SUICIDE AWARENESS & PREVENTION IN NEW ZEALAND.
Suicide has a long-lasting and far-reaching impact on the lives of many people in New Zealand. Every year, far too many New Zealanders die by suicide, with many more attempting suicide. This has a devastating impact on their whānau and families, friends, peers, colleagues, hapū, iwi and wider communities.
All to often people forget about those in their own communities who are struggling and need support. Please reach out & offer a helping hand to those in need.
Some protective factors for suicide
+Good whānau and family relationships
+Access to secure housing
+Stable employment
+Community support and connectedness
+Secure cultural identity
+Ability to deal with life’s difficulties
+Access to support and help.
Some risk factors for suicide
+Bereavement by suicide
+Access to means of suicide
+Sense of isolation
+History of mental illness, addiction or problematic substance abuse
+Previous suicide attempts
+Experience of trauma
+Exposure to bullying & discrimination.
Poll: Is it ok to regift something that you have been given?
🎁 Holiday Gift Chat!
Do you ever regift?
What’s your take on asking for a receipt if a gift doesn’t fit?
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60% Yes! It's better to regift what I don't need
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40% No. It's the thought and effort that matters
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Some Choice News!
Many New Zealand gardens aren’t seeing as many monarch butterflies fluttering around their swan plants and flower beds these days — the hungry Asian paper wasp has been taking its toll.
Thanks to people like Alan Baldick, who’s made it his mission to protect the monarch, his neighbours still get to enjoy these beautiful butterflies in their own backyards.
Thinking about planting something to invite more butterflies, bees, and birds into your garden?
Thanks for your mahi, Alan! We hope this brings a smile!
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