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New Like Minds, Like Mine National Plan 2014-2019

May 31, 2014 3:19 am ⋅

The Ministry of Health has just released the new Like Minds, Like Mine National Plan 2014-2019.

The plan sets the guiding principles for service delivery of the Like Minds, Like Mine programme for the next five years. It provides direction for the continuation of the journey towards greater social inclusion for people with mental illness in New Zealand. Download it here: (PDF)

It begins: “This Like Minds, Like Mine National Plan 2014–2019 will take the programme into and past its 20th year. It is timely then to look back on its considerable success in reducing stigma and discrimination and to consider how the programme needs to evolve in order to build on that success in the future.”

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Anne Helm on Take it From Us radio show: 13 May 2014

May 12, 2014 7:07 pm ⋅

Mental health champion Anne Helm is tomorrow’s guest on the Take It From Us radio show.

Anne, who has won an award for her contribution to NZ mental health services, works to highlight psychiatric abuse and advocate for change in mental health services, especially the elimination of seclusion.

Listen live on 104.6FM at 12.30pm Tuesday 13 May 2014, or see www.planetaudio.org.nz

If you miss the live broadcast, listen for the next seven days at www.planetaudio.org.nz/takeitfromus

Connect with the Take It From Us Facebook page @ Facebook.com; type ‘take it from us’ in the search box

Email takeitfromus@mail.com for any feedback and comment/suggestions for shows.

Posted in: Community Participation, Families/Whanau, Human Rights and Legal Issues, Online Resources, Recovery Stories, Service-User Movement, Social Change ⋅ Tagged: , , ,

Getting Help for Someone in Acute Mental Distress

April 18, 2014 1:07 am ⋅

The ADHB Family and Whanau forum will be taking place, including presentations from:

Carolyn Swanson (Service User Lead – Te Pou)
Anne Brebner (Nursing Clinical Advisor – Te Pou)
Kayte Godwood (Lifeline – Suicide Prevention)

Joining panel discussion will be:
ADHB Community Acute Service Clinical Coordinators
Senior Sergeant Ross Endicott-Davies (Police Liaison)

When:
Thursday May 8th 2014

Time:
7:00pm – 9:00pm

Where:
Western Springs Garden Community Hall
956 Great North Rd, Western Springs (opposite Western Springs Park)

For more details contact:
ADHB Family Advisor, Leigh Murray ph:307 4949 x26520 or email lmurray@adhb.govt.nz
No Charge – Registration not required

Posted in: Families/Whanau, Service-User Movement ⋅ Tagged: , , ,

A practical guide to implementation of Peer Support Services

March 27, 2014 5:24 pm ⋅

In late 2013, the Centre for Mental Health in London released a briefing report on how to implement peer support services. The authors write: “Our experience has led us to the conclusion that the widespread introduction of people with lived experience of mental health problems into the mental health workforce is probably the single most important factor contributing to changes towards more recovery-oriented services.” Gilfoyle, S., Gillard, S., Perkins, R., & Rennison, J. (2013, October 29). London: Centre for Mental Health.

The report outlines four phases in the implementation of peer support services: 1. Preparation of the organisation as a whole, 2. Recruitment, 3. Safe and effective employment of peer workers in mental health organisations, and 4. Ongoing development.

Read the full report online here:

http://www.nhsconfed.org/Documents/7%20-%20Peer%20Support%20Workers%20-%20a%20practical%20guide%20to%20implementation%20[web].pdf

Thanks to the International Initiative for Mental Health Leadership for sharing this information.

 

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Free Webinar: Guidelines for the Practice and Training of Peer Support | 20 March 2014

March 10, 2014 7:55 pm ⋅

What:  A free webinar titled The Road to Recovery: The value of MHCC’s Guidelines for the Practice and Training of Peer Support in strengthening your organization’s policies, programs and practices. (ENGLISH ONLY)

When:  Thursday, March 20, 2014 5:00 am, New Zealand Daylight Time

Duration:  One hour

Peer support is an important factor in the process of recovery. People who have experience with mental health problems or illness can offer support and encouragement to each other when facing similar situations. The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) recently released Guidelines for the Practice and Training of Peer Support to outline the important aspects of formalized or intentional peer support. The guidelines focus on the empathetic and supportive role of a peer support worker in fostering hope, empowerment and recovery.

Join the free webinar on Wednesday, March 19, 2014, to learn how you can use these Guidelines to bring the power of formalized peer support to your organization or community.

Register here for free

Guest Speakers:

  • Steve Lurie, Executive Director, CMHA (Toronto)
  • Kim Sunderland, Executive Director, Peer Support Accreditation and Certification (Canada)
  • Wendy Mishkin, British Columbia Schizophrenia Society, Victoria Branch
  • Karen Henze, Programs & Operations Manager, NISA/Northern Initiative for Social Action
  • Roy Muise, Program Coordinator & Peer Mentor, NS Certified Peer Support Specialist Program

For more information go to the MHCC website.

