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1 December 2017
Reflections on 2017
What a year 2017 has been! There has been a strong media focus on service delivery and suicide – indicating that mental health and addiction services are under more pressure than ever before.1 December 2017
Suzette reflects
Wow what a year 2017 has been! Inspiring, exhausting and re-energising sums it up for me.1 December 2017
Te Reo Hāpai and the word ‘nurse’
We recently received some feedback about the absence of nursing and other occupational terms in Te Reo Hāpai, a new glossary of Māori language used in the mental health, addiction and disability sectors.1 December 2017
Addiction Nurses
Congratulations to the organisers, attendees and contributors to the 5th International Conference of Te Ao Māramatanga New Zealand College of Mental Health Nurses.1 December 2017
"Surfing the waves"
Hamilton hosted the 5th international mental health nursing conference, with the theme “Surfing the waves” – specifically the “fourth wave”, described by Sir Mason Durie as a time in which there is less of a focus on disorders, and more of a focus on “dysfunctional relationships, behaviours, exaggerated responses to life crises, …poor physical health…, failure to adapt to changing times and circumstances”.1 December 2017