September 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD). This year the theme is ‘Preventing Suicide: Reaching Out and Saving lives’. WSPD is an initiative of the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) and the World Health Organisation (WHO). This year’s...
Le Va was privileged to partner with Te Pou recently at the annual two-day New Zealand Disability Support Network conference at Te Papa Museum in Wellington where we presented our disability work, which included promoting resources and tools for the workforce and...
Engaging Pasifika cultural competency learners develop practical knowledge and skills to effectively engage with Pasifika clients and their families, especially at the critical first point of contact. Due to high demand in the Canterbury region from mental health,...
Preserving our youth and our future is highly reliant upon reaching back into our past.” (Twyla Baker-Demaray) Every 40 seconds, a person somewhere in the world will take their own life. While the prevention of suicide is a global imperative, a diversity of...
Almost all FLO Pasifika Community Fund initiatives are now completed, and we’ve busy recently connecting in with those that are nearly finished. One is the Hair 4 Life programme, run by Che Kerr and the Youth TEAM Trust. This month, Che presented at the Cut Above...
