Through the National Depression Initiative (NDI), the Health Promotion Agency (HPA) aims to help reduce the impact of depression on New Zealanders by aiding early recognition and recovery, for both adults and young people. The Health and Lifestyles Survey (HLS) monitors knowledge and awareness of depression in New Zealand. This fact sheet examines New Zealand adults’ awareness of sources of help for depression.
Methodology
The 2014 HLS asked respondents, ‘If you or someone you know has depression, do you know where you could go to get help?’ Respondents were not probed for possible sources of help, and multiple responses were permitted. If a respondent identified "John Kirwan website" the interviewer coded the respondent as having identified the website www.depression.org.nz, as John Kirwan is the ambassador for the campaign and is highly visible on the website. Responses were examined by gender, age, ethnicity and neighbourhood deprivation status.
Only those group differences that were statistically significant (p < 0.05) are reported.