Tag Archives: Addiction

Reprints of popular Mental Health Commision resources now available

May 26, 2015 10:48 pm ⋅ admin

Due to popular demand, new versions of “Oranga Ngākau – Getting the most out of Mental Health and Addiction Services: A recovery resource for service users” and “When someone you care about has a mental health or addiction issue” are available in hard copy or by download.

“Oranga Ngākau” is easy to understand and provides valuable information about what to expect from treatment in mental health and addiction services. This includes a glossary of terms used during care, as well as describing different possible scenarios when using these services for the first time.

“When someone you care about has a mental health or addiction issue” is a resource for those who are supporting others. Read about the best ways for family, whānau and friends to help people close to them who are in care, as well as how to find support for themselves, should they need it.

Contact:
Kim Higginson, Information Officer, Mental Health Foundation
info@mentalhealth.org.nz

Posted in: Disability Issues, Families/Whanau, Online Resources, Parents and Parenting, People with Disabilities, Support, Young People and Youth Issues ⋅ Tagged: Addiction, family, friends, Information Officer, Kim Higginson, Mental Health, Mental Health Commision, Mental Health Foundation, Oranga Ngākau, resources, Whanau, When someone you care about has a mental health or addiction issue

Engage Facebook Highlights

November 24, 2014 10:34 pm ⋅ admin

Here are a half a dozen recent highlights from our Facebook page. Please LIKE US!

Nuggets
Kiwi tastes a golden nugget. It’s delicious. Superb animated film about addiction.

Writing from the Toi Ora Creative Writers in the ArtWeek zine
Toi Ora writers make a splash: writing from Matthew Savage, Liz Higgins, Andrew Holdaway and more.

Nine Things Every Parent with an Anxious Child Should Try
Your child turns to you and says, “I don’t want to take the bus. My stomach hurts. Please don’t make me go.” A discussion

Public lecture by Professor Rosalind Gill: Sexting, sexualisation and sexism
Modern youth sexuality, sexting and the sexy selfie. 27 November 2014, 6pm.

Finding the Treatment Options that Suck Less
The Crazymeds Manifesto: to help you find treatment options that suck less.

Worst Things to Say to a Person With Bipolar Disorder
When your friend or loved one has bipolar disorder, here are the worst things you can tell them.

Posted in: Addiction/Substance Abuse, Engage Updates, Rainbow / LGBTQI+ Community, Social Change, Trauma, Women, Young People and Youth Issues ⋅ Tagged: Addiction, Anxious Child, Bipolar Disorder, Crazymeds Manifesto, Professor Rosalind Gill, sexism, Sexting, sexualisation

Recent highlights from Engage Aotearoa’s Facebook page

April 18, 2014 1:33 am ⋅ admin

Here are some recent highlights from Engage Aotearoa’s Facebook page:

The French Embassy is calling on young Kiwis to apply for a Human Rights programme in Paris:

The Embassy of France has launched a call for applications to young New Zealanders to apply for a fantastic mobility programme in Paris centered on the theme of human rights and liberties.

Mike King Beats His Addiction:

The king of comedy comes clean with his drug and alcohol addictions.

How to Help Someone With Depression:

Because I’m open about my depression, I get a lot of emails from people who are worried about a loved one who is struggling…

One Of The Most Important Parts Of Sex Is Something We Skip Over Way Too Often:

Did your high school sex ed class skip over this one hugely important detail? An article on consent.

Legal high habit takes teen down:

This might resonate with some people.

Posted in: Engage Updates ⋅ Tagged: Addiction, consent, Depression, French Embassy, HELP, legal highs, Mike King, sex, young Kiwis

Updates from the Engage Facebook Page

February 26, 2014 2:15 am ⋅ admin

Stay: The Social Contagion of Suicide and How to Preempt It. “We are indebted to one another and the debt is a kind of faith — a beautiful, difficult, strange faith. We believe each other into being.”

Suicide: Facts and Myths – Square. Suicide is a major public health problem in Australia. About 2300 Australians take their own lives each year. This website has some great info.

http://www.planetaudio.org.nz/ Take It From Us, PlanetFM 104.6 Tuesday @ 12.30pm.

Navigating the Mental Health Wilderness: Steven Morgan’s Journey – Mad In America. Steven Morgan discusses his transformative journey from chronic “patient” to leading mental health advocate.

Addiction is not an Illness. I don’t see addiction as an illness. But some of the things we choose as an addiction are far more physically and emotionally destructive than others.

Have You Ever Taken Antipsychotic Medication? If this sounds like you or someone you know pop along to www.teamstudy.co.nz for more info – you’ll find everything you need there.

10 Ways to Show Love to Someone With Depression. I have struggled with clinical depression since I was a child. It has been a constant companion I have learned to manage and while I am better now than I have ever been, every so often I feel it returning.

Proposal for paliperidone depot injection, risperidone depot injection and olanzapine depot injection. Let’s get some service-user input on this!

Posted in: Engage Updates ⋅ Tagged: Addiction, Antipsychotic Medication, depot injection, Depression, stay, steven morgan, Suicide, Take It From Us

Mike King Korero Goes to Kawakawa 7 May 2013

April 13, 2013 6:47 pm ⋅ admin

Engage Aotearoa and Key to Life Charitable Trust will be taking the Mike King Korero to Kawakawa on the 7th of May for two sessions at Bay of Islands College. In the morning, students at Bay of Islands College will get the chance to take part in the Cool to Korero seminar that aims to encourage students to talk about their problems with people they trust before things get on top of them. In the evening, community members will be able to take part in the Community Korero to discuss how to help prevent suicide in their town.

Click here to read about the Whangarei Community Korero that took place on the 9th of April and made the front page of the Northern Advocate.

Click here to check out photos and feedback from the Whangarei Korero.

Posted in: Community Participation, Engage Updates, Families/Whanau, Men, News, Older People and Aging, Parents and Parenting, People with Disabilities, Personal Development Tools, Professional Development, Recovery Stories, Service-User Movement, Social Change, Suicide Prevention/Support, Women, Young People and Youth Issues ⋅ Tagged: Addiction, Bay of Islands College, Bullying, Community Korero, Cool to Korero, Depression, Engage Aotearoa, Kawakawa, Key to Life Charitable Trust, Mike King, Recovery, Suicide