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10 July 2019 | Hōngongoi 2019
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Moira Clunie, former Research, Development and Advocacy Manager, Mental Health Foundation reviews The procrastinator's guide to killing yourself: Living when life feels unliveable by Gareth Edwards.
For 20 years Gareth Edwards worked in mental health and suicide prevention as a government advisor, university researcher and designer of innovative services. The title of Gareth Edwards' book is confronting and a bit blunt, but it neatly summarises two of his key ideas about how to stay alive when life feels unliveable ... Read Moira's review.
Connecting through kōrero survey
Last year the MHF released Connecting Through Kōrero, a resource providing information about how to have safe and supportive conversations with young people/taiohi about suicide. We are in the process of evaluating this resource, and would greatly appreciate your feedback. Those that complete the anonymous survey before Friday 26 July will go in the draw to win one of three $100 prezzy cards. Please feel free to forward the survey on to anyone you think would be interested in completing it. It is important to us that we ensure our resources are making a positive difference.
Slight fall in overall life satisfaction, but most Kiwis still satisfied
Statistics NZ report the average rating for overall life satisfaction is now 7.7, a slight fall from 7.8 in 2016 and 2014.
Te Rau Ora website
Formally known as Te Rau Matatini, Te Rau Ora is New Zealand's indigenous Māori organisation, dedicated to providing a range of local and national programmes to improve Māori health. They have recently announced their new name and look, which is strongly aligned with their mission.
New international paper calls for better training for teachers working with traumatised children
A new paper released by the Global Education Monitoring group calls for better training for teachers to provide psychosocial support to children who have lived through traumatic events.
Funding boost for charity supporting women working in health
Wāhine Connect will expand its reach thanks to funding from the charitable arm of Southern Cross. Southern Cross Health Trust CEO Terry Moore says the charity has proven to be highly successful in connecting female health professionals with knowledgeable mentors.
Gaming and gambling link: Call for warning label over video game 'loot boxes'
New Zealand's Problem Gambling Foundation is worried that buying loot boxes in video games is normalising gambling among young people and could encourage them to spend more money and take more risks.
High quality websites and apps could help those in chronic pain
Smartphone apps and pain management websites could fill a significant gap in helping to support the one in five New Zealanders living with chronic or persistent pain, a researcher from the University of Otago says.
New NZ research & resources
Impact of sugar‐sweetened beverage taxes on purchases and dietary intake: Systematic review and meta‐analysis
Teng, A. M., Jones, A. C., Mizdrak , A., Signal, L.,Genç, M., & Wilson, N. (2019, June). Obesity Reviews, first published online. doi:10.1111/obr.12868.
Findings support the notion that sugar-sweetened beverage taxation is an effective tool in reducing consumption, and could be an effective component in policy to prevent obesity and diabetes, and improve oral health.
Public policy successes on late night live interview
(2019, June). Australia: ABC Radio.
Often governments are criticised for public policy failures. This new study highlights twenty examples where public policy has worked.
Here we are, read us. Women, disability and writing
(2019). Wellington: Crip the Lit.
This little book with big ideas features eight diverse, well-known and emerging women writers. The important thing they have in common is that they all share lived experience of disability.
Memory clinic survey in New Zealand: A second look
Stone, C., Copeland, B., Collier, C., & Cheung, G. (2019, June). Australasian Psychiatry, 6, 1039856219852299. doi:10.1177/1039856219852299.
This research investigates the changes in publicly funded memory clinics in New Zealand since the last survey in 2008. It concludes that there is significant variability in the structure of memory clinics in New Zealand, and that these clinics could benefit from collaboration and bench-marking of their services.
Mental health and the media in Aotearoa New Zealand
Oliver, N. (2019). (Masters Thesis). Auckland University, Auckland, New Zealand.
Findings conclude that the media has a significant impact on how the public views mental health. Key informants believe media representation has improved in recent years, however, participants described an absence of positive recovery messages in the media and felt that the public are being misinformed on what it means to recover.
Sociodemographic factors associated with attitudes towards abortion in New Zealand
Huang, Y., Osborne, D., & Sibley, C. G. (2019, June 21). New Zealand Medical Journal, 132(1497), 9-20.
The majority of respondents expressed high levels of support for legalised abortion. Several sociodemographic factors were identified as significantly associated with support for legalised abortion.
TALIS 2018 Results (Volume I): Teachers and school leaders as lifelong learners
OECD (2019). Paris : TALIS, OECD Publishing. doi:10.1787/1d0bc92a-en.
In this international survey, one third of New Zealand principals reported seeing bullying among their students at least weekly. Thirty-five per cent of secondary principals reported regular acts of intimidation or bullying, more than double the OECD average of 14 per cent.
New international research & resources
Beyond the emergency: A national study of ambulance responses to men's mental health
(2019). Richmond, Australia: Turning Point.
Men who accessed ambulance services for mental health issues felt they required more from paramedics than simply being transported to hospital. They described how high-quality treatment and positive experiences were influenced by the paramedic interaction and a supportive response.
Development and evaluation of a web-based resource for suicidal thoughts: NowMattersNow.org
Whiteside, U., Richards, J., Huh, D., Hidalgo, R., Nordhauser, R., Wong, A. J., … Lezine, D. (2019). Journal of Medical internet Research, 21(5), E13183.
Research results provide preliminary support for the potential effectiveness of the website as a tool for short-term management of suicidal thoughts and negative emotions.
Decreasing stigmatization: Reducing the discrepancy between "us" and "them". an intervention for mental health care professionals
Helmus, K., Schaars, I. K., Wierenga, H., de Glint, E, & van Os, J. (2019, May). Frontier Psychiatry, 31(10), 243. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00243.
Findings indicate that communicating the continuity aspect of mental disorders in a workshop can be valuable in decreasing the "us and them" discrepancy between professionals and people with mental health disorders.
The role of flourishing in relationship between positive and negative life events and affective well-being
Prisma-Larsen, Z., Kaliterna-Lipovčan, L., Larsen, R., Brkljačić, T., & Brajša-Žganec, A. (2019, June 19). Applied Research Quality Life, first online, 1-19. doi: 10.1007/s11482-019-09743-y.
The aim of this study was to examine the relationships between frequency and importance of positive and negative life events and affective well-being.
Interventions to improve the mental health of children and young people with long-term physical conditions: Linked evidence syntheses
Moore, D. A, Nunns, M., Shaw, L., Rogers, M., Walker, E., Ford, T., … Thompson, C. J. (2019, May). Health Technology Assessment, 23(22), 1-164. doi: 10.3310/hta23220.
This review investigates whether or not interventions (treatments, strategies and resources) can help children and young people with their mental health.
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