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Focus on wellbeing over the holidays
Wednesday, 16 December 2009, 1:14 pm | Mental Health Foundation
With the high expectations and costs that the holiday season brings, the Mental Health Foundation is urging New Zealanders to take steps to look after their wellbeing. More >>
Mental health Twitter feeds launched
Friday, 11 December 2009, 9:57 am | Mental Health Foundation
Two new Twitter feeds devoted to information on mental health in New Zealand have been launched. The Mental Health Foundation and the Like Minds, Like Mine programme intend to use Twitter to make an important contribution towards improving distribution ... More >>
Still many human rights challenges to face
Thursday, 10 December 2009, 11:53 am | Mental Health Foundation
The human rights of someone within the mental health system are still a major cause for concern, says the Mental Health Foundation on International Human Rights Day. More >>
Simple steps to supporting staff
Thursday, 3 December 2009, 4:00 pm | Mental Health Foundation
Many people in the workplace, at all levels and in all sectors, will have experience of a mental illness. The Like Minds, Like Mine programme is offering some practical advice on how employers can support their staff, so they can reach their full potential. ... More >>
Getting the recruitment process right
Wednesday, 25 November 2009, 3:20 pm | Mental Health Foundation
As employers start to plan for next year, the Like Minds, Like Mine programme is offering some practical advice on best practice during the recruitment process. The business pages report that recruitment has been looking strong over the last few ... More >>
Walking to Africa tops the Nielsen BookScan
Thursday, 29 October 2009, 10:22 am | Mental Health Foundation
Award-winning New Zealand author, Jessica Le Bas's poetry collection, Walking to Africa, was announced as the number one best selling New Zealand book of fiction a week after its launch on 9 October. More >>
Create a Stigma-Free Workplace
Thursday, 22 October 2009, 3:58 pm | Mental Health Foundation
This Labour Day, the Like Minds, Like Mine campaign is asking New Zealand employers to think carefully about how they can create a stigma-free workplace for people with experience of mental illness. More >>
Album launches during Mental Health Awareness Week
Monday, 5 October 2009, 12:43 pm | Mental Health Foundation
Accomplished Wellington-based singer/songwriter Jenn Shelton is launching her new album, The SOUL Project, on Wednesday 7 October - during Mental Health Awareness Week. The album is a collaboration with other New Zealand singer- songwriters who ... More >>
Winning Ways to Wellbeing
Saturday, 26 September 2009, 1:06 pm | Mental Health Foundation
MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Winning Ways to Wellbeing Mental Health Awareness Week October 5 – 11, 2009 More >>
Mental Health Awareness Week
Friday, 25 September 2009, 5:08 pm | Mental Health Foundation
Mental Health Awareness Week kicks off on October 5, with a whole lot of activities to encourage people to use “Winning Ways to Wellbeing”. “We all need to prioritise good mental health and we all have a part to play in our own wellbeing,” says Judi ... More >>
treating children with antidepressants concerning
Wednesday, 12 August 2009, 4:25 pm | Mental Health Foundation
The Mental Health Foundation is concerned about the use of antidepressants to treat preschoolers, following recent media reports that say very young children can experience major depression. The reports are based on a U.S. study released in the August issue ... More >>
Groundbreaking Chinese mental health website
Monday, 8 June 2009, 4:38 pm | Mental Health Foundation
An innovative website that aims to reduce stigma and discrimination related to mental illness in New Zealand’s Chinese community is launching this week. The website www.kaixinxingdong.org.nz has been created by the Mental Health Foundation’s Kai ... More >>
Foundation supports funding for eating disorder
Thursday, 7 May 2009, 2:09 pm | Mental Health Foundation
The Mental Health Foundation is welcoming increased government funding for treatment of people with eating disorders. More >>
Aviation attitudes guarantee bankruptcy
Tuesday, 28 April 2009, 2:58 pm | Mental Health Foundation
The Mental Health Foundation is outraged at claims made in an aviation security review that suggest people with experience of mental illness are a greater threat to passenger safety than terrorists. The review, prompted by an alleged hijacking of a Blenheim-Christchurch ... More >>
Veitch should contribute to anti-violence work
Friday, 17 April 2009, 12:38 pm | Mental Health Foundation
The Mental Health Foundation is challenging former broadcaster Tony Veitch to take responsibility for his horrific assault on a former girlfriend, and look to make a meaningful contribution to future work against family violence. Veitch pleaded ... More >>
Contributors for suicide prevention symposium
Thursday, 26 March 2009, 9:34 am | Mental Health Foundation
Suicide Prevention Information New Zealand (SPINZ) is seeking contributors for its 2009 symposium, “Culture and Suicide Prevention in Aotearoa”. The symposium will be the SPINZ annual event to coincide with World Suicide Prevention Day on September ... More >>
Major challenges ahead, say mental health advocate
Wednesday, 11 March 2009, 5:05 pm | Mental Health Foundation
There are still major challenges ahead in countering discrimination associated with mental illness, say mental health advocates on the eve of a national gathering in Auckland this week. More >>
Pasifika approaches to mental illness
Wednesday, 12 November 2008, 4:00 pm | Mental Health Foundation
Stigma and discrimination surrounding mental illness will be examined in a Pasifika cultural context this week at the bi-annual Pacific Providers fono in Wellington, part of the Ministry of Health’s Like Minds, Like Mine programme. More >>
Concern about employment discrimination
Tuesday, 11 November 2008, 11:19 am | Mental Health Foundation
The Mental Health Foundation continues to be concerned about discrimination in employment for people with experience of mental illness, following reports earlier this month about a Christchurch firefighter who was allegedly dismissed for his prior history ... More >>
Mental Health Day : Attitudes changing for better
Friday, 10 October 2008, 1:19 pm | Mental Health Foundation
The way New Zealanders view and treat people experiencing mental illness is changing, and high-profile public campaigns have an important role to play, says the Mental Health Foundation. More >>
