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News: tagged with "mental wellbeing"

• FREE parenting workshop: Supporting neurodivergent teens

  Posted: Wednesday, July 2, 2025 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: diversity, young people, parenting, workshop, mental wellbeing, families
  Parenting can be really tough - but raising neurodivergent kids comes with extra challenges and requires a different kind of parenting to create a calm home

• How to start a conversation about mental health

  Posted: Wednesday, July 2, 2025 in: Resources and Information With tags: Communication, mental health, mental wellbeing, support
  When you want to have a conversation about mental health, it can feel hard to know where to start. Remember that no special skills are required to talk about mental health - you just need to be empathetic and willing to listen

• A guide to starting physical movement

  Posted: Wednesday, May 7, 2025 in: Resources and Information With tags: wellbeing, physical activity, mental health, mental wellbeing, exercise
  Physical movement is a major tool for uplifting our mental wellbeing. It releases endorphins which lift our mood and give us a greater sense of confidence and achievement

• Connect with nature to uplift your wellbeing

  Posted: Tuesday, March 25, 2025 in: Resources and Information With tags: wellbeing, environment, physical activity, mental wellbeing
  There’s plenty of research that shows spending time in nature has a positive effect on both your physical and mental wellbeing. Being able to see, touch or experience nature can help to lower stress, ease muscle tension and lift our mood

• How to manage difficult feelings around significant world events

  Posted: Monday, March 10, 2025 in: Resources and Information With tags: mental wellbeing, anxiety, wellbeing, technology
  If you’ve been experiencing difficult thoughts and feelings about news events recently, you’re not alone in that.   Hearing about these negative news events could lead to feelings of powerlessness, sadness, anger, fear or instability

• Micronutrients used to treat antenatal depression in world first study

  Posted: Wednesday, June 5, 2024 in: Resources and Information With tags: mental health, mental wellbeing, women, pregnancy, nutrition, research
  University of Canterbury media release: 4th June 2024 UC researchers have used vitamins and minerals to alleviate symptoms of depression during pregnancy

• Free osteopathy offer from Ara to mums and bubs

  Posted: Wednesday, May 15, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: health, support, services, pregnancy, child health, mental wellbeing
  The Ara Osteopathic Clinic provides 3 FREE appointments pre or post birth for mums and 2 free appointments for babies. The clinic provides treatments and relief from aches, pains or injuries

• Wellbeing spotlight: Steps to energising your mind, body and soul this autumn Part 2

  Posted: Thursday, March 21, 2024 in: Resources and Information With tags: mental health, mental wellbeing, technology, creativity, wellbeing, stress
  Here is part two of tips from Kevin Walls from the Career Transition team at Health New Zealand Waitaha Canterbury - offering practical steps and strategies to relax and reenergise your mind, body and soul as we head into autumn

• Co-ordinated action required to meet young people’s mental health needs

  Posted: Wednesday, February 21, 2024 in: Resources and Information With tags: Report, young people, youth, mental health, mental wellbeing, services
  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

• WAVES: A Bereaved by Suicide Group programme

  Posted: Monday, October 9, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: support group, services, suicide, mental wellbeing
  WAVES is an eight-week program that aims to support adults 18+ years old who have been bereaved by the suicide of someone they know

• New mental health tool launched for small business owner-operators

  Posted: Wednesday, May 24, 2023 in: Resources and Information With tags: wellbeing, business, resources, mental wellbeing
  Beehive media release: 23rd May 2023 The Government has launched a new tool to help small business owner-operators manage and improve their mental wellbeing, Small Business Minister Ginny Andersen announced today

• Join the Wanderble Workplace Wellness Challenge

  Posted: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: workplace, mental wellbeing, stress, business
  Stress at work has risen 20 percent in New Zealand over the last two years. 40 percent of people are considering quitting their jobs because of burnout. That's why Wanderble have developed a quick intervention - the Wanderble Workplace Wellness Challenge

• Seven ways to experience the world from home

  Posted: Wednesday, April 29, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: mental wellbeing, resources, lockdown
  Message from Multiple Sclerosis NZ: Staying at home is often hard. Many of us love to explore, experience and enjoy the world outside our homes

• Apps and e-therapy offer practical mental health support

  Posted: Wednesday, April 15, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: mental health, resilience, mental wellbeing, resources, technology, lockdown
  Beehive media release: 14th April 2020 The Government is making further support available for Kiwis wanting to look after their mental wellbeing as a result of change and uncertainty from COVID-19

• Join the Reading in Mind book scheme

  Posted: Thursday, July 21, 2016 in: Resources and Information With tags: mental wellbeing, resources, learning
  If you have a mental health issue like anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder or worry, reading books about the issue can help you understand and manage your mental health and wellbeing

• Sports inspired Christchurch people after the earthquakes

  Posted: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 in: Earthquake With tags: research, resilience, earthquake recovery, sport, mental wellbeing
  University of Canterbury media release: 27 January 2015 A University of Canterbury postgraduate student says sports inspired people in Christchurch after the earthquakes

• Support from spouses softened impact of the earthquakes

  Posted: Wednesday, August 13, 2014 in: Earthquake With tags: earthquake recovery, mental wellbeing, support, families
  University of Canterbury media release: 30th July 2014 Support from partners, husbands, wives and spouses softened the impacts of depression following the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes, University of Canterbury research has found

• Youth voices to help guide the recovery

  Posted: Tuesday, July 22, 2014 in: Earthquake With tags: wellbeing, mental wellbeing
  The results of the 2013 Youth Wellbeing Survey have provided decision makers with food for thought, highlighting areas of need as well as progress for young people aged between 12 and 24 years

• Tips from Dr Rob Gordon

  Posted: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 in: Earthquake With tags: earthquake recovery, resilience, mental wellbeing, mental health
  In October 2012, more than 300 people attended community forums in Kaiapoi and Brighton to listen to Dr Rob Gordon, a visiting Australian specialist in disaster psychology who has supported people affected by more than 30 disasters