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Category Archives: Mental Health
Trauma release technique April 6
Fiona Young is a registered Physiotherapist offering to teach people a trauma release technique for free so that she can gain my TRE level 2 registration. If you would like to experience this technique and do not mind groupwork or … Continue reading
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Free counselling for women
The Women’s Centre in Colombo Street is offering free counselling with qualified counsellors and counsellors who are in the process of being trained. Up to 20 hours of counselling is possible but spaces are limited. Phone 371 7414 or email … Continue reading
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Project researches trauma coping skills
Researchers from the Universities of Canterbury and Otago are joining forces to research how people cope with difficult experiences, such as the Christchurch earthquake sequence, looking for ideas that will aid recovery and building resilience in future disasters around the … Continue reading
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Quake impact on health still to come
Basing their predictions on what happened three years after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, Canterbury health officials say that the full impact of the quakes on the health of Canterbury people is yet to be felt. Source: Fairfax News Visiting … Continue reading
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Tell CERA about your wellbeing
Have your say about your well-being on the CERA website before November 2 and help CERA identify where additional assistance may be needed. Tell CERA how you feel about the progress of your recovery and day to day life.
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Play the wellbeing game – be happy
Individuals and teams are being encouraged to go online and play the wellbeing game in October and November to improve their mental health. The Wellbeing Game is a ‘game for life’ – the goal is to accumulate hours of ‘happiness’. … Continue reading
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EQ workshop for NGO managers
The Mental Health Education and Resource Centre (MHERC) and the University of Canterbury (UC) have developed workshops aimed at addressing some of the feelings of exhaustion, frustration and uncertainty created by the going challenges of the new environment we find … Continue reading
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September destress courses
The Art of Living Organisation is offering additional destress courses in September.
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Supporting Kāi Tahu whanau
If you are not coping or you notice whānau not coping, phone 0800 Kāi Tahu (0800 524 8248).
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Free counselling and support
Stressed? Relationships Aotearoa (formerly Relationship Services) are still offering up to six free sessions of counselling to anyone who needs support.
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