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Te Pou is New Zealand's National Centre of Mental Health Research, Information and Workforce Development. We have offices in Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington and Christchurch.

This website is aimed at anyone interested in mental health, but especially those who work in the mental health sector in New Zealand.

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Central region mental health in older persons forum
Te Pou is supporting the Central Region Workforce Development Forum on Tuesday 1 December, focusing on mental health and addiction in older persons (including dementia). This free event features a variety of speakers and workshops, and is intended to inform central region workforce development planning for those working with older persons. View the flyer (PDF, 350KB) or download the registration form (MS Word, 700KB).

Final opportunity to apply for IIMHL scholarships
New and emerging leaders intending to apply for one of four scholarships to attend the 2010 International Initiative for Mental Health Leadership (IIMHL) exchange have until 22 November to submit an application. Scholarship and general attendance information for the 2010 exchange, held in the Republic of Ireland on 10 May, is available on the IIMHL pages. 

Information Utility: Compass for Change 2009 – register now
Registrations for Te Pou's national mental health outcomes forum on 25 November are closing soon. The forum will serve as an effective introduction to next year's third Australasian Mental Health Outcomes Conference, and is an opportunity to learn more about using mental health information to support recovery, including best practice and the future of mental health outcomes in New Zealand.

Information Pulse - checking the pulse of mental health information
Information Pulse is a regular article on mental health information. This column literally ‘takes the pulse' of information to check that it's still beating! Read the article for November.

Latest research added to Te Pou's Knowledge Exchange

• Research by Ms Robin Sutcliffe on the meaning of supervision for mental health support workers.
• Research by Dr Patte Randal and colleagues on multimodal psychotherapy and current research on “The Re-covery model” – an integrative developmental stress-vulnerability-strengths approach to mental health.
• Ongoing research by Dr Stella Milsom and colleagues looking at mood disorders in adolescent girls with polycystic ovary syndrome.

A list of references for New Zealand mental health research 2004-2009 has been compiled by Te Pou as part of the research gaps analysis project, including research specific to Maori, Pacific, Asian refugees and migrants. Research summaries in key areas will follow.