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Changing behaviours in the delivery of social services
by Bryan Wilshire
For more than one hundred and fifty years, New Zealand society's caring functions have been the work of charities (non-profits) supported by philanthropists and the Government of the day.
These charities initiated the majority of services in the social arena, health and education. Government provided some services and filled in the gaps...
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What's Happening at LifeLine?
by Annie Bradshaw & Sarah Frayne
News and information from Lifeline....
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Impact of Culture on Mental Health -
East Meets West
by Sybil Au
Recently Sybil Au from Chinese Lifeline was invited to speak at the prestigious 2007 World Mental Health Conference in Hong Kong, and had the opportunity to introduce Chinese Lifeline to mental health professionals at an international level.
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I Don't Feel a Day over Twenty
By Denis Bunbury
Having just celebrated a significant birthday, I have found myself asking a question. And that is: what has shown itself to be so helpful that I would want to have it with me as I journey into the third third of my life?... Click here to read the full article |
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Videogames that are good for you
Adapted by Sarah Frayne from original article by Kathryn Hawkins
When you imagine the typical videogame addict, you probably think of a ten-year-old boy hunched in front of a jumbo TV screen.
And while young (and young-at-heart) men do make up a large percentage of the audience for videogames you might be surprised to know who else is getting pretty good with the console: Their grandparents...
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Who are you really?
by Frauke
I started working for the 211 helpline a few months ago. When Sarah invited me to write something about Kinesiology for the newsletter I paused: Yes, I am registered as a natural medicine practitioner in the modality of Kinesiology but lately I have found myself moving away from muscle testing, one of its primary tools, and towards a deeper form of inquiry.
The following article was written as part of that inquiry process.....
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And finally.......a quote
"A diplomat... is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you actually look forward to the trip."
Caskie Stinnett |