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News: tagged with "youth"

• New hub to help Selwyn youth thrive

  Posted: Wednesday, May 24, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: youth, wellbeing, health, services, young people
  Selwyn District Council media release: 23rd May 2023 A new youth hub is coming for Selwyn, with a range of services and supports to help young people in the district thrive

• Prioritising youth voices necessary to improve wellbeing

  Posted: Wednesday, May 17, 2023 in: Resources and Information With tags: research, wellbeing, young people, youth
  Te Hiringa Mahara - Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission media release: 15th May 2023 The mental health and wellbeing of rangatahi Māori and young people is one of the most important issues we can focus on today

• Puawai 2023: Youth development programme in Christchurch

  Posted: Friday, April 21, 2023 in: Training With tags: youth, Courses, development, youth empowerment, young people, maori, pacific
  Puāwai is a nine-month youth development experience for 15 to 18-year-olds in Ōtautahi/ Christchurch

• 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

• 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