Be courageous – ask the question. It’s Mental Health Awareness Week and as our First Aid Psychosocial Advisor, Sarah Gribbin explains, something as simple as asking someone how you can help can make a huge difference to their mental wellbeing. The Mental Health Foundation’s five ways to wellbeing are a great place to start if you would like to learn more about how you can support yourself and those around you: https://mentalhealth.org.nz/five-ways-to-wellbeing #mhaw #mentalhealthawarenessweek #p

2.6K views · 40 reactions | You never know when you'll need to use first aid - whether it's on Friday the 13th, or another day. Hear from our first aid instructors about how they could help you save a life or help in an emergency. You can book a course, or renew your first aid certificate, on our website: https://www.redcross.org.nz/first-aid/book-course/ | New Zealand Red Cross | Facebook

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Voluntary service, helping others without desire for personal gain, is one of the Fundamental Principles that guides everything we do. In Aotearoa New Zealand, people have been inspired and motivated by this Fundamental Principle for over 110 years. Today, thousands of amazing volunteers power our work, serving in communities across the country and extending their support to those in need overseas. Red Cross volunteers here are part of a global community of millions of people who give their time

Hurricane Melissa has brought widespread devastation to Jamaica, Cuba and across the wider Caribbean, leaving thousands of people severely affected. In Cuba, around one million people are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, especially shelter, safe water access and health protection. Twenty tonnes of aid from International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has reached Santiago de Cuba, with Cuban Red Cross teams on the ground delivering these essentials to affected commun

12 reactions · 3 comments | Meals on Wheels in South Auckland is in critical need for 35 more volunteers. Can you help? | New Zealand Red Cross | Facebook