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New website for SPARX, a free e-therapy game that helps New Zealand youth combat mild to moderate depression, is live now! sparx.org.nz Read the media release here: uniservices.co.nz/new-sparx-webs… #CBT #CognitiveBehavioralTherapy #MentalHealth #MentalHealthWellbeing

#DigitalHealth is a growing field at #WellingtonUni. Come along and get inspired by our Digital Health Showcase where we'll cover #bigdata, #machinelearning, Māori health and equity, gaming and behaviour change, health promotion, #virtualreality, clinical decision-making & more!

Headstrong team doing the mahi at ASB Polyfest Celebrating cultural diversity and connecting with young people and their communities. Check out headstrong.org.nz and download the free app to strengthen your mental well-being. 🤖💪🏽Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences UoA University of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora

Inspiring example of collaboration and innovation to improve mental health and implement evidence based tools - SPARX has been translated and adapted for use by Nunavut indigenous youth. isparxnunavut.com University of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau NIHI New Zealand York University #indigenous #ccbt #eHealth

Check out our new publication... Will they or won't they? Understanding New Zealand adults' attitudes towards using digital interventions frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… #digitalhealth AUT University Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences

Good morning and happy Wednesday everyone. Some of the team have been lucky to spend a few productive days of writing at this wonderful location. #teamworkmakesthedreamwork Sarah Hopkins Dr Hiran Thabrew Karolina Stasiak 👩🏻‍💻 Melanie Woodfield @SerlachiusAnna

Our colleagues wrote a paper on the inequities of dispensation of AHDH medication in Māori and non-Māori for preschool children. Made possible using population data from Integrated Data Infrastructure pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36356273/ Sarah Hetrick Nicholas Bowden Dr Stephanie D'Souza @CompassUOA

Dr Stasiak Karolina Stasiak 👩🏻‍💻 and Dr Christie spoke at the "Let’s Talk Overdose" (virtual) conference describing Headstrong - a free mental wellbeing app for all in NZ. Dr Christie is developing new content to support young people with addiction problems. COMING SOON! ACD Research Group

Apps for mental health and wellbeing? What's the hype? Do you have to pay to use them? How do you pick one that works? Check out The Spinoff featuring Karolina Stasiak 👩🏻‍💻 Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences UoA Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora #mhealth thespinoff.co.nz/internet/01-05…

Emily Adeane - 3rd year Doctor of Clinical Psych candidate - presented insights from her qualitative studies of social media influencers talking about mental health. Potential to engage young people with good relevant content 👩🏻‍🎓💻. Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences UoA The School of Psychology, UoA

Our colleague Dr Tania Cargo graduated with a hard earned PHD last week and we had the pleasure of celebrating with Tania’s whānau and her work families from Clinical Psych and Psychological Medicine. Congratulations! 🎓 💐The School of Psychology, UoA Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences UoA

Time-out can ben an effective component of parent training programs for childhood conduct problems. But misinformation may undermine its use. Read more here: mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/1… Melanie Woodfield Sarah Hetrick #parenting #PCIT

Listening to what young people think about youth mental health is core to understanding why it’s such a big health challenge and how we can address it, say Jess Stubbing, Naomi Simon-Kumar & peter gluckman in a new Koi Tū commentary: informedfutures.org/social-factors…

PhD candidate Vincent Allen discussing how academic research and entrepreneurship strategies can assist with implementation and maximise impact. Check out Velocity UoA Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences UoA

My Te Ara Hāro | Centre for ICAMH NZ colleague Melanie Woodfield explores the contentious issue of ‘time out’ at the 2023 I-CEPS conference in evidence based parenting. Kai for whakaaro…

What's your sleep story?? Dan Archer (PhD student at Vic with Terry Fleming) invites you to a short survey to help inform the development of a local free sleep app! The app targets, but is not limited to, uni students and the survey is OPEN TO ALL! 💻 🐑😴vuw.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7a…

Please join us at a public symposium by Prof. Professor Matthew Sanders hosted by Te Ara Hāro | Centre for ICAMH NZ Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences UoA Keynote from Professor Matthew Sanders and a panel to discuss clinical and policy implications Wednesday 5th June 2-4pm 505-007 (Lecture 2), 85 Park Rd, Grafton Zoom link and registration below ⬇️

At last week's edition of the seminar series Dr Annie Jones talked about her journey from Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences UoA to Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, where she explored illness-related distress. Annie showed us the importance and challenges of integrating mental health support into physical healthcare. ❤️‍🩹🇬🇧