We believe that every community has untapped potential to support its own mental wellbeing
We activate the power of lived experience, local knowledge and connection to bring peer delivered programmes to life that promote mental health and wellbeing for all.
Community projects
headlight is bringing GoodYarn workshops to the Whakatipu community from July 2022 onwards.
The GoodYarn programme is on an award-winning, evidence-based mental health education programme that helps people to talk about mental health.
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.
Our Impact: The GoodYarn Community Pilot Report
Between April 2021 and June 2022 our team of local faciliators delivered mental health education workshops to over 260 diverse Queenstown community members. You can now read about the impact of the GoodYarn Community workshops, participant feedback and the learnings from the pilot below.
Upcoming workshops & events
GoodYarn at Home Workshops
Small Business GoodYarn Workshops
Interested in joining us in our 2023 Small Business workshops?
Latest News
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Why you should talk to strangers on a bus
November. 9th, 2022
Around a year ago, I was on a bus heading to a regenerative tourism workshop when I fell into conversation with someone who I vaguely knew. It turned out that the ‘conversation’ was actually a job interview - it was just that I didn’t know it at the time!
We talked about wellbeing within the workplace - something I felt was a key issue impacting migrant and seasonal workers in the local tourism…
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Over 300 locals upskilled on mental wellbeing thanks to community programme!
November. 5th, 2022
The headlight team hit a big milestone this month with over 300 people now having participated in the GoodYarn Community programme.
The innovative community-based, mental health education programme was designed to upskill the local community to better support their mental health and mental wellbeing following the COVID related events of recent years. Since its launch in 2021, the programme has enabled…
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More GoodYarn mental health workshops for Queenstown
September. 29th, 2022
Recognising issues like staff shortages, increased living costs and separation from family support networks are continuing to impact people’s mental health, the Te Hau Toka Southern Lakes Wellbeing Group and Head Light Trust are stepping up efforts to help the Queenstown community.
Te Hau Toka has provided the Head Light Trust with funding to run 15 additional GoodYarn workshops across Queenstown…
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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
