It has been reported that the Mental Health Foundation is seeking for fresh partners in order to help provide the motivating NZ Mental Health Media Grant ventures to more New Zealanders.

It is said that art, music, creative writing, theatre, film and journalism are all fields, which are covered by the Media Grants in the last three years.

Judi Clements, Chief Executive of the Mental Health Foundation, stated, "While each project has been an individual triumph, they have also all in their own way contributed to decreasing stigma and discrimination and raising awareness around mental illness. We are looking for up to $12,000 for each grant and $50,000 is required in total for the annual program”.

The existing statistics specifies that one out of five New Zealanders will undergo mental problems in any year. The most widespread are melancholy and worries.

According to Ms. Clements, the Media Grants most current achievement has been with 2007 recipient Jessica Le Bas's collection of poetry ‘Walking to Africa’.

It has been said that it was launched at the time of Mental Health Awareness Week last year, and after a week, it became one of the bestselling book of fiction on NZ Booksellers Nielsen BookScan.

The book has been appraised in several publications and Jessica has given her interview on Good Morning and Nine to Noon.