The health workforce serving Pasifika people in New Zealand continues to grow in both size and skills with 49 Pacific students receiving scholarships to start or continue a career in the mental health and addiction workforce. The students received the scholarships...
In collaborACTION with Vaka Tautua, Legacy Performing Arts is leading a Le Va-funded Pasifika Suicide Prevention community initiative. In the past 15 weeks, Legacy has facilitated workshops with three Auckland-based, Congregational Christian Church of Samoa, EFKS...
As a parent of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Lealofi Sio makes a significant contribution and brings valuable and personal experience to the Faiva Ora Leadership Group (FOLG). The purpose of the FOLG is to: provide quality advice and support to the Ministry...
Le Va is redeveloping a new resource for Pasifika communities which will provide easier access to better information about suicide prevention. This resource will replace our current suicide prevention web pages, and will bring together information and evidence in an...
The first Waka Hourua Māori & Pasifika Suicide Prevention Research Symposium was held recently at the beautiful Waikato-Tainui College for Research and Development on Old Taupiri Road, Ngaruawahia. The purpose of the symposium was to give space for our...
