ELP PN
Migrant mental health
workshop
19 April 2011
Aaron Oliver, MASH Trust
Sue Fitzpatrick, MidCentral DHB
1. Warm-up
In pairs, find out 3 things about your partner:
1. Where they live?
2. How long they've been a tutor?
3. Something they do that helps them feel good?
2. Introduction
Today’s workshop:
an overview of mental health resources in Manawatu.
Aim:
o
o
what you already know
boost knowledge
What you already know is important to increasing access of
resources.
Will be covering a general approach to mental health, with
some adaptation to the specific needs of migrants.
2. Introduction (contd)
Many ways to talk about health
many things people do to be healthy
many ways that difficulties are expressed
people are diverse
sharing knowledge is an
important part of the workshop
Questions for the workshop:
1.What to look for?
2.What to do?
2. Introduction (contd)
What to look for?
What to do?
What does healthy
look like?
What can people do
when things are
becoming
unhealthy?
3. What people do when things are going well.
4. What people do when they’re finding things
difficult.
5a. What do people do in a crisis.
5b. Helpful responses to crisis.
6. Summary + additional information &
resources
• Access to services
• Phonebook - front part of the white pages
• Manawatu Mental Health Community Directory
Call 111 if an emergency
6. Summary + additional information & resources (contd)
RESOURCES - for more information
Mental Health Commission
http://www.mhc.govt.nz/
FAQs http://www.mhc.govt.nz/frequently-asked-questions
Mental Health Foundation
http://www.mentalhealth.org.nz/page/5-Home
FAQs http://www.mentalhealth.org.nz/page/296-faqs
(MHF have Chinese & other language information)
Resources
http://www.mentalhealth.org.nz/resourcefinder/listings/search/
John Kirwan’s depression website
http://www.depression.org.nz/content/staywell
6. Summary + additional information & resources (contd)
RESOURCES - for more information
Migrant resources – Migrant Centre? Immigration? PNCC?
CALD resources - Culturally and Linguistically Diverse - Waitemata DHB
About CALD
http://www.caldresources.org.nz/info/AboutCALD.php
Health Information in multiple languages
http://www.asianhealthservices.co.nz/cr/Health%20Information%20in%20Multiple%20languages/Health%
20Information%20in%20Multiple%20Languages.htm
http://www.mhcs.health.nsw.gov.au/publicationsandresources/languages.asp
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/languages/languages.html
Migrant & refugee services and organisations
http://www.asianhealthservices.co.nz/cr/CALD%20Services/Asian,%20Migrant%20and%20Refugee%20C
ulture-Specific%20Services.htm