Excellent trauma/grief support resources for families impacted by quakes - anywhere in NZ
Hello from Skylight ( www.skylight.org.nz )
We think you and your association members will want to hear about the post-earthquake support available for businesses and organisations (and their branches and families, and customers/clients) that your members will be working in. Skylight is a well respected, NZ specialist loss, trauma and grief support agency - we are a not for profit trust.
We hope you will find the attached support resources very helpful. Please take a look. (Many are putting some of these up on their noticeboards - there are 8 attachments)
See the overview of what Skylight can offer (see attached pdf ) - including information about free counselling for staff, and for clients, customers and families.
WHEN TRAUMA AND GRIEF COME TO WORK (see attached pdf )
A very practical handbook for organisations, employers and managers to support staff, clients and customers after the Canterbury Earthquakes. Download right now as a 36 page, colour PDF or read online. HARD COPIES of this are available to be sent to you for a donation to help cover print and postage, able to be made online on our website. To request, let us know the quantities you would like sent for yourself, or your business/organisation and please phone 0800 299 100
or email rs@skylight-trust.org.nz - please provide a reliable postal delivery address.
See also, helpful info for people and their families and/or staff re managing post traumatic stress, supporting children and teens etc. Your members are welcome to use anything relevant for patients or their staff by just photocopying the sheets. Then please take a look at www.skylight.org.nz for further resources and support options.
Thank you.
Kind regards,
Tricia Irving Hendry
Skylight
Deputy Chief Executive
Resource, Information and Publishing Manager
PO Box 7309
Wellington 6242
NEW ZEALAND
+64 4 939 6761 (DD)
+64 4 939 6767
0800 299 100
www.skylight.org.nz
BECAUSE GRIEF HAPPENS - AND SUPPORT MATTERS!
