Information links for Depression, Post Traumatic Stress, Bipolar and other mental illnesses:

This is the link to the new Trademe Depression thread begun tonight:

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Community/MessageBoard/Messages.aspx?id=38574687&topic=5&L=1&C=1


Depression: check out this link at the NZ Mental Health Foundation: http://www.mentalhealth.org.nz/page/39-Signs-of-Depression


Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome/Disorder
http://www.mentalhealth.org.nz/resourcefinder/listings/resource/1
97/post-traumatic-stress-disorder/#content-695


Bipolar Disorder:
http://www.balance.org.nz/content/view/106/199/

This site is set up for younger people.. however it's an inspiring and encouraging site for all ages where well-known people from music, entertainment and sporting fields and celebrities share their experience or encouragement for people experiencing depression and other mental illnesses:
http://www.thelowdown.co.nz/musicians/ ...
There, you can read or listen to Scribe, people from Nesian Mystik, Steriogram, Kora, 48 May, Mintchicks, Opshop, Goodnight Nurse, P Money, Boh Runga, Savage... Actors from Outrageous Fortune, Shortland Street, Jacqui Brown, Jane Yee, Phil Bostwick, Sonia Gray, Mike Puru, The Laughing Samoans, Ma'a Nonu, Aaron Gilmour, Sports-people Bruce Kendall, Trent Bray, Steven Ferguson, etc..etc.. etc.. ..


The NZ Mental Health Foundation
has links to information in their site, and to other sites.. this is their home page.. http://www.mentalhealth.org.nz/page/5-Home

thanks books

Hi bumping

I found this site helpful also - headspace.org.nz

Bumping as the info may help others..

Take care..