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- All Right? Resources: Stress Road Cone Print
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- A PDF copy of a concept diagram for branded 'Stress Road Cones' provided by Trends Collection. The first template shows the road cone with the BECA logo, while the second template shows the road cone with the All Right? logo.
- Creator(s)
- Trends Collection
- Tags
- mental health, wellbeing, All Right?, Trends Collection, BECA, Stress Road Cone, road cone, Health and Wellbeing
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- All Right? Social Media: Facebook Timeline Image 8
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A photograph of miniature 'Stress Road Cones' branded with the All Right? logo.
All Right? posted the photograph on their Facebook page on 13 July 2014 at 9:00am.
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- mental health, wellbeing, All Right?, Stress Road Cone, Facebook, Health and Wellbeing
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- Fairfax Video, May 2012 (10)
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- A video of an interview with Andreas Duenser, research scientist at the Human Interface Technology Laboratory, about an earthquake simulator at the University of Canterbury. The simulator was developed to help treat people suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder after the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes. It allows people to relive their earthquake experiences in a safe environment to help them overcome their ordeals.
- Creator(s)
- Daniel Tobin, Francesca Lee
- Date
- 5:16am 31st May 2012
- Tags
- HIT Lab, earthquake simulator, simulator, therapy, PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder, Andreas Duenser, University of Canterbury, Media, Communications and Journalism
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- People in Disasters Conference - The Mental Health Impacts of the Canterbury Earthquakes in the Christchurch Health and Development Study Birth Cohort: A 'natural experiment'.
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A video of a keynote presentation by Professor Jonathan Davidson during the fifth plenary of the 2016 People in Disasters Conference. The presentation is titled, "Resilience in People".
The abstract for this presentation reads as follows:
Resilience is the ability to bounce back or adapt successfully in the face of change, and is present to varying degrees in everybody. For at least 50 years resilience has been a topic of study in medical research, with a marked increase occurring in the past decade. In this presentation the essential features of resilience will be defined. Among the determining or mediating factors are neurobiological pathways, genetic characteristics, temperament, and environment events, all of which will be summarized. Adversity, assets, and adjustment need to be taken into account when assessing resilience. Different approaches to measuring the construct include self-rating scales which evaluate: traits and copying, responses to stress, symptom ratings after exposure to actual adversity, behavioural measures in response to a stress, e.g. Trier Test, and biological measures in response to stress. Examples will be provided. Resilience can be a determinant of health outcome, e.g. for coronary heart disease, acute coronary syndrome, diabetes, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) positive status and successful aging. Total score and individual item levels of resilience predict response to dug and psychotherapy in post-traumatic stress disorder and depression. Studies have repeatedly demonstrated that resilience is modifiable. Different treatments and interventions can increase resilience in a matter of weeks, and with an effect size larger than the effect size found for the same treatments on symptoms of illness. There are many ways to enhance resilience, ranging from 'Outward Bound' to mindfulness-based meditation/stress reduction to wellbeing therapy and antidepressant drugs. Treatments that reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety recruit resiliency processes at the same time. Examples will be given.
- Creator(s)
- Jonathan Davidson,
- Date
- 4:49am 26th February 2016
- Tags
- People in Disasters, conference, Professor Jonathan Davidson, change, resilience, response, stress, plenary, keynote, Health and Wellbeing
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- People in Disasters Conference - Holding onto the Lessons Disasters Teach
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A video of the keynote presentation by Alexander C. McFarlane during the third plenary of the 2016 People in Disasters Conference. McFarlane is a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Adelaide and the Heady of the Centre for Traumatic Stress Studies. The presentation is titled, "Holding onto the Lessons Disasters Teach".
