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31 July 2019 | Hōngongoi 2019
Have you visited the Like Minds, Like Mine website in the last two years?
We would love to hear how you think we could improve it in our website survey!
For people who are new to the Like Minds, Like Mine programme, it is designed to help reduce discrimination and increase social inclusion towards Kiwis who experience mental distress, so ideally this website would be a tool towards those aims.
The survey takes 7-10 minutes to complete, and five $50 Prezzy Cards are up for grabs to thank you for your time and efforts. The survey closes on Monday 12 August, so e kuhu, e kuhu (get stuck in) before it's too late!
Nāku iti nei,
Danielle Whitburn Senior Communications and Marketing Officer Mental Health Foundation
Greater Good in Action
This website was developed through a partnership between the Greater Good Science Centre at the University of California and HopeLab. Their mission is to ensure that the latest research on what improves our wellbeing is accessible to all. They believe the research is clear: happiness, resilience, connection, and kindness are skills that can be taught and developed over time - with practise.
They encourage you to start your own happiness regimen by utilising the stress-free, user-friendly features on their website. Each activity notes a difficulty level and estimated time to complete, and by signing up for free, you can save your favourite activities or tag those you want to try later. You can also read how others got on, or view the most popular tagged tasks by the site's online community. With monthly updates, reminders about your practices, and background reading, Greater Good in Action inspires you to give it a go and see if the research rings true to you.
Resource review by Kim Higginson, Information Management Specialist, MHF
Report presents findings about creative spaces This Arts Access report provides key decision-makers and agencies with information about the sector to better understand how the sector operates, the services it provides and to whom.
Groundbreaking Māori health practitioners bring their expertise to Wintec There's a growing practice of recounting Māori indigenous stories or pūrākau as therapy, and it is making meaningful change in Aotearoa. Wintec Centre for Health and Social Practice academics Allanah Ashwell (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Pūkeko and Kāti Mamoe) and Andre McLachlan (Ngāti Apa and Muaūpoko) are exploring the applications of pūrākau within the hauora (Māori philosophy of health and wellbeing) space at Wintec.
Psychiatrists call for rise in NZ's alcohol-buying age Psychiatrists are calling for wide-ranging restrictions on alcohol including raising the purchase age back to 20, price increases and an advertising ban, stating that alcohol harm remains the most pervasive addiction problem in New Zealand. Instagram's commitment to lead the fight against online bullying Instagram have rolled out a new feature that notifies people when their comment may be considered offensive before it's posted. From earlier tests, Instagram have found that it encourages some people to undo their comment and share something less hurtful once they have had a chance to reflect.
Concerns over mental health impact of deportation The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists is renewing its call to the Australian Government to re-assess its deportation policies and practices when it comes to New Zealand nationals.
New NZ research & resources
The impact of the Canterbury earthquakes on dispensing for older person's mental health Beaglehole, B., Bloomer, C., Zhang, T., Hamilton, G., Boden, J. M., Mulder, R. T., Bell, C., & Frampton, C. (2019, July 10). International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, epub ahead of print. doi: 10.1002/gps.5171. This research found that older persons sought short-term assistance for insomnia and anxiety in the aftermath of the February 2011 earthquake, but longer-term rates of clinically significant anxiety and depression for older persons did not increase as a consequence of the earthquakes sequence.
Working with older people: Mental health and addiction workforce development priorities (2019, June). Auckland: Te Pou In 2018, Te Pou began a 3-year project to identify workforce development priorities and workforce initiatives to grow and develop the mental health and addiction workforce for older people. This report summarises the first-year project findings and identifies 10 workforce development priorities.
Wellbeing and mental health: An analysis based on the Treasury's Living Standards Framework Brown, S. (2019). Wellington: Treasury. This paper builds on the framework and results presented in The Treasury's Living Standards Framework Dashboard and the accompanying analytical paper. It profiles people with low mental health wellbeing, using the five General Social Surveys from 2008-16 and other datasets in Statistics New Zealand's Integrated Data Infrastructure.
