Mental Health Awareness Week starts on the 10th October – 16th October 2011

The slogan for this year is “GET IN THE GAME, TRAINING FOR YOUR HAPPINESS”

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Business Forum on Mental Health Chamber Luncheon

Mental Health Awareness Week, October 2010

 NZ Fashion Icon and entrepreneur Denise L’Estrange-Corbet was keynote speaker at the second annual Business Forum on Mental Health Luncheon held at Trailways Hotel on 7^th October 2010, with over 60 attendees from local businesses and the health and social services.  This was part of the regular WHK Chamber monthly luncheons sponsored and hosted by the Chamber of Commerce to ensure business owners are aware of the key issues facing their business, and built on the successful luncheon hosted by the Business Forum and the Chamber of Commerce in 2009.

 Denise L’Estange-Corbet, and Andrew Bridge from WORKSTAR (representing The Business Forum on Mental Health), presented the advantages to businesses of improving mental health and well being, and  identified ways in which employers can make effective changes in their business practice to guard against stigma and discrimination relating to mental illness. 

 Sponsorship was obtained from The Mental Health Foundation, Tasman District Council and Ramazzini Health and Safety. This greatly assisted Health Action Trust who contributed the majority of project funding.

This Code of practice covers the advocacy service provided by COMPASS. Compass provides an advocacy service to people with Mental Health issues who are users of Mental Health services in the Nelson, Tasman and Golden Bay ares. The Code of Practice aims to clarify the way that advocacy is provided by this agency. All people who use our service are seen as service users. A copy of the Code of Practice will be given to each service user. Continue Reading »

• Info on Antidepressants
• Info on Antipsychotics
• Wellness plans and advance directives
• Understanding personality disorders
• Boarderline Personality Disorder

A Compass Advocacy worker can help you to:

• Feel you are not alone and someone is on your side to support you
• Gain and understand information regarding to your situation
• Make choices about possible options
• Communicate your needs and wishes
• Have your rights acknowledged and upheld
• Access services you are entitled to
• Use complaints procedures Continue Reading »