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<strong>Bay</strong> <strong>Harbour</strong> News Wednesday <strong>August</strong> <strong>25</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />
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But it also means a lot to me that the<br />
community here is so supportive, and I<br />
would love to be able to give back in the<br />
future.<br />
What would you like to be doing in<br />
10 years time?<br />
Hopefully, working in an area that<br />
I’m passionate about. I haven’t thought<br />
too much about it. I don’t like to put too<br />
much pressure on it because things can<br />
change so quickly.<br />
What is the biggest challenge facing<br />
people of your generation and why?<br />
I think the biggest challenge is how<br />
to adapt to a rapidly changing world<br />
environment.<br />
There have been so many political,<br />
social and environmental changes. As<br />
well as this there has also been a big<br />
shift in employment opportunities.<br />
Being able to adapt to change has<br />
become essential for our generation.<br />
What is the biggest challenge facing<br />
humanity and why?<br />
Honestly, I think there is a lot of<br />
challenges facing humanity and they’re<br />
all serious. Climate change has a huge<br />
impact on everyone, and we can see the<br />
effects of it every day.<br />
I think it’s one of the biggest<br />
challenges because we can still turn it<br />
around, but it means globally everyone<br />
is going to have to change the way they<br />
live.<br />
If you could change one thing in NZ,<br />
what would it be and why?<br />
Mental health services. I think that<br />
more funding needs to go towards them<br />
so they’re more accessible to everyone.<br />
Sarah Cody<br />
Mandell<br />
Health sciences<br />
scholarship<br />
What are you<br />
aiming to do when<br />
you graduate?<br />
After completing<br />
my undergraduate<br />
degree I am hoping<br />
to continue my<br />
studies and complete a phd degree<br />
in psychology focusing my thesis<br />
around the role of micronutrients and<br />
macronutrients in mental illness.<br />
However, I also have an ambition to<br />
be considered for one of New Zealand’s<br />
clinical psychology programmes at<br />
some stage in my career.<br />
What does the scholarship mean for<br />
you?<br />
This scholarship allows me to avoid<br />
financial stress and consequently I<br />
am able to reach my full potential and<br />
dedicate my time and energy towards<br />
my studies.<br />
In addition it drives me knowing I have<br />
support from my community in which<br />
hope to be working with in the future.<br />
What would you like to be doing in<br />
10 years time?<br />
In 10 years time I picture myself<br />
building my career either working<br />
in the health sector as a mental<br />
health practitioner/health care<br />
professional and placing an emphasis<br />
on the increased need for available<br />
mental health resources and support<br />
throughout the nation.<br />
Alternatively I would love to undergo<br />
further research in the growing field of<br />
nutritions role in mental illness. In addition<br />
I hope to be financially stable, surrounded<br />
by loved ones and in good health.<br />
What is the biggest challenge facing<br />
people of your generation and why?<br />
The biggest challenge facing my<br />
generation is the extreme potency of<br />
social media within our everyday lives.<br />
The integration of the ‘tool’ is<br />
associated with several mental health<br />
issues and is an extreme facilitator of<br />
abuse, isolation, social skill degradation,<br />
feelings of inadequacy and has the<br />
potential to create a false reality along<br />
with carrying an addictive nature.<br />
What is the biggest challenge facing<br />
humanity and why?<br />
The biggest challenge facing humanity<br />
today is break down of the global<br />
community with the rise of nationalism<br />
in which countries isolate themselves.<br />
In turn this prevents the ability to<br />
progress with global agreement and<br />
decisions regarding pressing current<br />
issues such as human induced climate<br />
change, Covid-19, population growth<br />
and food insecurity.<br />
If you could change one thing in NZ,<br />
what would it be and why?<br />
One thing I would change about<br />
New Zealand is the low accessibility of<br />
funded mental health care.<br />
I believe mental health professionals<br />
should be far more available and<br />
communities should receive further<br />
education on detaching the stigma<br />
associated with mental illness and<br />
seeking help.<br />
This is due to many lacking a strong<br />
support network who should be able to<br />
receive the care they deserve.
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