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Collaborative Trust Hui

Registrations Now Open!

There is a range of great workshops on offer aimed at extending skills for youth development and wellbeing. Create your own workshop schedule by selecting the workshop(s) that best meets your needs!

Date: Friday 8 April and Saturday 9 April 2016

Venue: Rydges Hotel, Latimer Square, Christchurch

Registration: Early Bird Pricing available until 8 March!

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Welcome to the Disability Connect e-bulletin for week beginning 25^th January 2016. Click on the link below to access the e-bulletin and read about:

• Emmanuel Support Family Camp 19-21 February 2016
• New $20 charge for professionals attending Disability Connect Seminars
• Disability Support Guide available from Disability Connect in English, Simplified Chinese, Korean and Arabic
• Manawanui in Charge – “My Life, my Way” – 8^th March 10am-2pm Ponsonby
• Disability Connect seminars in February - Education Legal, Work and Income Supports and Individualised Funding - save the dates!
• Altogether Autism Conference 19-20 July 2017 in Auckland – Save this Date!
• FACS NZ-Foetal Anti-Convulsant Syndrome (FACS) - a new organisation in the disability sector
• Young Adult Research Participants wanted - University of Auckland - study involving EEG for ASD adults and possibly young adult.  This study aims to help improve diagnosis and treatment for individuals with ASD.

 

e-bulletin 25 January 2016 PDF

 

Feel free to email any interesting news or upcoming events to Disability Connect and we will endeavour to include in our next e-bulletin due to go out the week beginning 9^th February 2016.

 

Lisa Martin
C.E.O.
Disability Connect
Parent & Family Resource Centre Inc. trading as Disability Connect
09 636 0351
www.disabilityconnect.org.nz

Recent News from FPA - go to their website for more information.

FPA have a great offer for young women thinking about getting a long-acting but reversible contraceptive implant. From 1 December, women who are New Zealand residents and are under 22 years of age will pay just a $5 dispensing fee* for their Jadelle implant.

Previously all clients were charged a $17 dressing fee.

“We have listened to the voice of our clients who tell us that the $17 dressing fee is a barrier to having an implant. We have decided to remove this charge for under 22 year olds and Community Service Card holders and absorb the cost ourselves,” our Chief Executive Jackie Edmond says.

“We want women to be able to choose the contraceptive that is best for them – without being worried about cost or being unable to pay. We know this fee was a real issue for some women.”

There’s good news for Community Service Card holders too, who will pay just $5 for each of their appointments and the $5 dispensing fee. Women without a Community Services Card will pay $27 for each of their appointments, the $5 dispensing fee and a $10 dressing fee.

Women interested in the Jadelle contraceptive implant can call their nearest Family Planning Clinic or use the “Ask for an Appointment” form on our website.

Knowing what is taught to your child during sexuality education classes can be helpful to you as a parent, and help your child’s learning.

It’s common for parents and guardians to have mixed feelings about sexuality education – the desire for a child to feel prepared for the changes ahead can be mixed with sadness that a child is growing up.

Many parents are reassured by knowing what will be taught to their child during sexuality education and when certain topics will be introduced.

State and integrated schools in New Zealand must consult with their local community every two years about the content of the health and sexuality education they plan to teach.

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UNFPA -  SHELTER FROM THE STORM 

A transformative agenda for women and girls in a crisis-prone world

Delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted every childbirth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled.

UNFPA remains committed to the full realization of the sexual and reproductive health and rights of all women and girls, wherever they live, and under all conditions, crisis or otherwise, at all times. The surfeit of conflicts and disasters all around us today means that UNFPA is delivering a larger share of its services in crisis settings. 

When women and girls can obtain sexual and reproductive health services, along with a variety of humanitarian programmes that deliberately tackle inequalities, the benefits of interventions grow exponentially and carry over from the acute phase of a crisis well into the future as countries and communities rebuild and people reclaim their lives.

Together we must strive for a world where women and girls are no longer disadvantaged in multiple ways but are equally empowered to realize their full potential, and contribute to the development and stability of their communities and nations—before, during or after a crisis.

Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin

United Nations Under-Secretary-General and

Executive Director

UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund

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The Ministry of Education has released an updated guide for schools on teaching sexuality education.

Deputy Secretary for Student Achievement, Dr Graham Stoop, says for the first time, the guide directly addresses issues of consent, coercion, and cultural differences.

“Schools told us they want to be able to equip their students with the right skills to navigate relationships with others, and to keep themselves safe. 

“We understand this can be a difficult subject, so we’ve also produced a brochure for parents. It tells them what their children are likely to be taught, and at what age, and how parents can express their views.”

Dr Stoop says the revised guide is aimed at helping encourage problem solving and decision-making for students in relation to sexual activity, as well as assertiveness skills and identifying pressures from others.

“The guide has been produced with the help of schools, education groups and professionals, and health experts.

“It outlines the importance of recognising sexual diversity. Schools should be mindful of diverse student viewpoints when planning classes.

“Research shows that when students feel their personal values are treated with respect by their peers and schools, they stay at school longer and achieve more.

“While sexuality education is a compulsory part of the health curriculum, schools are free to decide how they teach it, in consultation with their school community. They must consult every two years on how they teach it.”

The new guidelines can be found here: http://health.tki.org.nz/Teaching-in-HPE/Policy-guidelines 

The parent brochure can be found here:

parents.education.govt.nz/primary-school/learning-at-school/sexuality-education/ 

parents.education.govt.nz/secondary-school/learning-at-school/sexuality-education/ 

Student wellbeing

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Research Paper

Longitudinal study of e-cigarette use and onset of cigarette smoking among high school students in Hawaii

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Latest additions to the Library

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