How to improve health outcomes for Indigenous peoples by making space for self-determination O'Sullivan, D. (2019, July 11). The Conversation. Dominic O'Sullivan, Associate Professor of Political Science, Charles Sturt University notes self-determination is a right that belongs to everybody, and is key for Indigenous people to flourish.
Suicide Facts: 2016 data (provisional) (2019, July). Wellington: Ministry of Health. Over the last ten years the rate of youth suicide has been variable. Prior to 2013, the youth rate was predominantly higher than the other life-stage age groups, but more recently, the rates for youth have been similar to those for other life-stage groups less than 65 years. Over the ten-year period, the rate of suicide for Māori was consistently higher than the rate for non-Māori, for both males and females.
Conflict of interest guidelines for District Health Boards (2019, July). Wellington: Ministry of Health. These guidelines are intended to provide a basis for assessing existing DHB conflict of interest policies and practices, and for producing robust policy and decision-making processes.
Evaluation of New Zealand 'P' pull (2019, July 5). Auckland: Te Pou. The New Zealand 'P' Pull movement is a community-based initiative with roots in Porirua. Dedicated to reducing the impact of problematic methamphetamine use, the movement provides responsive and timely community-based access to peer-led addiction support. The report found a positive impact on the people involved.
Spirituality in Aotearoa, New Zealand: Personal reflections from a spirituality in health care researcher Egan, R. (2019, May). Journal of Pain Symptom Management, 57(5), 1031-1034. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2018.12.331. This personal reflection comes from a New Zealand academic who works in the spirituality and health care research field. Although largely biographical, this reflection offers some insight into the New Zealand context and this emergent field.
Student support update: 1 January – 31 March 2019 (2019, July). Wellington: Ministry of Social Development. This student data provides the latest statistics on student loans, student allowances and other support available for tertiary students and other adult students attending secondary schools.
New international research & resources
Psychological therapies for preventing seasonal affective disorder Forneris, C. A., Nussbaumer-Streit, B., Morgan, L. C., Greenblatt, A., Van Noord, M. G., Gaynes, B.N.,… Gartlehner, G. (2019, May). Cochrane Database Systematic Reviews, 24, 5:CD011270. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011270.pub3. Given that there is no comparative evidence for psychological therapy versus other preventive options, this research states that the decision for or against initiating preventive treatment of Seasonal Affective Disorder, and the treatment selected, should be strongly based on patient preferences and other preventive interventions that are supported by evidence.
Long-term mental health effects of mindfulness training: A 4-year follow-up study Solhaug, I., de Vibe, M., Friborg, O., Sorlie, T., Tyssen, R., Bjorndal, A., & Rosenvinge, J. H. (2019, August). Mindfulness, 10, 1661. doi.10.1007/s12671-019-01100-2. This research found that mindfulness-based stress reduction fostered enduring effects on mental distress and coping in medical and psychology students 4 years post-intervention.
The impact of inequalities in the early years on outcomes over the life course: Using international evidence to identify creative policy solutions McVie, S., Tannahill, C., Smyth, E., Duta, A., Morton, S., Murray, K., … Gamoran, A. (2019, July). Swindon: Economic and Social Research Council. Drawing on a range of international evidence, this summary report explores key stages in a young person's life, from adversity in early childhood through adolescence and the impact of this on adult lives.
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists professional practice guidelines for the administration of electroconvulsive therapy Weiss, A., Hussain, S., Ng, B., Sarma, S., Tiller, J., Waite, S., & Loo, C. (2019, July, first published online 10 April 2019). Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 53(7), 609-623. These guidelines provide up-to-date advice for psychiatrists to promote optimal standards of electroconvulsive therapy practice.
Reducing the need for restraint and restrictive intervention: Children and young people with learning disabilities, autistic spectrum conditions and mental health difficulties in health and social care services and special education settings (2019, June). London: Department for Health and Social Care. Aimed at health services, social care services and special education settings, this guide advises how to support children and young people with learning disabilities, autistic spectrum conditions and mental health difficulties who are at risk of restrictive intervention.
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