Managing waipiro (alcohol) use during Covid-19
Te Pou has created a resource to help manage the risk of harm from alcohol during the era of Covid-19.
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Our Covid-19 portal is designed to bring together resources to help you cope with Covid-19 and work in a world that is increasingly complex.
Here you will be able to view and download resources across a range of topics relevant to a Covid-19-affected existence.
You can also find out more about how we are adapting our training capabilities and modalities as we move into online workshops, webinars, and remote training.
A new resource is now available with questions and answers that people with experience of mental health and addiction challenges may have about the COVID-19 vaccination including:
A resource for tāngata whai i te ora, tāngata mātau ā-wheako and their whānau, as well as people working in mental health and addiction services, it is informed by a survey carried out by Changing Minds, a Whāriki o te Ara Oranga he aka hui in July 2021 hosted by Dr Edwin Reynolds from the Immunisation Advisory Centre (IAC) and with extensive support from Equally Well champions, Te Pou and the IAC team.
As a one-off, alcohol usually carries few risks of short- or long-term harm. But Covid-19 is having a wide range of effects on us; it's changing the way we live and respond to the world. In the event of a rahui/ lockdown or other restrictions and high demand of health services, it is possible that alcohol could become a bigger part of how some of us manage how we are feeling. The trap for all of us is overuse: too much alcohol, or too often. Ashley Koning, Te Pou Programme Lead – Addiction, has created a resource to help manage the risk of harm from alcohol during the era of Covid-19.
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We've been working hard on Equally Well. It is an especially important time to achieve equity in supporting the physical health needs of people with lived experience of mental health and addiction issues. People with lived experience are, on average, two to three times more likely to have co-occurring physical health issues, many of which go unrecognised alongside experiencing social, cultural and economic inequities. Click here to visit our Equally Well Covid-19 page, or click the image below.
Te Pou has created a resource to help manage the risk of harm from alcohol during the era of Covid-19.
Te Pou has created this resource to provide ways for all workers to support people who may be experiencing strong reacti...
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Te Pou has put together a guide for using personal protective equipment (PPE), created specifically to help those workin...
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