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Our guest blogger Olivia Salanoa is one of our Pacific Mental Health and Addiction Scholarship recipients. Olivia recently completed her studies and holds a Bachelor of Social Work (Bicultural Practice). She shares her story about what recieving a scholarship means to her and the difference it has made to her life and  learning journey.

Since 2008, Le Va has delivered Le Tautua – a unique leadership and management programme tailored for emerging Pacific mental health and addiction leaders.  This year, the Le Tautua alumni programme has been refreshed to focus specifically on Pasifika cultural leadership – integrating core Pasifika concepts into leadership.  

Guest blogger Apollo Taito from Waitemata DHB shares his insights and leadership lessons after attending the Le Tautua M3 leadership development workshop, with a focus on contextualising Pacific leadership in a New Zealand environment. 

Our guest blogger Epenesa Olo-Whanga brings us an update about the Moana Pasefika coalition.

Le Va was out in full force again this year at #PolyFest16, with volunteers to help ignite our communities and create that change. It was also an opportunity to engage tens of thousands of Pasifika young people and raise awareness about the right information, resources and services available for them to access when they need it.

The recent More than numbers survey carried out by Te Pou rated Pacific cultural competency training in the top three training needs for mental health and addiction services across New Zealand. Le Va’s  Engaging Pasifika cultural competency training programme ensures that our workforce and services are equipped with the right knowledge, skills and attitudes to effectively engage with Pasifika service users and families.