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Depression comic

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Depression comic

Spin is a comic about young people and depression by cartoonist Dylan Horrocks, published in 1998. It was commissioned by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and the Mental Health Foundation, and distributed to schools and doctors' clinics.

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Kerryn Pollock, Public health – Healthy minds, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/31380/depression-comic (accessed 4 June 2026).

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