The abstract for this presentation reads as follows:
Disasters are sentinel points in the life of the communities affected. They bring an unusual focus to community mental health. In so doing, they provide unique opportunities for better understanding and caring for communities. However, one of the difficulties in the disaster field is that many of the lessons from previous disasters are frequently lost. If anything, Norris (in 2006) identified that the quality of disaster research had declined over the previous 25 years. What is critical is that a longitudinal perspective is taken of representative cohorts. Equally, the impact of a disaster should always be judged against the background mental health of the communities affected, including emergency service personnel. Understandably, many of those who are particularly distressed in the aftermath of a disaster are people who have previously experienced a psychiatric disorder. It is important that disaster services are framed against knowledge of this background morbidity and have a broad range of expertise to deal with the emerging symptoms. Equally, it is critical that a long-term perspective is considered rather than short-term support that attempts to ameliorate distress. Future improvement of disaster management depends upon sustaining a body of expertise dealing with the consequences of other forms of traumatic stress such as accidents. This expertise can be redirected to co-ordinate and manage the impact of larger scale events when disasters strike communities. This presentation will highlight the relevance of these issues to the disaster planning in a country such as New Zealand that is prone to earthquakes.
- Creator(s)
- Alexander C. McFarlane,
- Date
- 8:51pm 25th February 2016
- Tags
- People in Disasters, conference, Professor Alexander C. McFarlane, keynote, plenary, lessons, disaster, community, mental health, psychiatric, stress, Health and Wellbeing
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- Kim Wright WEMO Photograph 036
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- A photograph of a Victim Support poster on a traffic light on Oxford Street. The poster reads, "Looking after yourself in times of crisis. Firstly you have the strength within you to get through this. You are not alone: keep talking to the people around you, use your family, whanau, friends and colleagues and do what you can to help others. Don't ingnore your own emotions and don't be afraid to ask for help when you need it. Keep positive: it is important to keep a positive attitude to events keeping a focus on your strengths and positive coping skills. Do things that will help give you a sense of control. Remaining positive can help reduce stress and anxiety in other people around you, especially children. Reduce stress: you need to keep to routines as much as possible including eating, sleeping, exercise and incorporating those things you enjoy doing as part of your usual daytime activities. Do things that you find comforting as be with people who company you enjoy. It is especially important for children to be participating in normal routine activities as quickly as possible to reduce long term stress factors. You may experience a range of feelings as you move through the crisis and afterwards. Stress, worry, anxiety, fear, uncertainty, anger etc. all are natural responses. Feeling tense and constantly going over events in your mind are also natural responses. It is normal and okay to feel whatever you are feeling. The intensity of uncomfortable thoughts and feelings will lessen as life returns to normal".
- Creator(s)
- Kim Wright
- Date
- 5:26am 13th September 2010
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- Victim Support, stress, crisis, worry, anxiety, fear, anger, Government and Politics
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- Dealing with Post-Quake Stress
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- A blog post from US Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, David Huebner, titled, "Dealing with Post-Quake Stress".
- Creator(s)
- David Huebner
- Date
- 1:00pm 23rd March 2011
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- US Embassy, post-tragedy recovery, post-quake stress, psychological impact, US Department of State psychiatrist, Dr Marcia Meckler, Government and Politics
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- Remember Not to Let Things Get on Top of You
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- A broken window at ground level has building rubble behind it, some of which has been pushed out through the broken glass. The photographer comments, "The alternate title is 'Under Pressure'. A bulldozer must have pushed earthquake debris up against the internal wall not realising there was a glass reinforced window at ground level".
- Creator(s)
- Steven Taylor
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- Fitzgerald Avenue, glass, smashed, broken, clear up, wood, stress, 22 February 2011
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- Transcript of Bethan Yates's earthquake story
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- Transcript of Bethan Yates's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
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- 1:00pm 16th October 2012
- Tags
- infrastructure, infrastructure damage, occupational risk, occupational stress, earthquake behaviour, aftermath, preparedness, earthquake safety, community, death, sustainability, building damage, animals, personal narrative, disaster narrative, restoration, quakecore, cultural impact, psychological impact
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- QuakeStory 779
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- A story submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website.
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- Anonymous
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- quakecore, earthquake behaviour, occupational impact, occupational stress, aftermath, infrastructure damage, infrastructure, psychological impact, personal narrative, disaster narrative
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- QuakeStory 183
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- A story submitted by Scott to the QuakeStories website.
