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Will you be there for Kiwis struggling with their mental health?
Posted: Wednesday, September 16, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: fundraising, mental health, mental wellbeing, support, services
Message from Shaun Robinson - CE of the Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand... I write to you today to let you know about a very special appeal. An appeal that has special meaning for so many of us right now
Friends of Ireland Wellbeing Service
Posted: Thursday, August 6, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: migrants, support, services, resources, disease, Community Groups, wellbeing
Is fearr an tsláinte ná na táinte. Health is better than wealth
Online training on mental health and suicide available from A-OK NZ
Posted: Thursday, June 18, 2020 in: Training With tags: Training, mental wellbeing, workshop, prevention, suicide, Courses
A-OK.NZ offers a continuum of support skills to ensure you and your organisation, community, school, sports team, family and neighbourhood are fully equipped to be able to respond to someone who may be struggling with suicide or mental health concerns
Join the Wanderble Workplace Wellness Challenge
Posted: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: workplace, mental wellbeing, stress, business
Stress at work has risen 20 percent in New Zealand over the last two years. 40 percent of people are considering quitting their jobs because of burnout. That's why Wanderble have developed a quick intervention - the Wanderble Workplace Wellness Challenge
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
St John launches online Mental Health First Aid Course
Posted: Wednesday, June 10, 2020 in: Training With tags: Training, mental health, mental wellbeing, support, Courses
With the mental health of New Zealanders top of mind as the country grapples with the impact of COVID-19, help to address the matter is now more accessible. St John has launched an online version of its popular Mental Health First Aid course
Open City: Inspiration to have a local adventure
Posted: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: families, wellbeing, Community Groups, recreation
Gap Filler have some inspirational free local activities if you are itching to get out of the house now we're at Level 2
Spare a thought for your pooch if you return to work
Posted: Wednesday, May 6, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: pets, lockdown, recovery, wellbeing
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 6th May 2020 Life at COVID-19 Alert Level 4 was blissful for Christchurch’s 35,000-plus dogs - 33 days of endless walks and round-the-clock human company
Resources from Dementia Canterbury during COVID-19
Posted: Wednesday, April 29, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: resources, physical activity, older people, dementia, lockdown, mental wellbeing, families
Dementia Canterbury has a range of resources available to assist those with dementia and their caregivers or family during COVID-19, including: exercise videos to keep the mind and body moving; information flyers covering a range of topics such as reduci
Seven ways to experience the world from home
Posted: Wednesday, April 29, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: mental wellbeing, resources, lockdown
Message from Multiple Sclerosis NZ: Staying at home is often hard. Many of us love to explore, experience and enjoy the world outside our homes
Apps and e-therapy offer practical mental health support
Posted: Wednesday, April 15, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: mental health, resilience, mental wellbeing, resources, technology, lockdown
Beehive media release: 14th April 2020 The Government is making further support available for Kiwis wanting to look after their mental wellbeing as a result of change and uncertainty from COVID-19
Free Mindfulness in Isolation course
Posted: Wednesday, April 15, 2020 in: Training With tags: mental health, mental wellbeing, Courses, mindfulness, lockdown
Wanderble's FREE Mindfulness in Isolation course is designed to keep you company while you’re stuck at home and use the time to create a healthy new habit of mindfulness, which has been shown to reduce stress and anxiety and to boost immunity
Looking after mental health and wellbeing during COVID-19
Posted: Thursday, March 19, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: mental health, mental wellbeing, disease, advice, lockdown
Message from the Mental Health Foundation: 18th March 2020 Tēnā koe. It's a tense time for most of us. COVID-19 is scary and it's rapidly changing the way we work, socialise, travel, access healthcare, exercise, shop and live
Mosque Attack Widows Share their Stories
Posted: Wednesday, March 11, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: wellbeing, resilience, disasters, emergencies, podcast
Dozens of women hovered in the female section of Christchurch’s Al-Noor Mosque on 15th March 2019 - their time of worship became a time of terror which shocked the nation to its core
Waimakariri: Twenty Years as a Safe Community
Posted: Wednesday, December 11, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: Community development, safety, wellbeing
Waimakariri District Council media release: 10th December 2019 Last week the District Waimakariri District was honoured to be acknowledged for the remarkable achievement of 20 years as an International Safe Community
Become part of an exciting new wellness centre in Lyttelton
Posted: Wednesday, December 4, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: Community development, wellbeing, health, services, providers
The Office for Holistic Urbanism (OHU) is seeking interested parties to be part of an exciting new wellness centre in Lyttelton. This is your chance to be a foundational part of Collett’s Corner
WAVES: A Bereaved by Suicide Group programme
Posted: Wednesday, November 27, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: mental wellbeing, suicide, support group, Courses
WAVES is a grief education programme for adults (18 years and older) who have been affected by the suicide of someone they know
Kiwis report feeling less healthy
Posted: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: wellbeing, survey, mental wellbeing, health
Statistics New Zealand media release: 5th November 2019 The proportion of New Zealanders rating their general health as ‘excellent’ has fallen over the last eight years, especially among adults aged under 45, Stats NZ said today
He Waka Ora: Plan and run effective wellbeing initiatives
Posted: Wednesday, August 21, 2019 in: Healthy Christchurch Notices With tags: campaign, mental wellbeing, disasters, recovery
Supporting mental health and wellbeing following a disaster is essential for a community’s recovery. Every community is different – with different needs, values and characteristics
No Worries: Supporting employers to understand and respond to mental distress
Posted: Wednesday, July 31, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: mental health, mental wellbeing, services, support, workplace
No Worries aims is to engage and work with employers to develop their capacity and confidence to employ people with mental distress and feel comfortable in knowing how to respond appropriately

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