PROGRAMME INCLUDES

 

 MIDWEEK FEATURE/PROMOTION – Wednesday 10th October

HAWERA STAR FEATURE/PROMOTION – Thursday 11^th  October

 

             “Turn the Page – Tahuri atu te Whārangi”  - Phase 2

 

                  (An initiative between Midland Health Network, Libraries, Bishop’s Action Foundation,

 Like Minds Taranaki and community groups in Taranaki)

 

 LAUNCH “TURN THE PAGE – Tahuri atu te Whārangi”

New Plymouth, Monday 15th October – 12noon – (fully booked)

For more information – contact Like Minds Taranaki 06-759-0966

 

PRESENTATION OF CHEQUE BY SARAH DARKE

to Like Minds Taranaki from sales of artwork from her recent successful art exhibition

at Real Tart Community Gallery.  Monday 15^th October

 

  

ART EXHIBITION BY ‘REAL ARTS’ AT REAL TART COMMUNITY GALLERY

Celebrate the work of the Real Arts Group – exhibition throughout October - FREE

 

PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS – NEW PLYMOUTH – FREE

Tuesday 16^th October – 5.15pm – Baptist Church, Liardet St, New Plymouth

    Dr Yariv Doron - "Learning, Attention and Psychology - helping your child do better in the classroom"

Andrew Brock, Project and Innovation Manager – Bishop’s Action Foundation

 Phase 2 – of “Turn the Page - Tahuri atu te Whārangi”

Psychiatrist TDHB – “Mental Health in Older People”

Hayden Wano – CEO – Tui Ora Ltd – “Kaupapa Maori specialist mental health services”

For more information – Contact Like Minds Taranaki – 06-759-0966

 

DANCE/SOCIAL/KARAOKE/BBQ – HAWERA – FREE

Including a performance about ‘Countering Self Stigma and Self Discrimination” (fully booked)

Wednesday 17th October 10.30-1.30pm

 

 

QUIZ – for WITT Students – at WITT Cafeteria – FREE 

Thursday 18^th October 12 noon – WITT student teams only

 

“LET’S GET PHYSICAL” ACTIVITIES – PUKEKURA PARK – FREE

Friday 19th October – 10am-1pm – Pukekura Park, NP

Try your hand at orienteering and mind-body-connection exercises

Contact Nadja at Progress to Health – 06-757 5549

 

FUND RAISER INITIATIVE BY PAULA INGRAM... Paula will be shaving her hair off with proceeds going to promote mental health awareness and suicide prevention. For every $ raised, Paula will match – to a maximum of $5,000! Be there to support Sarah, Crowded House, 6pm, Friday 19th For more information, contact Like Minds Taranaki – 06-759-0966

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BOOK OF AFFIRMATIONS will operate throughout activities

                                                                      

Taranaki Mental Health Awareness Week

is supported by a wide range of organisations

providing effective services for people experiencing mental illness.

 

 

   Bishop’s Action Foundation         Healthcare NZ          Like Minds Taranaki

Midland’s Health Network             Pathways                  Progress to Health

Puke Ariki & Community Libraries          Real Tart Community Art Gallery                    

Settlement Support-NP                               South Taranaki District Council                    

Supporting Families in Mental Illness

Taranaki District Health Board – Mental Health & Addiction Services

Tui Ora Ltd.                   WITT – Western Institute of Technology – Taranaki

Proudly supporting mental health awareness

 

Mental illness can affect anyone, anytime, anywhere.

 

 

 

For more information, contact Like Minds Taranaki – 06-759-0966

mental.health@xtra.co.nz          www.likemindstaranaki.org.nz