Likeminds Taranaki

Programmes and Projects

Nau mai, haere mai, welcome to this Programmes & Projects section

Like Minds Taranaki undertake a wide range of programmes and projects aimed at promoting mental health and countering stigma and discrimination.

These include:

Mental Health Awareness Week - 2010 October  16th - 22nd.

Like Minds Taranaki facilitates this project and is fortunate to have been able to involve a wide range of other organisations and volunteers in a wide range of activities and programmes.

This years 2010 Mental Health Awareness Week committee have been meeting for the past few weeks and this year Mental Health Awareness week will be celebrated with the following

Awards Recognition ceremonies - Information and nomination forms available soon.

Art Auction - Entries and information available on printable PDF here 

Psychiatrists presentations

Karaoke social fun day in Hawera

Sports Tournament between Oranga Ngatahi and TDHB

 ..... other events yet to be advised.

There will also be for sale fabulous sets of very reasonably Greeting Cards designed by members of our community to promote mental wellness during that period. Samples of these can be seen at Like Minds Taranaki. More on this soon......

Read about Mental Health Awareness Week 2009.

For further information contact Gordon or Frances - 06 759 0966.

Taranaki Mental Health Sector Directory

This 32 page document is available in soft and hard copies - or can be printed directly from here.

For further information contact Stephanie - 06 759 0966

Newsletters:

For further information contact Gordon - 06 759 0966.

Flyer:

For further information contact Stephanie - 06-759-0966.

Presentations to Community and Government Agencies in Taranaki:

Like Minds undertakes a significant number of presentations to groups as diverse as the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, Rotary, rural communities, Government Agencies.
For further information contact Gordon or Frances - 06 759 0966.

Suicide Prevention Coordinating Group:

Like Minds Taranaki provides administration support services to two organisations:

The Taranaki Suicide Prevention Coordinating Group

For further information contact Gordon - 06 759 0966

Networkers Meetings:

Like Minds Taranaki facilitates these bi-monthly meetings of those groups in the community providing services for people with experience of mental illness.

For further information contact Gordon - 06 759 0966.

Feedback is always welcome
Like Minds Taranaki, 06-759-0966, email: mental.health@xtra.co.nz

 

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