Latest Mental Health Headlines
Pacific Mental Health Leaders Conduct International Exchange
Tue, 19 Mar 2024 10:21:28 +1300 | Le Va
Aotearoa’s national Pasifika primary prevention organisation, Le Va, is hosting a delegation of Pacific mental health thought leaders from around the world for a week-long exchange of ideas from March 18. In attendance are representatives from ...More >>
Raukatauri Music Therapy Trust Celebrates 20th Birthday
Mon, 18 Mar 2024 09:08:49 +1300 | Raukatauri Music Therapy Trust
Charitable trust celebrates milestone by tackling a record-breaking fundraiser in September More >>
Launch Of The Survivor Experience Service Gives Confidence For People Abused In Care
Tue, 12 Mar 2024 18:30:08 +1300 | Survivor Experience Service
The Survivor Experiences Service, a new service for people who experienced abuse in care, has officially launched on 12 March 2024. The Service is a supportive and confidential place for people who were abused in care (1950’s - today), and their ...More >>
Aged Care Commissioner Carolyn Cooper Calls For Action To Improve Access To Health And Disability Care For Older People
Thu, 7 Mar 2024 11:02:12 +1300 | Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner
A report released today by the Aged Care Commissioner Carolyn Cooper highlights the need for action to meet the ongoing health and disability needs of older people. The Aged Care Commissioner makes 20 recommendations to improve quality of care in ...More >>
New Report Highlights Dementia Mate Wareware As Critical Issue For Ageing Kiwis
Thu, 7 Mar 2024 10:44:54 +1300 | Alzheimers New Zealand
New Zealand can expect a 240 per cent jump in dementia mate wareware cases in coming years, which makes the recommendations in the just released report by the Aged Care Commissioner critically important. That’s the message from Alzheimers NZ chief ...More >>
Walk2Work Day Is Happening Next Week - Wednesday 13 March 2024
Wed, 6 Mar 2024 15:13:17 +1300 | Walk2Work
It’s just one week until New Zealand’s national day to celebrate walking on Wednesday 13 March. Pedestrian advocacy group Living Streets Aotearoa encourages people to walk to work or to other everyday activities on this day. President Tim ...More >>
Economic Abuse Common In New Zealand
Tue, 5 Mar 2024 17:23:08 +1300 | University of Auckland
Economic abuse compounds other forms of violence and pushes women into poverty, according to new research. Economic abuse is common, affecting about 15 percent or one in seven women who have been in a relationship, new University of Auckland research ...More >>
Dementia Care In The Spotlight
Mon, 4 Mar 2024 18:30:03 +1300 | Isabel Baker
How do you provide the best compassionate care for someone with dementia? That is the question that author, Isabel Baker, addresses with her new book, “The A to Z of Dementia Care: Solving the Puzzle to Deliver Excellent Care to People Living ...More >>
Silent Suffering: How A Limited Emotional Vocabulary Harms Men
Thu, 29 Feb 2024 10:05:50 +1300 | Genius You
In some ways, men are disadvantaged by comparison to women – it has nothing to do with gender – because their emotional vocabulary is smaller than that of women, and it is the central reason why so many men suffer catastrophic mental health crises. ...More >>
Music Therapy - Legacy Of Accidental Activist
Wed, 28 Feb 2024 18:57:04 +1300 | The Kollective
Famously known for singing the New Zealand national anthem at Twickenham Stadium in Te Reo Māori, Dame Hinewehi Mohi calls herself an accidental activist. Despite changing the course of our national anthem to now include Te Reo Māori and English ...More >>
Use It Or Lose It – Simple Advice From NZ Memory And Brain Health Experts Ahead Of Brain Awareness Month In March
Mon, 26 Feb 2024 12:57:06 +1300 | Brainfit
March is Brain Awareness month, so it is a perfect time to stop and think about what you are doing to look after your memory and all-round brain health. Most of us have seen first-hand the devastating effects of age and disease on the brain and ...More >>
Centre For Brain Research And Ngāpuhi Launch Unique Mate Wareware Initiative In Northland
Fri, 23 Feb 2024 17:37:14 +1300 | University of Auckland
A way forward for aiding mate wareware, or dementia care, within Māori communities In collaboration with Te Hau Ora o Ngāpuhi and Waipapa Taumata Rau - University of Auckland’s Centre for Brain Research (CBR), a first-of-its-kind initiative aimed ...More >>
Apology To The Survivors Of Lake Alice
Tue, 20 Feb 2024 12:25:16 +1300 | Royal Australian and NZ College of Psychiatrists
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists offers our deepest apology to the survivors, their whānau, and all those impacted by the abuses perpetrated at Lake Alice Child and Adolescent Unit by Dr Selwyn Leeks and staff. It is a shameful ...More >>
Autism Spectrum Australia Boosts Efficiency, Bolsters IT With ManageEngine
Tue, 20 Feb 2024 11:34:34 +1300 | Autism Spectrum Australia Aspect
SYDNEY, Australia — 20 Feb, 2023 — Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect) has increased efficiency and streamlined processes for reliable IT support with the help of ManageEngine’s suite of products. As a non-profit organisation and Australia’s largest autism-specific ...More >>
Amberley Fire Brigade Takes The Plunge To Support Mental Health
Mon, 19 Feb 2024 13:50:59 +1300 | Amberley Fire Brigade
The Amberley Fire Brigade is diving headfirst into a 24-hour swimming challenge to rally support for individuals battling mental health struggles. On February 24th and 25th, the team will brave the waters of the Amberley pool, symbolising the resilience ...More >>
Have Your Say On The Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) (Improving Mental Health Outcomes) Amendment Bill
Fri, 16 Feb 2024 10:12:36 +1300 | Office of the Clerk
The Chairperson of the Health Committee is calling for public submissions on the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) (Improving Mental Health Outcomes) Amendment Bill. The bill would amend the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act 2022. It would define the Mental ...More >>
Co-ordinated Action Required To Meet Young People’s Mental Health Needs: Auditor-General
Thu, 15 Feb 2024 13:54:56 +1300 | Office of the Auditor-General
A more youth-focused, integrated, and coherent system of care is required to meet young people's mental health needs, says the Auditor-General in a new report . “Mental health concerns are the biggest health issue facing young New Zealanders today,” ...More >>
Site Safe And Ignite Aotearoa Partner To Support A Healthy Construction Sector
Wed, 14 Feb 2024 11:32:43 +1300 | Joint Press Release
Construction workers across the motu are being encouraged to consider their health and wellbeing goals for the year and access support to achieve them. Site Safe is helping remove barriers to wellbeing support through their partnership with Ignite ...More >>
One Year On, Hawke’s Bay’s Recovery Efforts Continue
Tue, 13 Feb 2024 14:02:16 +1300 | Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand
On the one-year anniversary of Cyclone Gabrielle, we’re taking time to pause and reflect on the effect it continues to have on our communities, says Health New Zealand -Te Whatu Ora Hawke’s Bay Acting Group Director of Operations Paula Jones. “For ...More >>
$1.3 Million For Research To Indigenise Health System
Tue, 13 Feb 2024 10:30:16 +1300 | University of Canterbury
Recent University of Canterbury funding success could help inform Aotearoa health policy, practice and systems. Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC) Associate Professor and Co-Director of the Child Well-being Research Institute ...More >>