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- Scott
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- infrastructure damage, aftermath, infrastructure, communication, organisational impact, earthquake safety, earthquake behaviour, animals, personal narrative, community, disaster narrative, psychological resilience, quakecore, occupational stress
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- CanCERN Newsletter 5, 6 August 2011
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- A copy of the CanCERN online newsletter published on 6 August 2011
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- 12:00pm 6th August 2011
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- community, community organisations, community activism, government response, community recovery, communication, volunteerism, CERA, building damage, earthquake recovery, communication, relocation, red zone, earthquake policy, recovery, econiomic effect, economic stress
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- Lyttelton Review 14 November 2011
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- The "Lyttelton Review" newsletter for 14 November 2011, produced by the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre.
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- 8:08pm 14th November 2011
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- quakecore, community, economic effect, earthquake safe infrastructure, earthquake safe buildings, economic stress, earthquake safet standards, cultural heritage, cultural history, architecture, community recovery, earthquake recovery, recovery, community recovery, volunteerism
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- Lyttelton Review 21 November 2011
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- The "Lyttelton Review" newsletter for 21 November 2011, produced by the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre.
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- 6:26pm 21st November 2011
- Tags
- earthquake recovery, business recovery, recovery, community, economic effect, economic stress, earthquake sustainability, environmental sustainability, sustainability, business resilience, government response, disaster management, community activism, quakecore, cultural history, cultural heritage, community recovery, community organisations, earthquake art
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- Oral history interview with Gemma
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- Oral history interview with Gemma about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes. Location: Linwood. Pseudonym used to identify interviewee.
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- quakecore, personal narrative, disaster narrative, psychological impact, psychological trauma, earthquake trauma, infrastructure damage, infrastructure, building damage, community, earthquake behaviour, property loss, familial stress
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- Kirsten Rennie's Story
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- Summary of oral history interview with Kirsten Rennie about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
- Creator(s)
- Chris Wilson
- Date
- 1:00pm 30th March 2012
- Tags
- quakecore, psychological impact, psychological trauma, earthquake trauma, community, economic effect, economic stress, aftermath, property loss, preparedness, earthquake safety, occupational resilience, organisational resilience, organisational impact, infrastructure damage, building damage, cultural impact, personal narrative, disaster narrative, earthquake behaviour, injury
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- Kristy Constable-Brown's Story
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- Summary of oral history interview with Kristy Constable-Brown about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
- Creator(s)
- Brigid Buckenham
- Date
- 1:00pm 14th October 2013
- Tags
- quakecore, economic effect, economic stress, property loss, relocation, preparedness, earthquake safety, psychological impact, psychological trauma, earthquake trauma, building damage, infrastructure damage, infrastructure, community resilience, community, psychological recovery, community recovery, EQC, aftermath, personal narrative, disaster narrative
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- Rosie Laing's Story
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- Oral history interview with Rosie Laing about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
- Creator(s)
- Helen McCaul
- Date
- 12:00pm 29th July 2012
- Tags
- quakecore, community, community organisations, recovery, earthquake recovery, psychological resilience, psychological impact, psychological trauma, earthquake trauma, aftermath, earthquake behaviour, behaviour, occupational risk, occupational trauma, occupational stress, property loss, building damage, property valuation, infrastructure, infrastructure damage, cultural heritage, personal narrative, disaster narrative
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- Rebecca Macfie's Story
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- Summary of oral history interview with Rebecca Macfie about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
- Creator(s)
- Judith Sutherland
- Date
- 12:00pm 4th May 2012
- Tags
- quakecore, occupational impact, media, job insecurity, unemployment, cultural history, cultural resilience, government response, occupational resilience, community, community resilience, aftermath, restoration, cultural impact, cultural response, EQC, red zone, infrastructure damage, infrastructure, building damage, property valuation, property loss, earthquake art, disaster management, disaster response, community narrative, cultural narrative, cultural resilience, earthquake behaviour, recovery, economic effect, hazard management, economic stress, earthquake policy, financial impact
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- Rebecca Gordon's Story
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- Summary of oral history interview with Rebecca Gordon about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
- Creator(s)
- Judith Sutherland
- Date
- 12:00pm 5th May 2012
- Tags
- quakecore, unemployment, job insecurity, preparedness, earthquake behaviour, economic effect, familial stress, occupational impact, business loss, organisational impact, infrastructure damage, building damage, infrastructure, EQC, insurance, property valuation, business resilience, occupational resilience, occupational recovery, aftermath, personal narrative, disaster narrative