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• Symposium on the hidden issues of ageing and addiction

  Posted: Wednesday, May 5, 2021 in: Training With tags: alcohol and drugs, addiction, symposium, elderly, older people, older adults
  This symposium aims to broaden your awareness of addiction in the older population, providing a forum to share learnings and experiences

• Ageing and addiction symposium: The hidden issues

  Posted: Wednesday, April 21, 2021 in: Training With tags: alcohol and drugs, elderly, addiction, symposium, older adults
  This symposium aims to broaden your awareness of addiction in the older population, providing a forum to share learnings and experiences

• Symposium on the hidden issues of ageing and addiction

  Posted: Tuesday, April 6, 2021 in: Training With tags: alcohol and drugs, elderly, addiction, symposium, older adults
  This symposium aims to broaden your awareness of addiction in the older population, providing a forum to share learnings and experiences

• New campaign to share vision of a country with less alcohol harm

  Posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: harm, alcohol, campaign
  Alcohol Healthwatch is very excited to announce the launch of their new digital campaign: Uncap Our Potential. This campaign is underpinned by a values and strengths-based approach

• Zoom to Noon: Alcohol and other drugs support groups online

  Posted: Wednesday, July 1, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: alcohol and drugs, gambling, support group, technology
  Zoom to Noon is a series of online alcohol and other drug support groups provided by MHERC as a vehicle to better health and wellbeing. Join the Zoom to Noon support groups. Contact Marc Beecroft at MHERC for more information (021 881 752)

• Moves to tackle alcohol-harm legacy of lockdown

  Posted: Wednesday, July 1, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: alcohol, planning, lockdown, harm
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 29th June 2020 A multi-agency action plan to cut alcohol-related harm is ramping up following an increase in drinking fuelled by COVID-19-induced anxiety, social isolation and job uncertainty

• Research reports on adult alcohol use

  Posted: Thursday, January 17, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: alcohol, research, seminar, Report
  The Health Promotion Agency (HPA) hosted a seminar in Wellington on 25th October 2018 to share findings from new HPA-commissioned research into New Zealand’s mid to older adults’ alcohol use

• Action plan to tackle alcohol-related harm

  Posted: Wednesday, August 15, 2018 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: planning, alcohol, harm, injury prevention, policy
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 15th August 2018 A city free from alcohol-related harm is the vision behind a new strategy launched in Christchurch