Let's get real: Real Skills for people working in mental health and addiction Last Publication Date: 18 Sep 2008 It is explicit in stating the expectations for people who work in mental health and addiction treatment services irrespective of their role, discipline or position in…
Guidance for Improving Supportive and Rehabilitative Care for Adults with Cancer in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 16 Sep 2008 Supportive care and rehabilitation encompasses ‘the essential services to meet the physical, emotional, nutritional, informational, psychological, sexual, spiritual, and practical needs throughout a person’s experience with…
Evaluation of the Whanganui-a-Tara Courts and Health (WATCH) Project Last Publication Date: 20 Aug 2008 The Whanganui-a-Tara Courts and Health (WATCH) Project was implemented from October 2006 to March 2007 to reduce repeat offending and improve health outcomes for young adult…
Review of Research on the Effects of Imprisonment on the Health of Inmates and their Families Last Publication Date: 11 Aug 2008 A growing and changing prison population has renewed interest in the effects of incarceration on the health of prisoners in many countries. Prisoners comprise a number of…
Te Puāwaiwhero: The Second Māori Mental Health and Addiction National Strategic Framework 2008-2015 Last Publication Date: 24 Jul 2008 Te Puāwaiwhero: The Second Māori Mental Health and Addiction National Strategic Framework 2008-2015 reinforces current mental health and Māori health policy. This includes the overall aim of…
National Depression Initiative Tracking Survey 3 Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2008 This survey is the second to access the impact of the "John Kirwan" National Depression Initiative (NDI) Campaign. A total of 1,006 interviews were completed nationally with…
Identification of common mental disorders and management of depression in primary care summary Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2008 A summary of the New Zealand guideline, 'Identification of common mental disorders and management of depression in primary care'.
A Portrait of Health: Key results of the 2006/07 New Zealand Health Survey Last Publication Date: 04 Jun 2008 Portrait of Health is the first release of key descriptive findings from the 2006/07 New Zealand Health Survey. Analyses have been presented by gender, age group,…
Health and well-being and family/whanau functioning Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2008 The family environment is an important influence on a wide range of social and health outcomes and there is general agreement that strong families lead to…
Human Rights and Seclusion in Mental Health Services Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2008 In 2004 the Mental Health Commission published a report on the use of seclusion in New Zealand. Later that year the Human Rights Commission published Human…