Helping our community talk about mental health
The headlight team is helping everyday people talk about mental health by bringing the GoodYarn workshops to our community.
The 3 hour workshops are being delivered in community settings with the Queenstown Lakes District to help everyday people to increase their understanding of mental health and to learn the skills and confidence to talk to someone who is struggling.
Innovative Pilot Supports Mental Wellbeing in Priority Communities
An innovative peer-to-peer education programme has proven to be a successful model for improving mental health knowledge and skills, particularly amongst hard to reach and ethnically diverse communities, according to a new report released by headlight.
Its aim was to increase mental health literacy in the Queenstown Lakes community, particularly amongst priority populations such as migrant communities, new parents and small businesses who were under increasing mental pressure following the COVID related events of 2020 – 2022.
Upcoming workshops & events
We have a variety of mental health workshops coming up . New dates to be announced, get in touch for more information
Latest News
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WellSouth and Headlight supporting the mental health of Southern Parents
21 July 2023
Headlight has been helping to support the mental health of parents across the Southern District thanks to a recent training project with WellSouth Primary Health Network.
Since November 2022, Headlight facilitators have travelled to five different locations across the Southern region to bring tailored mental health education to breastfeeding peer support volunteers…
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Innovative Queenstown Project Profiled at International Health Conference
22 June 2023
Media Release
A Queenstown-based social enterprise has received international attention this month for its work bringing mental health education to remote and rural communities.
Anna Dorsey, Chief Executive and founder of Headlight was a speaker at the 24th International Mental Health Conference, held in the Gold…
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Headlight celebrates the big 5-0!
9 May 2023
Media Release
The Headlight team is celebrating a major milestone this month; with 50 mental health education workshops having been delivered to the Queenstown Lakes and wider Southern community to date!
Since 2021, Headlight’s diverse team of passionate community facilitators have been out and about connecting with hundreds of people from priority groups…
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Words From Our Community
"It's never been more important to focus on our mental wellbeing and check in on those around us who might be doing it tough. The GoodYarn workshop gave me simple tools to talk about mental health, to start those often daunting conversations that can really make all the difference."
- Recent GoodYarn Attendee
