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New Ministry of Education Evidence-Base For Suicide Prevention in Schools Released

In case you missed it, on the 21st of March 2013, the Ministry of Education launched a new document to support suicide prevention work in schools called Updated evidence and guidance supporting suicide prevention activity in New Zealand Schools. This accompanies the Preventing and responding to suicide: Resource kit for schools (Ministry of Education, 2013) which is now ready to be distributed across NZ schools. The creation of the evidence-base update document was undertaken by Professor Sunny Collings to inform the revision of the school guidelines, as part of the suicide prevention research programme managed by Te Pou for the Ministry of Health.

Click here to open and save a copy of Updated Evidence and Guidance Supporting Suicide Prevention Activity in New Zealand Schools 2003-2012

Funded New Zealand Sign Language Interpreters for Deaf Parents

The Ministry of Education is now funding New Zealand Sign Language Interpreters for Deaf parents so they can contribute and participate in their children’s core education activities while their children are attending primary and secondary school.

This service covers:

formal parent-teacher meetings
Individual Education Plan meetings
attendance at prize giving/special assemblies
attendance at any additional meetings with school staff where any aspect of a child’s education is being discussed
attendance at school enrolment meetings.

For information about the service go to: http://www.isign.co.nz/services/funding, or contact Carolyn Grace, phone 04 463 8953 or email carolyn.grace@minedu.govt.nz .

A Note to Visitors

IF YOU NEED SUPPORT RIGHT NOW:

Call or text 1737 for 24/7 phone counsellors
LifeLine: 0800 543 354
Tautoko Suicide Helpline 0508 TAUTOKO
Youthline: 0800376633 | Free text: 234

Your local crisis team is available 24 hours a day and their number is listed at the front of your phone book and in The Community Resources Directory here on the Engage Aotearoa website. In Auckland phone 0800 800 717 in the ADHB and WDHB regions or 0800 775 222 in the CMDHB area.

CALL 111 IN AN EMERGENCY.

Visit the Coping Kete to find self-help tips for Surviving a Crisis.

Please keep in mind the Engage Aotearoa website is a voluntary initiative and an information service only. The views on this website represent perspectives of recovery based on personal, lived experience of accessing services, and supporting loved ones combined with evidence from the field of psychology.

The information shared on this website should not replace advice from a clinician who is informed of your particular set of circumstances.

I aim to share evidence-based perspectives that are respectful of the many different approaches to recovery and to keep the information shared here up to date. I welcome feedback to help me do this. If you find yourself confused, distressed or excluded by anything on this website, please contact me to share your feedback and seek support. Keep in mind that it may take several days for me to respond to your email. If you need immediate support please reach out to family, friends, or one of the support lines above.

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New Ministry of Education Evidence-Base For Suicide Prevention in Schools Released

Funded New Zealand Sign Language Interpreters for Deaf Parents

A Note to Visitors