Getting people talking about mental health "Oranga Korero"

GoodYarn is an evidence-based, peer-delivered, mental health literacy programme for workplaces, both rural and urban, that enables people to talk about mental health.

The first step in addressing mental health in the workplace is being able to talk about it.

About GoodYarn

GoodYarn is an evidence-based, peer-delivered mental health literacy programme for the workplace – both rural and urban. GoodYarn has three key aims and evaluation indicators:

Increase awareness of signs and symptoms of common mental illnesses;
Build confidence in starting a conversation where you are concerned; and
Improve knowledge of where and how to get help.

The programme is overseen by the Good Programmes Trust which is a registered charity. Our trustees and partners train facilitators within businesses who then deliver 3-hour GoodYarn workshops to their staff.

The results are starting to speak for themselves.

Our Mission

Getting people talking about mental health. “Oranga korero”

Our Vision

Mental health is part of everyday conversations.

Our Values

Practicality, professionalism, courage, empathy.

You don’t have to be an expert in mental health to talk about it.

Our feedback

Most practical workshop I’ve been part of, with tangible steps offered.

Workshop Participant

Dunedin, February 2019

The key is to think big but start small. GoodYarn has been one of those programmes we have been able to build from the ground up with the support of the GoodYarn Team.

Fonterra Facilitator

June, 2019

Very relaxed, informative & interactive.

Workshop Participant

Taranaki, October 2018

Down to earth approach to mental health.

Workshop Participant

Wellington, November 2018

I love GoodYarn – it has changed my life

GoodYarn Facilitator

July, 2020

We should roll this out to our whole company. Incredibly beneficial.

Workshop participant

March 2020

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Latest News

Workplace mental wellness boosted with GoodYarn’s strategic partnerships

July 8, 2019

The urban version of the iconic GoodYarn rural mental wellness programme will be expanded into more of New Zealand’s workplaces with the announcement of two new strategic partners. Synergy Health and Education Unlimited have been selected following a nationwide search for the right partners to help take GoodYarn to a broad variety of urban workplaces. […]

GoodYarn at Fonterra

July 6, 2019

Fonterra’s milk tanker drivers spend many hours working alone at all times of the day, and are often the only Fonterra employees farmer shareholders will see on a day-to-day basis. The global dairy co-operative’s Health and Wellbeing Manager for New Zealand’s sites, Terry Buckingham, says their drivers reported they wanted some support to better manage […]

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