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News: tagged with "youth"

• Free webinar series: What's going on for my child or teen?

  Posted: Wednesday, September 28, 2022 in: Training With tags: children, youth, education, mental wellbeing, technology, Sleep, young people, anxiety, webinar
  Do you want to help your child or teen who may be exhibiting challenging behaviours or experiencing distress? Join MHERC for this series of FREE webinars presented by expert facilitators to learn strategies to support your child or teen

• Webinar series: Understanding and addressing adolescent alcohol harm

  Posted: Wednesday, September 21, 2022 in: Training With tags: alcohol, harm, young people, youth, research
  This FREE webinar series will present new findings from the Youth2000 survey and will discuss implications for evidence-based policy and community action to reduce alcohol harm. It is hosted by the Adolescent Health Research Group and Alcohol Healthwatch

• New drop-in centre for LGBTQIA+ youth

  Posted: Wednesday, August 24, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: young people, youth, support
  Te Ora Hou is operating a drop-in style space for anyone who is Takatāpui, MVPFAFF, LGBTQIA+ or is an ally. This space will operate once a week during term time and was co-designed with a couple of our rangatahi. Neurodiversity welcomed

• Apply now for the new Te Kiwai Fund

  Posted: Wednesday, April 14, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: funding, sport, young people, youth, children, support
  Te Kīwai is a new fund developed in partnership between Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu and Sport New Zealand Ihi Aotearoa. This two-year pilot fund is designed to support Māori wellbeing through play, active recreation and sport

• Survey on experiences of rainbow young people and young adults

  Posted: Wednesday, April 14, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: survey, diversity, Rainbow, young people, youth, research
  Kia ora, mālō e lelei, talofa lava, namaste, kia orana, nisa bula vinaka, nĭ hăo, welcome! A team of NZ researchers working with and for the rainbow community want to understand rainbow young people and younger adults’ experiences of education, employment

• Support the Youth Hub Christchurch

  Posted: Wednesday, February 3, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: funding, youth, Community Groups, services, fundraising, support, young people
  Youth Hub Christchurch aims to be a turning point in the lives of young people aged 10 to 25. The Hub will be the first of its kind in New Zealand and will be based in the heart of central Christchurch

• Council offers students hands-on learning opportunities

  Posted: Wednesday, January 20, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: environment, education, waste, recycling, children, youth
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 18th January 2021 Christchurch school students will get hands-on lessons this year on how to minimise their waste thanks to a free Learning Through Action programme run by Christchurch City Council

• YAC Yarns from the Canterbury DHB Youth Advisory Council

  Posted: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: youth, young people, webinar, health, wellbeing
  The Canterbury District Health Board Youth Advisory Council is hosting a talk series for young people around health and wellbeing called YAC Yarns with a range of speakers from different organisations

• Don't Get Sucked In: New youth vaping campaign

  Posted: Thursday, March 12, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: campaign, smokefree, vaping, young people, youth
  The Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ (ARFNZ) launched a new education campaign in February 2020. It aims to educate young people about the adverse health effects of e-cigarettes and vaping

• New suicide prevention videos from the Mental Health Foundation

  Posted: Wednesday, August 21, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: young people, youth, suicide, Communication, prevention
  Kia ora. The Mental Health Foundation is pleased to introduce their newest suicide prevention video suite "Connecting through Kōrero – Kōrerohia ngā mahi whakamomori ki te hunga taiohi"

• Access the Complex Childrens Respite Care Connections Service

  Posted: Thursday, August 18, 2016 in: Resources and Information With tags: families, children, services, youth
  The Complex Children's Respite Care Connections Service (CCRCCxS) at Nurse Maude assists the families of children and young people with complex health support needs, and especially their full-time carers

• Children and the Canterbury Earthquake

  Posted: Tuesday, March 11, 2014 in: Earthquake With tags: children, youth, earthquake recovery, emergencies
  This background paper was written by the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) by Nicola Shirlaw. Here is a snippet from the Introduction: In 2010 and 2011, Christchurch experienced a number of major earthquakes