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A Short History of The Phobic Trust of New Zealand Inc.
(continued from 1999)
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2000 Second conference hosted by the Phobic Trust 'Youth Anxiety 2000'. Focused on youth and early intervention. This conference hosted 5th to 6th formers from Auckland schools. These young people were asked to question the professionals and consumers attending the conference. The aim of this interaction was to engage the youth and increase awareness around anxiety and phobic disorders.
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2000 ‘Scary Thoughts’ book written by Marcia Read and illustrated by Peter Bromhead. This book was written for 11-12 year olds and their families, published by Deimos press. This book was opened in Parliament and the event was hosted by the Honourable Liz Gordon, a well known supporter of the Trust.
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2000 Received many donations from philanthropic trusts to distribute the book and video 'Scary Thoughts' to all intermediate and secondary schools throughout the country.
 
Scary Thoughts Book and Video
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2000 (February) the Government commenced the 'Like Minds' programme. Marcia Read was one of the former people to lend her name and photo to this campaign. The campaign focused on "Know me before you judge me".
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2001The Government, through their DHB funding arm, changed The Phobic Trust's Clinical Outcomes Contract to a Support Services contract that the Phobic Trust had had with RHA. It was renamed a Advocacy/Peer Support Family/Whanau Contract. This decision was not open for debate.
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2001 (January) due to public demand the Trust opens a Wellington 'Anxiety Disorders Clinic' in Constable Street, Newton.
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2001 (March) Marcia Read Founder & Chief Executive Officer of the Phobic Trust is awarded and receives the Queens Service Order (QSO) for her work in Mental Health.
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2001 (4th-10th June) First National Anxiety Awareness Week Appeal.
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2001 (6th October) the Phobic Trust hosts a charity curtain raiser at the NPC Auckland versus Wellington rugby game at Eden Park, Musicians XV versus Politicians XV.
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2002 The Phobic Trust is now a recognized health professional training facility for Psychologists, as endorsed by the University of Auckland. Placements and interns trained in partnership with Auckland and Massey Universities.
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2003 (July) "Advancements in Anxiety Disorders" International Conference hosted by the Phobic Trust.
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2004 Retrospectively, over the years the Trust worked against huge ignorance to educate GPs, the Government and the health sector and finally have made some ground. Still no clinical contract.
- 2004 'Phobi Faces Fear' song and book was launched by Her Worship Kerri Prendergast, the Mayor of Wellington. 'Phobi' is a book written for parents and caregivers to read to children.
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2006 Second research titled 'Prevalence of Co-existing substance use disorders and the independently occurring anxiety, and mood disorders in New Zealand subjects presenting for treatment at the Phobic Trust's Anxiety Disorders Clinics'. This was published in 2007.
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2007 ‘Phobi Faces Fear’ is being animated by Flux Animators for a TV production to teach children about their fears and phobias in simple language, so that they can understand, and therefore normalise, their fears.
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2007 Commenced further research with Professor Ross McCormack and Professor Samson Sai of Auckland University.
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2007 In September the Phobic Trust Charitable Status was applied to and reconfirmed by the Charities Commission. No. CC20141.
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2007 Ascari partners, through Jane Simmonds and her team, came into start serious lobbying of the Government on matters regarding Buildings, Schools and MSD which includes Work and Income. 75% of the clients of the Trust are on benefits. This dependency and economic cost is directly attributed to their disability.
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2008 Plans to build the long awaited Auckland Therapeutic Unit. Dean Lonigan, Mark Forshaw, Tony Amos and Peter McNab have come together to help organise then raise the funding to build a Ken Crosson designed building.
Artist's impression of the west wing
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