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New education curriculum on the way for CPSLE workforce |
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The curriculum will sit alongside MHERC's current workforce training programmes and aims to offer a pathway for peer support specialists and individuals in the lived experience workforce to advance their roles. |
Caring for a shaken city - Christchurch's mental health sector continues to flourish and falter under the weight of many crises |
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As the reverberations from multiple earthquakes, the mosque shootings, a global pandemic, and the cost-of-living crisis continue to be felt, the city’s collective mental health continues to suffer. |
Introducing He Hikoi Manaaki Tuakana - Teina Peer Workforce in Te Tai Poutini, West Coast |
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Purapura Whetū and Poutini Waiora alongside the Kā Pou Whenua project team are proud to introduce the first established kaupapa Māori Tuakana Teina peer service in Te Tai Poutini, West Coast, a significant milestone in the region's mental health and addiction services. In 2022, Purapura Whetū and Poutini Waiora, conducted a comprehensive Māori workstream review of Mental Health and Addiction services in Waitaha and Te Tai Poutini. |
Mental illness discrimination in primary care common in New Zealand |
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Prejudice towards those with a mental health or substance use condition is affecting quality of care in New Zealand, a new research paper by the University of Otago shows. The results from a national online survey of 335 people with mental health or substance use conditions found that nine per cent of respondents reported sometimes or never being treated with respect and 21 per cent reported sometimes or never being listened to in primary care settings. |
Tinana Community Gym takes active approach to supporting mental wellbeing |
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More than 1,300 people have benefitted from the Tinana Community Gym’s holistic approach to mental health. Launched by He Waka Tapu to help address inequities in physical and mental health outcomes for Māori, the gym provides free memberships and classes to the community. Dozens of group training sessions are on offer each week, as well as access to personal trainers, equipment, health checks and assessments, massage, pop up clinics and health and nutrition classes. Read more >
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New buildings at Hillmorton Hospital are “changing the narrative” about inpatient mental health care in Waitaha Canterbury |
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The $81.8 million project began in 2019, after the Government approved funding as part of its response to He Ara Oranga: Report of the Government Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction... |
Online discussion groups continue to offer hope in a post-pandemic world |
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Talk Time Online, a service offering free educational online discussion groups, continues to support hundreds of Cantabrians with their mental wellbeing. The service began in 2020 in the middle of the global pandemic. Many mental health and addictions services had to close their doors, leaving vulnerable people without support. The Mental Health Education and Resource Centre [MHERC] and Regional Alcohol and Drug [AOD] Consumer Advisor Marc Beecroft identified a need... |