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Understanding Pasifika suicide prevention means empowering communities to seek and use solutions that work for them. From community consultation nationwide, our communities have expressed the need for appropriate and relevant Pasifika suicide prevention resources.

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. 

In collaborACTION with Vaka Tautua,  Legacy Performing Arts is leading a Le Va-funded Pasifika Suicide Prevention community initiative.

By Lealofi Sio, Faiva Ora Leadership Group Member

The first day of introductions at the Disabled Persons Assembly (DPA) Pasifika Fono provided a whole new line of thought as I reflected upon my own up-bringing from my parents with their own impairments. 

Le Va is redeveloping a new resource for Pasifika communities which will provide easier access to better information about suicide prevention. This new web resource will be called ‘Puna’. ​

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.