by Michael Tayler | Sep 30, 2019
Anxiety is more than feeling stressed or worried. It can be tough to cope, but with the right help and support, you can learn to manage and reduce your anxiety. Feeling tense or nervous at times when dealing with stressful situations is a normal experience. If your...
by Michael Tayler | Sep 30, 2019
In life, feeling down or miserable sometimes is normal. But if these feelings become painful, we may experience an aching heart, mind, body and spirit. We could have trouble sleeping or a change in appetite. We might withdraw from families and friends, and lose hope....
by Michael Tayler | Mar 16, 2019
Many people in Christchurch and across New Zealand (and even the world) will experience distress such as acute stress reactions and horror following the fatalities in Christchurch – this is a normal reaction to an abnormal situation. Most people will manage, and...
by Michael Tayler | Jul 11, 2018
Te Kaveinga presents results from the New Zealand Mental Health Monitor and the Health and Lifestyles Survey related to the mental health and wellbeing of Pacific peoples. Published by the Health Promotion Agency, Te Kaveinga is the first in-depth analysis of Pacific...
by Michael Tayler | Nov 1, 2017
In 2009 Le Va was commissioned by the Ministry of Health to set a Pacific mental health and addiction research agenda named Kato Fetu. Kato Fetu aimed to strategically and systematically build a comprehensive body of knowledge available to inform the Pacific mental...
