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Tag: Mental Health. Showing results 81 - 90 of 104 in Videos
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Units highlight whānau importance in mental health recovery
Whānau now have a place to stay when visiting rangatahi receiving mental health support in Porirua.
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Rotorua's needy brought to the forefront on World Homeless Day
According to Rotorua's Lifewise report, the number of rough sleepers in the city has more than doubled over the last three years. The mental well-being and addictions service is utilising World Homeless Day to raise awareness of the issue in their community.
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Lifewise Rotorua host 'raise awareness' event
Today is World Homeless Day and it's also Mental Health Awareness Week. To intertwine both of these themes, Lifewise in Rotorua are hosting a "raising awareness" event.
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Nature is key for mental health
Kiwis are being urged to get an emotional health 'warrant of fitness' during Mental Health Awareness Week this week.
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Striving to help Māori suffering from mental health
Clinical Psychologist Tania Gilchrist (Tūwharetoa, Kahungunu) says there is a desperate need for more Māori in mental health services. She was one of three doctoral graduates at the second Māori student graduation of 2017 held at the University of Auckland's Waipapa Marae ceremony this weekend.
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College dropout to multi-award winning mental health practitioner
A report by the National Centre for Māori Health says, Māori are more likely to want help with reducing drug and alcohol use than non-Māori. Now Careerforce Māori Trainee of the year Turaukawa Bartlett is providing health and wellness services to Māori families.
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Māori nominees named for New Zealander of the Year
Mike King is one of the Māori nominees for the 2018 New Zealander of the Year Award.
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Māori candidates debate drugs and mental health issues
The mana of the Māori seats and the right way to help Māori families affected by drugs and mental health issues were all out before Māori standing in general seats and on party lists last night.
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Tauranga Moana community band together to stop suicide
A music concert to raise awareness and prevention of suicide, Into the Light – ASAP, is underway in Tauranga. Out of their own pockets, the local community banded together to run the event, sparked by several suicide deaths in the region over the last three months.
