Latest Mental Health Headlines
Getting the Message Out About Health Services In Turangi
Wed, 16 Oct 2013 15:02:28 +1300 | Lakes District Health Board
Does your health or social services organisation or group provide a community service in the Turangi district? More >>
Move your Body to Improve your Mind
Mon, 14 Oct 2013 11:02:55 +1300 | New Zealand Register of Exercise Professionals
While the benefit of exercise on our bodies is well known, exercise is also one of the best things we can do for our minds and our mental health. More >>
Two missing autistic children located
Mon, 14 Oct 2013 10:12:35 +1300 | New Zealand Police
Two autistic children aged 8 and 9 were reported missing today to Police at about midday from an address in Northcote over the Shore. Police attended immediately given their concerns over the children's ages and a number of creeks and waterways nearby. ...More >>
Goodhew Speech: World Mental Health Day 2013
Fri, 11 Oct 2013 17:21:44 +1300 | New Zealand Government
As you all know, the theme of this year’s World Mental Health Day is ‘mental health and older adults’. This makes me particularly pleased to be able to speak to you today because, as both Minister for Senior Citizens and Associate Minister ...More >>
Human Violence: Understanding it. Ending it.
Fri, 11 Oct 2013 12:51:03 +1300 | Robert J. Burrowes
Violence is the most pervasive and destructive human problem of them all. It has been present for as long as history records. We are mired in it, all over the world, every day of our lives. It now threatens to obliterate us from the historical record ...More >>
World Mental Health Day: UN Focuses On Ageing Populations
Fri, 11 Oct 2013 10:57:10 +1300 | UN News
Citizens over 60 years of age must have access to social and health services to ensure their physical and mental well-being, the United Nations said today, marking World Mental Health Day.More >>
More not necessarily better in problem gambling services
Thu, 10 Oct 2013 17:33:15 +1300 | AUT University
A study of 150 New Zealanders with gambling problems has shown that people achieved significant improvements when they received telephone-based care, and that having additional face-to-face counselling generally did not lead to further gains.More >>
Minister says connect for mental health
Thu, 10 Oct 2013 10:56:42 +1300 | New Zealand Government
Associate Health Minister Todd McClay is encouraging people to reach out and connect for Mental Health Awareness Week and today’s World Mental Health Day. More >>
Mental health courses for rural professionals
Wed, 9 Oct 2013 16:03:35 +1300 | Federated Farmers
The Nelson and Marlborough Public Health Service, in association with Federated Farmers, Like Minds and Rural Support Trust are hosting a seminar to help participants recognise the signs of depression.More >>
World Mental Health Day: October 10, 2013
Wed, 9 Oct 2013 13:40:41 +1300 | AUT University
Mental disorders among older people often go undetected and there is concern about recent increases in suicides says AUT’s Professor Max Abbott on World Mental Health Day (WMHD). Mental health and older people is the focus of this year’s WMHD on ...More >>
Network Makes Strong Inroads on Service Development
Wed, 9 Oct 2013 11:02:36 +1300 | Midland District Health Boards
Media Release Date: Wednesday 9 October 2013 Midland Mental Health And Addictions Network Makes Strong Inroads on Service And Workforce Development More >>
Art Exhibition coincides with Mental Health Awareness week
Wed, 9 Oct 2013 10:38:28 +1300 | Artsenta
Artsenta’s latest Art Exhibition is being presented at the Community Gallery 8 – 18 October and coincides with Mental Health Awareness week. More >>
Strategies for success in your twenties
Wed, 9 Oct 2013 10:14:46 +1300 | Outside The Square
Twenty to thirty-year-olds are the most depressed group in New Zealand according to the AUT Wellness survey released earlier this year. In an official response, Rotaract New Zealand is launching the ‘Quarter Life Movement’, an initiative inspired ...More >>
Mental health week should focus on rural needs
Tue, 8 Oct 2013 15:37:04 +1300 | Federated Farmers
With Mental Health Awareness week upon us, Federated Farmers would like to emphasise the importance of talking about depression and removing the stigma around the issue. More >>
Community Mental Health Care Not for Everyone
Mon, 7 Oct 2013 15:53:03 +1300 | Sensible Sentencing Trust
The way in which patients with serious mental illnesses are managed in the community is being questioned in the wake of two murder sentences in the last seven days. More >>
Free wellbeing boost begins today!
Mon, 7 Oct 2013 15:40:04 +1300 | Joint Press Release
A national competition designed to boost wellbeing starts today and there’s still time to register. More >>
Mental Wellbeing for Young People is Essential
Mon, 7 Oct 2013 15:14:37 +1300 | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is urging the Government to provide substantial support for young people and their mental wellbeing. More >>
Dealing With Depression Naturally
Mon, 7 Oct 2013 11:46:29 +1300 | Natural Products
New Zealand has one of the highest rates of depression in the world with one in 10 people being prescribed antidepressants. Conventional antidepressant medications have been under the spotlight in recent years with studies showing some have little ...More >>
Mental Health Awareness Week in Upper Hutt
Fri, 4 Oct 2013 16:10:31 +1300 | Upper Hutt City Council
7-13 October is Mental Health Awareness Week run by the Mental Health Foundation. Results from Council’s Mature Residents Survey and various local Youth Surveys highlight that many residents of all ages in Upper Hutt suffer from mental health ...More >>
Walk 4 Wellbeing – Ramble for Happiness in Hagley Park
Fri, 4 Oct 2013 15:43:51 +1300 | Canterbury DHB
The Breeze Walking Festival wraps up with Walk 4 Wellbeing. This event is a free, fun and non-competitive ramble with a difference through Hagley Park also marks the start of Mental Health Awareness week. The theme for 2013 is Connect, so why not ...More >>
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