2012 News
May
Lifeline Aotearoa looking for feedback
Lifeline Aotearoa wants to know what New Zealanders think about its new Suicide Prevention Helpline and Maori Television Ad Campaign. It is running a very quick survey to help further develop Lifeline services in this area. All answers are completely anonymous.
Take the survey
April
Kia Piki te Ora Māori Suicide Prevention Conference registration date extended
You now have until 11 May to register for this valuable opportunity to learn about best practice community approaches to addressing suicide prevention, especially in Maori community.
The suicide prevention conference is to be held 15 May at the Novotel Auckland Airport, and will appeal to health care professionals, advisory groups, community groups and service providers, and will enhance the knowledge and skills of professionals, share evidence based information and advocate for improved working relationships.
Expect presentations from experts in the field of suicide prevention, a series of workshops to share and engage existing knowledge, practical tools for best practice and to be inspired!
Registration ($65) includes GST, buffet lunch, morning tea and afternoon tea. RSVP to noradene.paniora "at" raukura.com. A programme schedule will be sent to you once you are registered.
Kia Piki Te Ora O Te Whānau is a service which operates in the Papakura District, Auckland, offering community support to help those who are at risk to self-harm, providing support to individuals and their whānau to achieve maximum health and wellbeing to enjoy a better quality of life. Access to this service is free and may be made by self-referral by contacting the Tamaki Regional Office in the first instance.
Prime Minister's Youth Mental Health Project announced
A $62 million package was the result of intensive work led by his own department, following an important report from Chief Science Advisor Professor Sir Peter Gluckman.
March
Lifeline Aotearoa helps you start the conversation
A series of five short television ads are screening to get Kiwis talking about suicide safely and to communicate their feelings with people they care about.
The Lifeline Aotearoa ads, which are also Youtube videos, provide conversation starters you can use if you're concerned someone you know may be thinking of suicide.
Behind the Start the Conversation adverts is New Zealand's first suicide prevention line 0508 TAUTOKO (0508 82 88 65).
0508 TAUTOKO provides support, information and resources to people at risk of suicide, family, whanau, friends affected by suicide and people supporting someone with suicidal thoughts or suicidal behaviours.
0508 TAUTOKO is active from 12 midday to 12 midnight, seven days a week.
Lifeline Aotearoa also offers suicide prevention and awareness programmes across New Zealand.
Watch the "Start the Conversation Today - Me tīmata te kōrero i tēnei rā” videos.
Or watch them on the Mental Health Foundation website.
February
3rd Australian Postvention Conference 28-30 June
HOPE MEANING AND DIRECTION - AUSTRALIAN POSTVENTION PERSPECTIVES
To be held in Sydney, this confernce is promising a great line up of international and Australian plenary speakers. They include Dr Madelyn Gould (USA), Barbara Hocking (Aust), Jill Fisher (Aust), Dr Judith Murray (Aust), Jack Jordan (USA), Tom Brideson (Aust), Barbara Wingard (Aust), Jerry Reed (USA), Michelle Linn-Gust (USA), Diana Sands (Aust) and Professor Graham Martin (Aust).
The conference is being held at the UNSW commencing with preconference workshops on Thursday, 28th June followed by a two day conference concluding on Saturday, 30th June with a Healing Remembrance Ceremony.
For further information or expressions of interest, contact the conference manager at: The Hotel Network, Po Box 5580, West Chatswood, NSW 1515 Australia, Phone: (02) 9414-4978, Email: postvention "at" hotelnetwork.com.au or www.hotelnetwork.com.au
Coroners findings and recommendations now online
Visit the the Coronial Services Unit website for free online access to all Coroner Recommendations and Findings. Coroners have a duty to identify any lessons learned from the deaths referred to them that might help prevent such deaths occurring in the future; most cases are open to the public.
Thier databases list only those cases that were opened under the new Coroners Act 2006 (that came into legislation on 1 July 2007), and that have been closed.
Helplines take part in Language Line
Helplines around New Zealand are part of a growing list of agencies that participate in Language Line.
Language Line, managed by the Office of Ethnic Affairs, offers solutions for working with people who don't speak English. It is a free telephone interpreting service in 42 different languages. Anyone wanting an interpreter should visit or calls a participating agency. Within minutes, an interpreter is available on the telephone. Language Line also offers the clients an opportunity to choose the gender of their interpreter.
The Language Line website says over 260,000 interpreting requests have taken place since Language Line first began in April 2003, and more than 70 agencies use it for everything from arranging an appointment to registering a birth.
Examples of participating helplines:
- Lifeline
- Kidsline
- Depression helpline
- Family violence line
- SHINE Domestic violence line
- Healthline
- Plunket.
January
The Mental Health Foundation is looking for a Senior Communications Officer
