{"id":232,"date":"2020-05-20T01:18:19","date_gmt":"2020-05-20T01:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/teraranga.chchcatholic.nz\/?p=232"},"modified":"2020-05-20T01:27:34","modified_gmt":"2020-05-20T01:27:34","slug":"addressing-mental-health-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/raranga.org.nz\/index.php\/2020\/05\/20\/addressing-mental-health-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Addressing Mental Health Issues&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/teraranga.chchcatholic.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Untitled-1-1024x612.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-240\" width=\"289\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"http:\/\/raranga.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Untitled-1-1024x612.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/raranga.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Untitled-1-300x179.jpg 300w, http:\/\/raranga.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Untitled-1-768x459.jpg 768w, http:\/\/raranga.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Untitled-1.jpg 1064w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 289px) 100vw, 289px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For many in our communities their life journey is too\ndifficult to walk alone. We recognised that many mental health needs were going\nunmet in the current environment, and also that our churches and the\ncommunity-at-large deserved better. For some time HeadSpace Seminars addressing\nMental Health issues have been offered to the broader Church Community, but in August\n2018 HeadSpace and Te Raranga began a new enterprise to train Mental Health\nCoaches that would be based in the church community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HeartSpace is a 9-month programme training Mental Health\ncoaches. The first class of coaches began training in February 2020 and the\nhope is to train roughly 12-20 coaches each year. HeartSpace is in partnership\nwith other agencies and Christian groups in the city to give it credibility and\naccountability. It sits under the governance of the Deacon Trust which is a\nnewly registered charity focused on mental health for the Christian and wider\ncommunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We contribute skills from our professional backgrounds in\nmedicine, psychology, counselling, social work, peer support, and practical\ntheology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>HeartSpace<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What We\nDo:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Train and equip mental health coaches to work\nalongside churches and their communities <\/li><li>Support churches and their pastoral care teams\nwith education on mental health issues <\/li><li>Provide navigational links to other mental\nhealth support services <\/li><li>Provide spiritual support in the context of\nmental health<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For information on supporting HeartSpace or becoming a\nMental Health coach download our brochure here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a href=\"http:\/\/teraranga.chchcatholic.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/HeartSpace-Flyer-1.pdf\">HeartSpace-Flyer-1<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/teraranga.chchcatholic.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/HeartSpace-Flyer-1.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button\" download>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Contact\nUs:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Craig Lynch<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Manager\/Coordinator\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">020 4195\n8954 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"mailto:craigl@workplacesupport.co.nz\">craigl@workplacesupport.co.nz<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dr Jeremy Baker<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clinical\nDirector <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">021 257 5624\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"mailto:jeremy.baker@settlers.pegasus.net.nz\">jeremy.baker@settlers.pegasus.net.nz<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Postal <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PO Box\n41055, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ferrymead, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Christchurch 8247 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Street <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Workplace\nSupport, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Level 1, 286\nOxford Tce, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Christchurch Central <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Deacon\nTrust<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Deacon Trust is a Christian charitable trust with a focus on\neducation and training for workers who support people with mental health issues\nin the church and in our communities. If you want to know more about our\norganisation or would like to help support our work, please contact us. We\nwould love to hear from you! All donations are tax-deductible. Endorsed by\nLaidlaw College, Pegasus Health, Stepping Stone Trust, Canterbury Men\u2019s Centre,\nStrength to Strength.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For many in our communities their life journey is too difficult to walk alone. We recognised that many mental health needs were going unmet in the current environment, and also that our churches and the community-at-large deserved better. 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