Media Releases 2012
May
13/05/12 Mental Health Foundation Invites NZers to Pink Shirt Day
The Mental Health Foundation encourages all New Zealanders to wear pink on Pink Shirt Day Aotearoa – this Friday, 18 May 2012.
04/05/12 Campaign and video to raise awareness of bullying prevention
The Mental Health Foundation is proud to lead the efforts on Pink Shirt Day, a national campaign aimed to raise awareness of how to prevent bullying.
02/05/12 Mental Health DVD in New Zealand Sign Language
The Mental Health Foundation (MHF) has a DVD about change, loss and grief in New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) available from its Resource and Information Centre.
April
24/04/12 Everyone needs to work together to reduce the suicide rate
The Mental Health Foundation (MHF) is urging all New Zealanders to think seriously about how they can help reduce the suicide rate, chief executive Judi Clements says.
18/04/12 Standing tall alongside Sam RB
The Mental Health Foundation congratulates Sam RB on having her song Stand Tall made into the official anthem of the New Zealand Olympic team.
04/04/12 Government’s youth mental health funding package much needed says Mental Health Foundation
“The announcement today of an additional $62million funding for a range of youth mental health initiatives is heartening news”, says Mental Health Foundation Chief Executive, Judi Clements.
March
21/03/12 Cantabrians encouraged to roll out welcome mat this weekend
Do you still know who your neighbours are? Have you popped round to see the new family who just moved in next door? How strong are your local connections more than a year after the quakes?
12/03/12 Entry call for multimedia stage show that rethinks mental illness
A one-act play? A short film? Dance pieces, performance poems, visual art or anything in between – the entry call is open for the Like Minds Big reTHiNK Challenge.
February
27/02/12 Countdown to Neighbours Day - join in and get to know your neighbours in 2012
Do you know there are more than 100 ways to say hello to your neighbours in New Zealand?Neighbours Day Aotearoa – running over the weekend of 24-25 March 2012 – is your chance to put some of these greetings into practice and connect with the people that live, behind, beside, in front and across the road from you.
27/02/12 Foundation welcomes Tumblr decision to block pro-suicide blogs
The Mental Health Foundation has welcomed a move by Tumblr, the popular international blogging and social networking site, to remove pages from users on its platform that encourage suicide and self-harm.
21/02/12 Foundation welcomes extension of suicide helpline
An extension of hours at Lifeline Aotearoa’s national suicide prevention helpline is being welcomed by the Mental Health Foundation as a valuable extension to support services.
21/02/12 One year on from the quake: creating a flourishing city
Strong emotions will be felt on the first anniversary of Christchurch’s devastating February 22 earthquake, says the Mental Health Foundation, and the impact on the city’s mental health and wellbeing cannot be understated.
21/02/12 Riverside commemoration sites growing in Christchurch
The Mental Health Foundation is supporting Healthy Christchurch and the Avon-Otakaro Network for a series of commemorative events they’ve devised to mark the first-year anniversary of the devastating Februrary 22 earthquake that changed the face of the city forever.
January
20/01/12 Support available for dragon baby families
The Chinese new year of the dragon is already giving rise to the phrase "dragon baby" for families expecting a new arrival, and in preparation, the Mental Health Foundation's Kai Xin Xing Dong website is offering Chinese language information for new and expectant mothers.
09/01/2012 Vote for Stand Tall in the Play It Strange Olympic Songwriting Competition
Media grant recipient and Auckland singer songwriter Sam RB has not held back in tackling her first challenge for the New Year – making it to the finals of the Play it Strange Olympic Songwriting Competition.
