More than half of the survivors of the 2019 Christchurch mosque terrorist attacks have suffered long-term mental health effects in the aftermath, a new study has found. A University of Otago, Christchurch study found more than 60 percent of participants from the Christchurch Muslim community suffered from mental health conditions such as PTSD and depression Read more
Posts Tagged ‘Mental Health’
Mental health among youth a growing concern since COVID-19
Thursday, October 17th, 2024
Since the COVID-19 crisis, there have been increasing concerns about the deterioration of mental health among teenagers and young adults. From surveys to reports, the statistics on young people’s mental health seem to depict a generation in distress—sad, anxious and discouraged. Professor Ludovic Gicquel, head of the child and adolescent psychiatry department at Laborit Hospital Read more
Kiwi mental health nurses still in the dark as police prepare to back away from distress callouts
Thursday, October 17th, 2024Mental health nurses say they’re still in the dark about how Health New Zealand is going to take over mental health callouts from police, just weeks before the changes are set to be phased in. Handling of mental health callouts will start transitioning from a police-led response to a health-led response from November 1. New Read more
The mental health of the spiritual but not religious
Thursday, September 26th, 2024
There is a long tradition of wondering about the mental health implications of religious practice. The psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Carl Jung famously claimed to have seen almost no practicing Catholics in decades of clinical practice. Others have failed to replicate this result, but the idea that religious practice has some meaningful impact on mental health Read more
I Am Hope – house to be auctioned on Gumboot Friday
Thursday, September 26th, 2024
Jack’s Point, a stunning home on Queenstown’s Hanley’s Farm, will go under the hammer on Gumboot Friday. All profits will be donated to the I Am Hope Foundation. The auction aims to raise significant funds for the I Am Hope Foundation mental health charity which supports New Zealand’s youth. Auction to fund mental health services Read more
Canada government sued to allow euthanasia for mental illness
Thursday, August 29th, 2024
A Canadian non-profit organisation, Dying With Dignity Canada (DWDC), has filed a constitutional challenge against the federal government, seeking to expand the country’s euthanasia programme to include individuals suffering from mental illness. The legal action claims the current exclusion of mental illness from the Medical Aid in Dying (MAID) programme is discriminatory under the Canadian Read more
Loneliness in the workplace is greatest among men with traditional views
Monday, July 29th, 2024
Loneliness affects everyone at different times. Although it is well documented men are less likely than women to talk about feelings and to seek help, our research found men’s work arrangements can be a significant contributor. We found loneliness was highest among men in their late 40s but it also occurred at other times, often Read more
Academic launches podcast to talk about mental health from ‘Samoan perspective’
Thursday, July 18th, 2024A newly released podcast presented in the Samoan language aims to reduce stigma around mental health. Called Fau Gagana – a Samoan nurse’s perceptive on mental health, provides general information, as well as interpretations on mental wellbeing from a Samoan perspective. Auckland University of Technology’s nursing lecturer, Dr Ioana Mulipola, says the idea for the Read more
The problem with social media and kids is also spiritual
Monday, July 1st, 2024
Want to find that one issue upon which at least some Democrats and Republicans can agree? Here it is: the danger that social media poses to our young people. Surgeon General’s warning In the words of United States Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy (pictured): “The mental health crisis among young people is an emergency — Read more
Queer, Māori and disabled struggle with mental health
Monday, July 1st, 2024Young Kiwis are in distress as inequities amplify mental health challenges. Recent data showed one in five young people aged 15 to 25 were experiencing higher rates of psychological distress than other aged groups. Collated by the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission Te Hiringa Mahara, the assessment also showed Māori, disabled and LGBTQIA+ youth had Read more