The 0508 TAUTOKO (0508 828 656) suicide help-line has now extended its hours of operation.
From February 21st 2012 Lifeline Aotearoa’s national suicide helpline will operate from 12 midday to 12 midnight 7 days a week!
Call 0508 TAUTOKO if you are having suicidal thoughts or feelings of any kind – they can help you get through the moment and direct you to further support.
If you haven’t seen this resource and do take a moment to read through it. Although the title is about reporting suicide for the media, the information provided will help anyone to think about how to talk about suicide and share information when it is necessary. Please, do not hesitate to share this to your colleagues or other people.
More information can be found here.
Reporting Suicide: A resource for the media
A new resource for the media reporting of suicide has been adopted by New Zealand print and broadcast media agencies.
Published online: 22 December 2011
Summary
The resource is designed for quick access by busy journalists. It describes issues relating to suicide reporting, suggests areas that journalists should think carefully about, and identifies sources of information that journalists may find useful.
The media resource was developed in 2011 by a roundtable of key stakeholders, convened by Hon Peter Dunne, as minister responsible for suicide prevention. Roundtable members included representatives of the news media (including the Media Freedom Committee, Fairfax, TVNZ and Radio NZ), and mental health professionals. Officials from the Ministries of Health, Justice and Education attended roundtable meetings in an advisory and secretariat capacity.
The final version has been adopted by the Newspaper Publishers’ Association and the Media Freedom Committee.
The latest updates to The Community Resources Directory are now live on the Engage Aotearoa website for general browsing or sharing.
Our Information Manager has just added 5 pages worth of community resources – and we are pleased to announce that we have begun including services from around the country. The services remain predominantly Auckland-based or National offices, but we are on our way. We have added a new nation-wide Rape Crisis and Sexual Abuse help section as well.
You’ll also notice we’ve got a shiny new, colour portal button too.
Happy New Year from us here at Engage Aotearoa to everyone out there.
Wishing you metaphorical blue skies for 2012.
The TANI Summer newsletter is out now and can be read on the TANI website.
Topics on the summer issue includes:
TANI newsletter supports both Asian communities and service providers to connect and share information. To improve the health and wellbeing status of our communities, this newsletter includes the issues of physical & mental health, disability, safety, family violence prevention, health program/projects, and other community events.
You can read the newsletter on the TANI website at www.asiannetwork.org.nz/12/newsletters