Or contact:
Liz Wigfull, Knowledge Broker
Mental Health Commission of Canada
Office: 1-613-683-3744
Cell: 1-613-857-4890
Email: lwigfull@mentalhealthcommission.ca

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Take It From Us: Challenging Schizophrenia Myths | 11 March 2014

March 10, 2014 7:06 pm ⋅

This week on Take It From Us the crew is promoting Schizophrenia Awareness Week (9-15 March 2014). Schizophrenia is potentially the mental illness diagnosis that holds the most stigma. The goal of Schizophrenia Awareness Week is to raise awareness, and to challenge the outdated myths around this condition. Join Take It From Us with guests Claire Cox of Supporting Families in Mental Illness and Philippa Coyle, Mind & Body Consultants on Tuesday the 11th of March 2014.

Listen live on 104.6FM at 12.30pm or online www.planetaudio.org.nz

OR if you missed the broadcast, listen for the next seven days @: www.planetaudio.org.nz/takeitfromus

And don’t forget the Take it From Us Facebook page @ Facebook.com and type ‘take it from us’ in the search box; email takeitfromus@mail.com for any feedback and comment/suggestions for shows.

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Highlights from the Engage Facebook Page

February 17, 2014 12:56 pm ⋅

Here are a few of the posts shared on the Engage Aotearoa Facebook Page in the last few weeks.

Posted in: Cultural Considerations, Engage Updates, Entertainment and Creativity, Families/Whanau, News, Online Resources, Parents and Parenting, Personal Development Tools, Recovery Stories, Research, Service-User Movement, Social Change, Suicide Prevention/Support ⋅ Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Video Competition & Teaching Resource

February 17, 2014 12:55 pm ⋅

Panui for Media Studies Teachers

The Mental Health Foundation is running a video competition for teenagers.

This is open to all students, but could be the product of a formative exercise for media production standards 2.6 and 3.6, for which a teaching unit plan is provided.

They are looking for a 30 second youth-friendly YouTube video that encourages youth to stop and pause when they hear  words like “nutjob”, “slut”, “schizo”, “mental”, and “homo”, and reflect on language that is stigmatising or discriminatory (especially in relation to mental illnesses).

The objectives are:

  • to provide students with  a useful insight into health marketing
  • to get students to help curtail bullying and to participate in mental health promotion
  • to generate a high-quality, resource we can use in a viral marketing campaign
  • it will be youth friendly and accessible
  • it will help to change people’s attitudes,
  • it well provide tools and skills to challenge inappropriate and demeaning language

What the brief will be for the video:

Work produced by youths has the potential to attract real interest from their peers.

Timeline:

Friday, 4th of April             Thehe unit plan will be sent to interested teachers

Friday, 20th of June          Entries close

Thursday, 17th of July      Awards ceremony

What the students will gain:

This will offer a meaningful learning opportunity based on the opportunity to produce a ‘real world’ product which will be used in a media campaign.

Research has indicated that teenagers care about the discriminatory language that they and their peers use, and would appreciate the opportunity to make clear statements about what is appropriate and what is not.

There will be prizes, and an award ceremony.

Perhaps more significantly, the winning students will achieve internet fame through a viral marketing campaign based on the winning videos; this will involve promotion through social media platforms and celebrity endorsements.

Teaching Resource.

This programme offers a high-quality teaching and summative assessment unit, including a lesson plans and assessment criteria, for media studies achievement standards 2.6 and 3.6 (media production), giving students practice in the skill of video production. This resource will be ready for the beginning of term 2.

If you are interested, please contact ivan@mentalhealth.org.nz, or on 027 2808972.

Posted in: Documentary, Service-User Movement, Social Change, Young People and Youth Issues ⋅ Tagged: , , , , ,

Chatters from Crossroads Clubhouse

February 17, 2014 12:14 pm ⋅

The latest issue of Chatters is out from Crossroads Clubhouse, a community space for people with experience of mental-health problems, run by people with experience of mental-health problems.

Chatters jan 2014 Web

Arahura Charitable Trust: Crossroads Clubhouse
Crossroads Clubhouse is an opportunity centre. It provides adults who have had their lives disrupted by mental illness the chance to get back on track.

393 Great North Rd, Grey Lynn 1021
09-376 4267
http://www.arahura.org.nz/crossroads-clubhouse/‎

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National Depression Initiative Seeks Rural Men to Share Stories of Recovery from Depression

December 19, 2013 2:34 pm ⋅

The National Depression Initiative (NDI) is undertaking a new project around rural mental health.

They want to make a new series of videos for depression.org.nz, and are looking for farmers who have come through a depression journey and are prepared to tell their story.

If you (or someone you know) are male, aged 24 to 65, a farmer of any kind, and would be willing to share, please contact Belinda Moss

  • b.moss@hpa.org.nz
  • 04 9170513 (office hours)
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