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Mental health

ADA
Defence

ADA partners with Australian Kookaburra Kids Foundation in support of mental wellbeing

May 21, 2024

On Saturday 18 May, uniform and equipment provider Australian Defence Apparel (ADA) unveiled ‘DIGGER’, the Plushie Pup with a Purpose in partnership with the Australian Kookaburra Kids Foundation (AKKF). The event took place at the […]

Coordinated Review
Counter-Terrorism

Coordinated Review of the management of the LynnMall supermarket attacker highlights mental health gaps

February 3, 2023

Independent review finds that among the significant deficiencies in the management of the person responsible for the LynnMall attack is missed opportunities for his redirection and rehabilitation, writes chief editor Nicholas Dynon. Conducted by the […]

simPRO
Features

simPRO partners with MATES in Construction to help drive awareness of mental health

July 8, 2022

New partnership aims to promote suicide awareness and prevention in order to help reduce the number of suicides in New Zealand and Australia’s construction industries. simPRO, the leader in software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions for the trades, […]

NZSA update
Industry bodies

New Zealand Security Association CEO updates members on latest news

November 5, 2021

NZSA CEO Gary Morrison talks vaccination certificates, mental health, NZ Security Awards, VR training, NZSA AGM, MBIE minimum wage submission, and more. After ten weeks of lock-down I imagine most of us (and particularly those […]

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