Name | age | occupation/education | family circumstances | hobbies/interests | reason chosen as a resident (all had multiple admissions to acute care facilities)
Person with depression
Claude Van Zyl | 24 | studying for a degree in computer science at Auckland University but hasn't finished | mum/dad/older married sister all live in rural Waikato | music, watching sport, used to play the guitar, chess, science fiction | no stable friends to stay with, suicide attempts while flatting in Auckland
Person with anxiety disorder
Amber Jones | 28 | worked in a community library, trained as a librarian | mum and much younger brothers live in Christchurch | reading, swimming, walking her dog | did not want to return to Christchurch (worried about the earthquakes, cause of current anxiety disorder), no suitable friends in Auckland to live with, could no longer cope with living on own, brief time spent living on the streets
Person with bipolar/manic disorder
Jubilee Potini | 32 | didn't finish school, has spent much of his teenage and young adult years in psychiatric hospitals | parents both dead, older brother is a patched gang member who lives in Gisborne | chess, mythology | homeless or living with friends who were not supportive
Person with schizophrenia
Abe Newton | 46 | trained as a landscape gardener, worked recently for a nursery | elderly parents live in Rotorua, ex wife lives in Auckland, no children | used to play touch rugby, reading | domestic settings exacerbated his condition
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