2015 New Zealand Mental Health Survey: Methodology Report

The New Zealand Mental Health Survey (NZMHS) is an annual, nationally-representative survey, conducted for the first time in 2015. The purpose of the NZMHS is to provide useful and up-to-date information about issues relating to mental health in New Zealand. To this end, the 2015 NZMHS included topics relating to social support and connectedness, wellbeing, attitudes towards people experiencing mental distress, help-seeking knowledge and behaviour, and measures of personal mental distress.