Mental Health filtered by Smokefree
Our goal at Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is for New Zealanders to experience positive mental health and wellbeing. We aim to reduce the impact of depression and anxiety on the lives of New Zealanders and create a nation that values and includes people with experience of mental illness, so that all New Zealanders can participate in society and in the everyday life of their communities and whānau. This work encompasses two programmes of activity:
National Depression Initiative – This initiative focuses on reducing the impacts of depression and anxiety on adults and young people through early recognition and appropriate treatment. Find out more at depression.org.nz and thelowdown.co.nz. You can find resources that promote these two websites on this page.
Nōku te Ao is a national programme to increase social inclusion and reduce stigma and discrimination for people with experience of mental illness.
For more information about what we do, please see: hpa.org.nz/programme/mental-health
Play Your Best Card - take home pamphlet (bundle of 30)
These pamphlets help are given to young people to encourage them to reflect on their conversations after playing Play Your Best Card, a team-based game that encourages teens to have conversations on a range of topics relevant to young people.
You can view and download the pamphlet here.
Play Your Best Card – game
Maximum two sets per order. This is only available for schools and kura.
Play Your Best Card is a team-based game that encourages teens to have conversations on a range of topics relevant to young people. It also encourages them to discuss challenges and what to do in a range of different situations.
The game is key to raising awareness of youth organisations that you can contact when you need help. It aims to inspire teens’ critical thinking and encourage them to have conversations about issues that they are going on for them right now, or that they might encounter in the future.
For more details, visit www.hpa.org.nz/education/play-your-best-card.