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<em>Spin</em> comic

Another response to the rising levels of youth suicide in New Zealand was this 20-page comic by well-known cartoonist Dylan Horrocks. It was an initiative of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and the Mental Health Foundation, and was distributed to schools and doctors' surgeries. Spin tells of two young people's attempts to deal with emotional distress.

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Dylan Horrocks

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Jock Phillips, Suicide – Suicide rates, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/26427/spin-comic (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Jock Phillips, published 31 March 2011, reviewed and revised 16 July 2019 with assistance from Rosemary Du Plessis.