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Mental Health stories

Risks have no place on today’s farms

Safer practices and a health and safety app have cut hazards on Stuart Taylor’s Rangitikei dairy farm, where unsafe work now stops.

By Geoff • 5 min read • Thu, 7th Sep 2017

Wellington City Council

BizDojo and Wellington City Council programme set to help founders thrive

Collider drives innovation and business growth in the capital through a range of learning and business development initiatives.

By Kai Ping Lew • 4 min read • Thu, 24th Aug 2017

Education, Learning & Training

Rural alliance fronting suicide prevention training

Rural communities are set to get free suicide prevention training as officials move to equip health workers before crises deepen.

By Geoff • 3 min read • Tue, 8th Aug 2017

Mental Health

Lessons learnt from a preventable accident

A rushed roofing job left Jason Anker paralysed, and his warning is now prompting workers to speak up about unsafe conditions.

By Geoff • 4 min read • Sun, 6th Aug 2017

Mental Health

Synthetic hits offer real-life dangers

Warnings have been issued after seven Auckland deaths were linked to synthetic cannabis, which can trigger seizures, arrhythmias and psychosis.

By Geoff • 3 min read • Wed, 26th Jul 2017

Skills shortage

24 innovators selected to apply for entrepreneur visa through fellowship programme

The group selected by EHF are part of the first cohort in a three-year programme run in partnership with Immigration New Zealand.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Fri, 21st Jul 2017

Risk & Compliance

Christchurch cloud software provider announces integration with Perth startup

Vault Intelligence adds early intervention mental health monitoring and hazard perception training products to its risk and safety management suite.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Wed, 19th Jul 2017

Mental Health

Young Kiwi innovators most concerned about environment and education issues - survey

The future of the environment and sustainability scored the highest in importance, with 81% of respondents rating it more than 8 out of 10.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Wed, 19th Jul 2017

Education, Learning & Training

Start talking to improve mental health and safety

Better manager-worker conversations can lift productivity, cut absenteeism and reduce stress in construction sites, research cited by a mental health speaker says.

By Geoff • 2 min read • Mon, 10th Jul 2017

Mental Health

Brain region links stress to heart disease and stroke

Greater amygdala activity has been tied to a higher risk of heart disease and stroke, pointing to stress as a cardiovascular risk factor.

By Geoff • 4 min read • Thu, 6th Jul 2017

Disaster Recovery

Providing practical, emotional support after a disaster

Training aims to equip communities with psychological first aid skills to calm survivors, reduce distress and speed recovery after disasters.

By Lewis Hurst • 4 min read • Sat, 1st Jul 2017

Cancer

Stress helps cancer flourish, research shows

Researchers say blocking stress signals could help curb cancer spread, after mice studies linked chronic stress to more lymphatic vessels around tumours.

By Geoff • 2 min read • Thu, 29th Jun 2017