June 09 - Lifeline Auckland


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E-Newsletter June 2009
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Dear Friend

Have you visited the depression website www.depression.org.nz ?

As an organisation we can be justly proud of what we do as a team and equally proud of the way we work. Lifeline has been working with people suffering from depression since our early foundation years.

Over the last 12 years, a specialist phone line for the "Like Minds Like Mine" campaign has been offered by Lifeline and funded by the Ministry of Health. The focus has been on changing public attitudes towards people suffering from mental illness including depression.

It soon became obvious that a service specifically for depression was also needed and approximately three years ago  the Ministry of Health launched the National Depression Initiative. This initiative has since evolved into a comprehensive set of services for which Lifeline provides many of the essential components.

John Kirwan featured in the early television commercials and still promotes the service on the current website. The website helps to engage with individuals - walking alongside them, offering suggestions for support and "being there" ...just as the wording goes in Lifeline's values statement:

Lifeline values being there with integrity and compassion in sustainable ways

To all our staff and volunteers, from our youngest Kidsline Buddy to our most senior Telephone Counsellor, thank you for what you do every day to reflect Lifeline's values for the benefit of others.

Best wishes

Bryan Wilshire
Chief Executive

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In this issue:

The Winter Blues

Technology - moving forward by looking backward...

Seeking the Truth?

What's Happening at Lifeline?

And finally....... a quote

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	The Winter Blues by Lyndsey Fowler Are you suffering from winter blues? If so, you’re not alone. Around 10% of Kiwis suffer from symptoms of seasonal affective disorder (SAD).... Click here to read the full article
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	Technology - moving forward by looking backward... by Bryan Wilshire Have we lost out in our attempts to communicate over the last decade? Have you ever wondered why? Can I suggest the loss is the decline in the quality rather than the quantity of human communication? However, there is a light at the end of the tunnel.... Click here to read the full article
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	Seeking The Truth? Source: American Psychological Association We swim in a sea of information, but filter out most of what we see or hear. New analysis of data from dozens of studies sheds new light on how we choose what we do and do not hear..... Click here to read the full article
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	What's Happening at Lifeline? by Sarah Frayne News and information from Lifeline.... Click here to read the full article
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	And finally.......a quote "Give me where to stand, and I will move the earth." Archimedes

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