08/10/2025

World Mental Health Day is tomorrow, and we're raising funds to power research into anxiety and depression - two of the most pressing mental health challenges facing Kiwis today.

Hear from our Chairman Emeritus Professor Robert Kydd and researchers Professor Bruce Arroll and Associate Professor Sarah Hetrick as they share what Whau means to them, and why mental health research matters here in Aotearoa.

08/10/2025

07/10/2025

Thoughts from our Chairman, Emeritus Professor Robert Kydd on technology, innovation and the opportunities they present for mental health, ahead of World Mental Health Day this week:

OPINION: New Zealand cannot rely on old approaches alone. We must explore new solutions, test what works, and scale it where it helps most.

06/10/2025

With just days to go until World Mental Health Day, we’re calling on you to help power life-changing research into anxiety and depression.

Every dollar makes a difference.

www.whaufoundation.org.nz/appeal

23/09/2025

Thanks to our amazing community, our first Appeal is gaining momentum.

So far we have raised $10,490 toward our goal of $50,000 by World Mental Health Day on October 10.

Every dollar raised fuels vital research into anxiety and depression, supports early intervention, and improves mental health outcomes for Kiwis.

Please join us if you can in making our first appeal a success.

Donate now at www.whaufoundation.org.nz/appeal

22/09/2025

World Mental Health Day is approaching.

We are on a mission to raise $50,000 by World Mental Health Day October 10 to power research into anxiety and depression.

Will you answer the call?