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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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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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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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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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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Understanding the relationship between alcohol and masculinity is key because of the role alcohol plays in most cases of family violence.
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Utilising a strength-based and resilience framework when responding to the needs of communities is key, because a lot of the time only they can heal themselves.
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Trauma-Informed Care requires understanding and careful navigation when it’s time to treat whanau. It’s based on building trust and healthy relationships between whanau and professionals.
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People often turn to methamphetamine use because of mental health issues or unresolved trauma. A lot of users need basic needs to be met because they escape the harsh realities of life when under the influence.
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As people can change their thinking, change their actions, and change their lives.
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It's not bad to feel angry. In fact, a lot of really good things stem from anger, and angry feelings can lead to positive change.
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