Sarah McKenzie
@SareMckenzie
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Senior Research Fellow @OtagoWellington, Qualitative researcher, Photo-based methods, Mental health, Lived Experience, Masculinities
Wellington, New Zealand
Joined May 2013
Mental Health Awareness Week (NZ): 1 in 8 New Zealand men will experience serious depression during their lifetime. Many will also experience anxiety. Check out this online photo exhibit where men share photographs and stories of depression and anxiety. https://t.co/pLjsrs8QH6
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📢 Introducing our 2024 Research Rewind! 📢 Sharing some of our top research papers published this year, led by @SareMckenzie, this study examined how New Zealand-based men constructed their meanings of mental distress using metaphors. Check it out! 👇
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Aotearoa has a unique opportunity to craft a Suicide Prevention Action Plan that promotes strong leadership, collaboration and Māori-led strategies, and invests in a national suicide register and research. @OtagoWellington #SuicidePrevention
https://t.co/lbIm1n054D
phcc.org.nz
The Ministry of Health is seeking submissions on the 2025-2029 Suicide Prevention Action Plan, offering an opportunity for a transformative approach that addresses the broader societal factors...
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Want to read the full paper? You can check it out here: https://t.co/0YjuVhPsPH
@drjohnoliffe @paulgsharp @SareMckenzie
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Dr @paulgsharp spoke to @DanBurritt of @CBCVancouver yesterday about the In Good Company podcast & website, and how they can be useful resources to support men facing loneliness and social isolation. Check out the interview here (34:36): https://t.co/Fv0N7UJ8Ow
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🚨 New publication!! 🚨 This new study examined how men used metaphors as powerful tools to communicate their meanings of mental distress - to articulate their emotions, survival & disembodiments! Interested? Check out the full paper here: https://t.co/0VpAFEAtg7
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Based on findings from this new research: https://t.co/5WsIpqFGqO, we know that men may avoid rekindling old friendships for a myriad of reasons. But rebuilding some of these old social connections can be good for you.🫂 And hey, maybe we can help...😏(hint: see post below)
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Researchers found that people are as hesitant to reconnect with old friends as they are to talk to strangers, despite desiring to do so. Psychological barriers like fear of rejection and awkwardness...
🚨NEW In Good Company Website: COMING OUT JUNE 10TH! Led by @paulgsharp, the In Good Company Website was created to show HOW men stayed connected, and built stronger relationships with their buddies! You don't want to miss this release! So stay tuned!
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📄Hot off the press! "Men’s peer support for mental health challenges: future directions for research and practice" in @HealthPromInt
@MensHealthUBC @SareMckenzie @zacseidler @HeadsUpGuys
https://t.co/vgQoXtElhm
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Abstract. Peer support has a long history of helping people navigate mental health challenges and is increasingly utilized within men’s mental health promo
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When men focus their lives around their relationships and careers, they put aside the recreational activities where they connect with other men, putting them at risk for social isolation and loneliness. @paulgsharp Watch this important message: https://t.co/SNbMuzTBr9
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Pursuing interventions at individual, community and structural levels are critical to drive mental health promotion & suicide prevention among folks with inequitable access to good health! Watch the FULL video here: https://t.co/Yvk4ddoFw7
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Gender equality starts at home: Seven tips for raising feminist kids. By @UN_Women. 1) Talk about it. 2) Share the care work. 3) Embrace diverse role models. 4) Empower your kids to speak out. 5) Fight stereotypes, including your own. Etc.
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Here are some ways you can inspire the future feminists in your family.
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Happy International Women's Day! We're celebrating women who have changed the world. Here's all of the amazing women who have received the #NobelPrize and their remarkable achievements at the time of the award. Who are the women who inspire you the most? #IWD2024
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Exactly one year ago, we launched the Public Health Communication Centre - 70 Briefings later, we look at our successes and what we've learnt.
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It has been a year since the launch of the Public Health Communication Centre (PHCC) and the new-look Public Health Expert Briefing. In this article we reflect on our first year, our impact, and the...
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📢 You are invited! Join us for the 1st Event in the #2024NursingUoMpm Event Series! 👨🏫 Prof @drjohnoliffe 🔎 "Producing and Promoting Gender Equity in Health Care" ⏰ 5 March, 4-5pm 📍 @PeterMacCC Register 👉 https://t.co/rPeCrzCSab
@UniMelbMDHS @BRT_LungGuy @dharrisonCHEO
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# 7⃣ of the Top 10 RMS Publications of 2023: "Social "Men's Accounts of Anxiety: A Photovoice Study" @SareMckenzie Also check out the online photo gallery, where men shared their stories to show their own mental health journeys 📸 https://t.co/ltkPvrhY5d ▶️ https://t.co/tZOPmEPn53
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🚨New Article Alert🚨 Two-Spirit/LGBTQ+ youth experience social & structural inequities when they transition into homelessness. Understanding the issues these youth face can make a difference in how they navigate homelessness, and help them find a way out https://t.co/YJU0yw7kPr
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🎉Congrats @zacseidler & team for this latest article! 📜Results show that practitioners who took Men in Mind showed more confidence & improvements in their ability to work with male clients, compared to those who didn't take the program. ▶️For more info: https://t.co/gOiaPD7h9P
HUGE new paper alert 🚨📜| After 5 years of hard work, research and design I’m happy to announce the results of our RCT evaluating the world-first Men in Mind practitioner training program for engaging men in care has finally been published! https://t.co/b6Ul32ZH21 🧵 1/5
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We second what Ian says! We need to break the stigma that stops men feeling like they’re able to talk about their mental health. Nobody, whoever they are, or whatever their background should ever feel shame about struggling or having suicidal thoughts. #InternationalMensDay
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🚨New Article Alert!🚨 Using photovoice, @SareMckenzie studies the ways in which men in New Zealand experience & embody anxiety, and how they manage the uncertainties of living with anxiety disorders. ▶️Read the article for more info! https://t.co/OueUpe0SRd
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From @drjohnoliffe: You don’t know lonely until you solo author a paper. 2 years & 55 drafts later, I am SO PLEASED to share my 12th and final solo authored article 😊! Congrats, John! We are SO VERY HAPPY for you! 🎉 ➡️Read his paper here! https://t.co/Mquqhdu5hC
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