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Reducing discrimination

Former All Black rugby player John Kirwan has experienced mental illness and is a well-known spokesperson on this topic. He appeared in the Like Minds, Like Mine campaign, which aimed to reduce the stigma and discrimination associated with mental illness.

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Kerryn Pollock, Public health – Healthy minds, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/31376/reducing-discrimination (accessed 3 June 2026).

Story by Kerryn Pollock, published 18 April 2011, reviewed and revised 7 July 2019 with assistance from Richard Edwards.