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News: tagged with "young people"

• New hub to help Selwyn youth thrive

  Posted: Wednesday, May 24, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: youth, wellbeing, health, services, young people
  Selwyn District Council media release: 23rd May 2023 A new youth hub is coming for Selwyn, with a range of services and supports to help young people in the district thrive

• Young people experiencing acute mental distress need age-appropriate care

  Posted: Wednesday, May 17, 2023 in: Resources and Information With tags: Report, research, mental health, young people, services, support
   Te Hiringa Mahara - Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission media release: 17th May 2023 Too many young people experiencing acute mental distress are being admitted to adult inpatient mental health services, and this practice needs to stop

• Prioritising youth voices necessary to improve wellbeing

  Posted: Wednesday, May 17, 2023 in: Resources and Information With tags: research, wellbeing, young people, youth
  Te Hiringa Mahara - Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission media release: 15th May 2023 The mental health and wellbeing of rangatahi Māori and young people is one of the most important issues we can focus on today

• Puawai 2023: Youth development programme in Christchurch

  Posted: Friday, April 21, 2023 in: Training With tags: youth, Courses, development, youth empowerment, young people, maori, pacific
  Puāwai is a nine-month youth development experience for 15 to 18-year-olds in Ōtautahi/ Christchurch

• Sign a petition to double healthy school lunches

  Posted: Wednesday, April 12, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: community engagement, children, young people, healthy food
  Health Coalition Aotearoa has launched a petition calling for at least a doubling of Ka Ora Ka Ako healthy school lunches to ensure more children and teens get at least one square healthy meal a day

• Selwyn District Council employment initiatives win national award

  Posted: Wednesday, October 26, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: employment, young people
  Selwyn District Council media release: 25th October 2022 Programmes organised by the Council with local and national partners to support employment in Selwyn have earned national attention

• Documentary - The Inbetweeners, it is okay to be in both worlds

  Posted: Wednesday, October 12, 2022 in: Resources and Information With tags: young people, CALD, cultural diversity
  Asian Family Services (AFS) has recently launched the "Inbetweener" documentary. Funded by the Ministry of Ethnic Communities' Community Development Fund, the documentary is a collaboration between AFS and six outstanding individuals of 1

• Safety changes approved for Waterloo Road

  Posted: Tuesday, October 4, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: transport, safety, young people
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 3rd October 2022 Safety concerns raised by Hornby High School students have led to the Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board agreeing to make changes on busy Waterloo Road

• New drop-in centre for LGBTQIA+ youth

  Posted: Wednesday, August 24, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: young people, youth, support
  Te Ora Hou is operating a drop-in style space for anyone who is Takatāpui, MVPFAFF, LGBTQIA+ or is an ally. This space will operate once a week during term time and was co-designed with a couple of our rangatahi. Neurodiversity welcomed

• Youth Zone taking shape in town centre

  Posted: Wednesday, July 6, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: built environment, recreation, young people
  Selwyn District Council media release: 5th July 2022 The new youth zone in Rolleston Town Centre is rapidly taking shape

• New digital tools ramp up mental wellbeing support

  Posted: Wednesday, March 23, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: mental wellbeing, support, technology, young people
  Beehive media release: 22nd March 2022 The Government continues to deliver mental wellbeing support to New Zealanders, with two more digital tools now available for people who experience mental distress

• Child wellbeing reports highlight need for ongoing action

  Posted: Thursday, May 13, 2021 in: Resources and Information With tags: research, children, young people, Report, wellbeing, mental wellbeing, poverty, families
  Beehive media release: 13th May 2021 The Government has released the first Annual Report for the Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy and the second Child Poverty Related Indicators (CPRI) Report, both of which highlight improvements in the lives of childre

• Investment to support disabled people in sport and recreation

  Posted: Wednesday, April 28, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: funding, disabilities, sport, recreation, young people
  Beehive media release: 27th April 2021 Sport and Recreation Minister Grant Robertson has today announced how $5.7 million will be allocated to create better quality experiences for disabled tamariki and rangatahi

• Survey on experiences of rainbow young people and young adults

  Posted: Wednesday, April 14, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: survey, diversity, Rainbow, young people, youth, research
  Kia ora, mālō e lelei, talofa lava, namaste, kia orana, nisa bula vinaka, nĭ hăo, welcome! A team of NZ researchers working with and for the rainbow community want to understand rainbow young people and younger adults’ experiences of education, employment

• Support the Youth Hub Christchurch

  Posted: Wednesday, February 3, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: funding, youth, Community Groups, services, fundraising, support, young people
  Youth Hub Christchurch aims to be a turning point in the lives of young people aged 10 to 25. The Hub will be the first of its kind in New Zealand and will be based in the heart of central Christchurch

• Passion projects podcast launched

  Posted: Wednesday, July 22, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: podcast, young people
  Selwyn District Council media release: 21st July 2020 Inspiring young people to follow their passions is the goal of the latest initiative from the Selwyn Youth Council

• Students would rather quit smoking than pay more for cigarettes

  Posted: Wednesday, July 1, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: research, young people, smoking, vaping
  University of Canterbury media release: 30th June 2020 A University of Canterbury (UC) study suggests that university students in New Zealand would be more likely to quit smoking if the price of cigarettes increases

• YAC Yarns from the Canterbury DHB Youth Advisory Council

  Posted: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: youth, young people, webinar, health, wellbeing
  The Canterbury District Health Board Youth Advisory Council is hosting a talk series for young people around health and wellbeing called YAC Yarns with a range of speakers from different organisations

• Don't Get Sucked In: New youth vaping campaign

  Posted: Thursday, March 12, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: campaign, smokefree, vaping, young people, youth
  The Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ (ARFNZ) launched a new education campaign in February 2020. It aims to educate young people about the adverse health effects of e-cigarettes and vaping

• Dangerous Decibels: Learn about preventing hearing loss

  Posted: Wednesday, September 25, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: hearing, prevention, Training, young people, children
  Dangerous Decibels is a training course available to colleges, schools and kindergartens on the dangers of excess noise, the irrevocable damage to hearing it can cause, and on how to protect yourself and your hearing health

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