Whāriki Hauora
Is your world feeling a little hectic? Do navigating stressors seem useless? Do you need a little extra support, someone to talk to or maybe you just need space to unload without judgment?
We know being a creative in Aotearoa can be tough and that the arts industry has very specific needs. We have partnered with Mind and Body one onf New Zealands leading peer-led mental health providers to create Whāriki Hauora, a mental health Peer Support initiative specifically for arts practioners, technicians and administrators across Aotearoa.
What is Peer Support? Take a gander at the video or head to the WHāriki Hauora page to get full details! You’re not alone-
HE RONGO PAI - GOOD NEWS!
2022 Puna Pūtea | Social Action Grants
Being pre-judged or discriminated against for living with mental distress or illness is unjust, unfair, and harms Aotearoa as a whole – and it’s also a known barrier to recovery.
That’s why we’ve developed the Puna Pūtea or Social Action Grants: grants of up to $40,000 awarded to individuals, organisations and community, hapū or iwi groups. These grants will fund projects that challenge the unfair judgments and discrimination those of us with mental distress or illness can face.
Click below to get full detes, register, and get more info!
WellStream App- NZ Beta Trial
Co-Designing Mental Wellbeing- What does it mean to be well? How can we grow into lives of abundant health and energy?
These are the questions we’re answering with the WellStream app – the World’s first app to accurately measure mental wellbeing – and you can be a part of the answer too. We are looking to the wider community to help figure out what mental wellbeing means Today, and how we can create it for ourselves and others.
If you want to discover more about your own mental wellbeing than ever before then help us by joining the WellStream trial. It’s Easy and Free!
Click below to get the full detes!
Clearhead is an online mental health and wellbeing platform, designed by doctors and therapists to make it easy for people to get the help they need. Clearhead empowers you to proactively manage your mental wellbeing.
Click the link button below to learn a lot more and be connected
Taihoa!
LONG COVID- What is it and what should we know?
The gift that keeps giving!
Are you, or is someone you know struggling with the ongoing effects of long COVID? It’s a real thing and affects so many of us. You might find these reports a little more settling! :-)
1) Studying the causes and effects of long COVID- More than two years into the pandemic, researchers still have few answers about why as many as 1-in-5 adults infected with COVID have experienced a symptom suggestive of long-term effects. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jonathan LaPook talks with doctors looking at ways to diagnose and treat patients with long COVID; and with patients who are striving to get back to their pre-COVID health. #longcovid #longhaulcovid #recovery #covid19
2) What we know about long COVID-19 and new COVID discoveries- Researchers are making more discoveries about long COVID, and the news isn't looking great for some. Subscribe: https://ab.co/3yqPOZ5 Read more here: Dr Norman Swan joins Jeremy Fernandez to discuss the latest studies looking at the link between long COVID-19 and heart and neurological issues. Plus, how long should you isolate for if you have COVID. ABC News In-depth takes you deeper on the big stories, with long-form journalism from Four Corners, Foreign Correspondent, Australian Story, Planet America and more, and explainers from ABC News Video Lab.
Ngā Rauemi-Our Resources
The following video gives you a taste of what we’ve been building on our Kāti page. We break down what Kāti means to us, you can browse a couple of the other portals and can hear from a few of our amazing friends :-)
As we develop and grow our offerings will get stronger and more interactive. Keep an eye out!!
Keep an eye out! These resources will grow, flourish and populate further over time! Go ahead, jump on in and we’ll see you, see us, see you… meh, you get the picture :-)
Our Kaupapa
To nourish the hauora and wellbeing of the creative community in Aotearoa through the development of a curated and curatable online resource kete.
We will strengthen the national evidence-base for creative wellbeing and hauora.
We will create space for conversations about nourishment, creative wellbeing and hauora.
We will develop a dynamic and creative culture around wellbeing in our sector.
We will strengthen the ability of artists to self-determine their wellbeing needs and how to nourish them.
We will help to build connections, unity and support systems across our creative ecosystem.
We will encourage, manaakitanga, kotahitanga, joyful outlooks and flourishing hope
Haerenga-
Our Journey
Te Whakawhirinaki Kete will collaborate, share, research, develop and curate online resources that are accessible to anyone in need, whilst tailored to the creative community experience. We aim to help anyone who finds us, to navigate and strengthen their hauora and wellness needs
As we flourish, our aim is to grow technologically, working with experts to help us thrive. To create an accessible resource centre that has tangible, active, and live tools with no financial barriers. So FREE!!!!
The way that TWK will be developed and used is underpinned by three key principles:
Tikanga and Mātauranga Māori
Our mahi, the resources we develop and relationships will be grounded in Tikanga and Mātauranga Māori to help nourish cultural and spiritual wellbeing. Through these principles, we understand the importance of balancing the many dimensions of being, that support Hauora.
Creative Nourishment
Our resources whilst primarily evidence-informed will embrace creative innovation and will be customised to engage the creative community. Our kete will reflect the diversity of Aotearoa’s creative disciplines to proactively nourish creative wellness.
Connection and Community
TWK aims to create space for connectivity across our creative communities. Our communities will be supported to connect and to access peer support. They will be able to share experiences, curate knowledge, and help inform resources.
