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A Guide to Making Applications under the PPPR Act (2007)
A guide to making a court application for a personal or property order when a relative has lost mental capacity.
Contact:
Whitireia Community Law Centre
Found In:
Family & Personal > General
Format: Booklet
Accident compensation – Law-related education series (Oct 2006)
This training kit is for people who provide legal information about accident compensation. It is presented in modules so sessions can be tailored to meet the needs of the audience. Teaching plans, case studies, handouts, a PowerPoint presentation, exercises and contact details for relevant organisations are included. The kit is suitable for community service providers and professionals.
Order from Dispute Resolution Services Ltd, ph (04) 918 4910, fax (04) 918 4901 or email: lsa@drsl.co.nz
Contact:
Legal Services Agency
Found In:
Health & Safety > ACC
Format: Resource Kit
Cost: $78.75 incl GST and delivery within NZ
Advance directives - important legal information (2009)
Information for service users, clinicians, and family and whanau about advance directives - a way people with mental illness can give instructions about treatment they would like and treatment they don't want if they become severely unwell in the future
Contact:
Mental Health Commission
Found In:
Health & Safety > Mental Health
Format: Website
Cost: nil
Alcohol - Facts and Effects (Apr 2008)
Contact:
Alcohol Advisory Council
Found In:
Health & Safety > Medical & Dental
Format: Brochure
Discriminating Times? A re-survey of New Zealand print media reporting on mental health (2005)
This survey of print media reporting shows that there has been a big improvement in the way print media portrays mental health issues, when compared to a similar survey in 1998.
Contact:
Mental Health Commission
Found In:
Health & Safety > Mental Health
Format: Document
Cost: nil
Enduring power of attorney – law-related education series (Oct 2008)
Developed in conjunction with Age Concern New Zealand.
A comprehensive training kit on Enduring Power of Attorney (EPA) available for community service providers and professionals. Includes delivery plans, case studies, DVD, CD-ROM and information resources.
Order from Age Concern New Zealand, phone (04) 801 9338, fax (04) 801 9336, email orders@ageconcern.org.nz
Contact:
Legal Services Agency
Found In:
Rights of the Individual > General
Format: Resource Kit
Cost: $67.50 incl GST and delivery within NZ
Factsheet 1 - Mental Illness and Violent Crime (Nov 2002)
The fact is, most people with mental illness are no more likely than anyone else to commit a violent crime. Research details are summarised here, along with quoted expert views and conclusions.
Contact:
Mental Health Commission
Found In:
Health & Safety > Mental Health
Format: Booklet
Cost: Free
Insight and Other Puzzles: Undefined Terms in the New Zealand Mental Health Review Tribunal (2005)
Contact:
Mental Health Commission
Found In:
Health & Safety > Mental Health
Format: Document
Cost: nil
Journeys of Despair, Journeys of Hope (2006)
Young Adults Talk About Severe Mental Distress, Mental Health Services and Recovery, Heather Barnett and Hilary Lapsley.
Contact:
Mental Health Commission
Found In:
Health & Safety > Mental Health
Format: Document
Cost: nil
Journeys Towards Equality: Taking Stock of New Zealand's Efforts to Reduce Discrimination Against People with Experience of Mental Illness (2004)
This report describes and analyses all the major work in New Zealand to counter discrimination against people with experience of mental illness.
Contact:
Mental Health Commission
Found In:
Health & Safety > Mental Health
Format: Document
Cost: nil