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  • Important Numbers
  • NZDF 4 U 0800 693 348

Mind

Te taha hinengaro
  • About Mental Health
  • Building mental resilience
  • Worried about how I think or feel
  • Worried about how I behave
  • Worried about everyday life
  • Some common mental health issues
  • Helping a mate
  • Take Action
  • Our Stories
Take Action

Body

Te taha tinana
  • Maintaining physical health
  • Other things that affect your physical health

Spirit

Te taha wairua
  • Spirit, Faith, Belief and Religion
  • Things to affect your spirit

Whānau

Te taha whānau
  • Looking after your family
  • NZDF support for your family

Some common mental health issues

There are a number of common mental health issues that a great number of New Zealanders deal with every day. This section contains a breakdown of some of these mental health problems and gives advice as to how to address them.

Depression
Depression and how to get through it
Social anxiety
Do you get anxious or panic in social situations?
General anxiety
General anxiety, why it can happen and what you can do
Panic
Panic attacks and when you need to do something about them
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Signs and symptoms of PTSD and where to get help

Related Topics

Grief
Feeling sad or grieving, and ways to help you get through.
Risk taking
When to recognise when risk taking has become a problem
Relationships
Common relationship problems and advice for improving the quality of your relationships
Panic
Panic attacks and when you need to do something about them
Building support
During your service the military may have provided most (or all) of your friendships and social connections.

Important Numbers

  • For Emergencies call 111
  • NZDF 4 U 0800 693 348
Australian Government Department of Veterans’ Affairs

The MIND material is based on the At Ease Veterans website, http://at-ease.dva.gov.au/veterans/, and is used under license From the Australian Government. © Commonwealth of Australia, Department of Veterans' affairs 2015.

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