Foreword
Kia ora
The whole country is in a positive frame of mind after our recent win at the 2011 Rugby World Cup - what an exciting finale!
With Mental Health Awareness Week (MHAW) in the middle of the World Cup, the Foundation decided to take on the rugby spirit, and adopted the theme "Get in the Game: training for happiness".
In this issue, we talk to Ciaran Fox and Michelle Whitaker about a Healthy Christchurch initiative, The Wellbeing Game. If you missed a chance to participate during MHAW, here is your chance to go online and learn to incorporate the winning ways to wellbeing in your life. The Wellbeing Game will run until 4 November.
Alison Ogier-Price shares Dr Barbara Fredrickson's work on positive psychology and resilience.
Bob Grove and colleagues Helen Lockett and Jan Hutchinson tell us how to help employees who become severely depressed.
Steve Carter questions ways in which mental health promoters can network online and takes a look at a UK review of the "Five Winning Ways to Wellbeing".
We talk to two of the happiest people in New Zealand - Nicola Fredericks and Steve McCoid.
Tina Helm finds inspiration at the very first Festival for the Future and Dr Julie Leibrich inspires our thinking with her presentation, Making Space.
We also bring you this issue's reading list about social connectedness and Amanda Bradley gives us the low down on the Action for Happiness website.
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In the meantime, if you can recommend a wellness or mental health promotion service, project or programme that we could feature in MindNet - or would like to contribute an article yourself - please email mindnet@mentalhealth.org.nz
We hope you will continue to flourish over the coming months.
Naku iti-nei
Judi Clements
