It’s getting back up after being knocked down. Built over time, resilience is a response to both environmental and individual factors.
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Big Bold Beautiful Women - a day to empower and build confidence in our Tāmaki wāhine, developed by an amazing HEART Change Agent, Rina Kopu.
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Trauma-Informed Care requires understanding and careful navigation when it’s time to treat whānau. It’s based on building trust and healthy relationships between whānau and professionals. If we use this approach moving forward, then can we really make meaning change for those who really need it.
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Although not everyone who experiences trauma will develop PTSD, if it does manifest it can in many ways.
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Classified as a Class A illegal drug in Aotearoa, using meth is a very high risk according to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975.
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At one point there were well over 150 people at Winter Wonderland. There was a little bit for everyone to enjoy, and it went off without a hitch! The HEART team had an awesome time supporting our ATWC whānau.
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Addiction is defined as an inability to stop consuming a substance or activity even though the substance or activity is causing them psychological or physical harm.
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According to the Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand, in 2019 New Zealand had the highest youth suicide rate in the OECD.
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Basic first aid knowledge is important because you never know when it will come in handy, and who’s life you could potentially save.
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Many of those in attendance were going through their own journey with alcohol addiction, and many shared their own stories and experiences with alcohol. It was an honour to be a small part of their walk towards healing, which is why understanding the relationship between alcohol and masculinity is important.
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When under control, anger can focus and guide someone through a difficult time. It’s how we deal with it when it’s out of control where it can cause harm to our loved ones, and ourselves. That’s when anger becomes a problem.
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Using a top-down method does not meet the needs of our most vulnerable. Acknowledging the link between mental health and alcohol and drug addiction can help us find better solutions.
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On the 9th of February, we had Marg and Samira from the SHINE Respond team walk six of our Tāmaki community members through an introduction to family violence training.
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Managing behaviours around Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is important because it helps us look at certain behavioural patterns through a different lens to better understand how and why people operate the way they do. Sometimes what has been characterized as “bad” or “negative” behaviours, are really a side-effect of living with ADHD.
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Acknowledging the link between mental health and alcohol and drug addiction can help us find better solutions.
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Walking alongside people experiencing abuse means responding appropriately, finding ways that uphold their dignity, and that safety and wellbeing a paramount.
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Social media has a huge impact on the day-to-day lives of most people, seeing as 82% of all New Zealanders use social media.
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Understanding your relationship with money is key to how we make our financial decisions. It’s also knowing that just because our parents weren’t good with money, doesn’t mean we have to carry on that intergenerational curse.
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Coming out or transitioning is a process that may take years. It’s where identities are built up and broken down, but we must give our young people time and space to figure out who they’re attracted to.
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My small garden has its challenges but I have had some small wins.
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