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This website is dedicated to the recovery of St Albans and its city, Christchurch following a devastating series of earthquakes in 2010 and 2011. This service by the St Albans Residents’ Association (SARA) offers relevant local information. If you are from an organisation or a business and have essential information you would like to share with the community, then please get in touch by email to sara@stalbans.gen.nz and we will endeavour to publish it here.Translations
Category Archives: Mental Health
Keep learning for mental health
Mental Health Awareness Week starts today with a focus on learning. The Mental Health Foundation’s website lists ways you can ‘be curious, embrace new experiences, see opportunities and surprise yourself.’ Visit www.mentalhealth.org.nz for resources, events and fun ways to celebrate … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Mental Health
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An evening with Dr Rob Gordon
Location: Oxford Terrace Baptist Church, 288 Oxford Terrace Time: June 19 7-9pm Description: Disaster Psychology Specialist Dr Rob Gordon discusses the challenges fragile communities face in the years following a disaster. How do we address common symptoms and concerns show … Continue reading
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City less positive than Selwyn District
Residents in the Selwyn District are more positive in their outlook than residents in Christchurch or Waimakariri District, according to the CERA well-being survey carried out in Spring 2013.
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Women’s quake stories sought
The National Council of Women is seeking women who have been struggling to cope with life after the quakes to tell their stories.
Posted in Mental Health, People, women
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People with disabilities sought for documentary
The producers of television programme Attitude are on the lookout for people who live with disabilities and/or mental health issues so they show the non-clinical interventions offered by community groups to help with traumatic experiences.
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Walk/Run 4 Autism Awareness
Location: North Hagley Park Time: October 20 from 10 am Description: Autism New Zealand’s Canterbury/West Coast Branch is running its popular Walk/Run 4 Autism Awareness, a non-competitive event for all ages. Participants have a choice of distances: 2.5km, 5km or … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Health, Mental Health, Uncategorized
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Write your quake experiences on the Temple walls
Christchurch people will be invited to write their earthquake experiences, or anything else they wish to let go of, on the walls of the Temple for Christchurch before the temple is burnt to the ground to symbolise release and moving … Continue reading
Posted in Arts, Mental Health, Wider Circles
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Course for women to nurture themselves
A course for women to nurture themselves begins this Thursday at the St Albans Community Centre in Colombo Street.
Posted in Arts, Community, Mental Health, women
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Social wellbeing index set up by CERA
A wellbeing index based on data from multiple agencies is being set up by CERA to track the progress of the social recovery of Canterbury following the earthquakes. The data will look at issues such as health, employment and housing … Continue reading
Posted in Earthquake Information, Health, Mental Health
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Come along for a laugh on Sundays
Pass by the Scottish Society Hall in Edgeware Road on a Sunday morning and you may hear lots of laughter. Liz van Halewyn found out more from one of the facilitators, Hannah Airey.
Posted in Community, Mental Health, News, Newsletter
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We’re all right, aren’t we?
All right is a social marketing campaign gathering together people’s ideas on what makes them feel good and sharing these.
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Workshops to cope with loss and possibilities
Workshops are being run Christchurch in April and May to assist individuals and organisations to cope with the longer term mental health consequences of the earthquakes.
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