Our Public Health programme of work is guided by the Ministry of Health priorities, as outlined in Taeao o Tautai: Pacific Public Health Workforce Development Implementation Plan. In particular, our efforts are on reducing inequalities in health outcomes by developing...
This year 72 recipients were awarded a Futures that Work scholarship and support programme. This is the highest number awarded in its 11-year history. After years of promoting mental health and addiction as a career for Pasifika people, we are seeing uptake like...
Le Va is proud to announce the rollout of The Mental Wealth Project, a mental health literacy programme for young people and their families, offering face-to-face education in schools, sports clubs, churches and communities, complemented by online support. The team at...
Mental distress related to social media and gaming is new but very real phenomenon in mental health and suicide prevention. The Harmful Digital Communications Act 2015 was passed in New Zealand to prevent and lessen harmful online behaviour and has included inciting...
Le Va was out in full force again this year at #ASBPolyFest2019 with a team of volunteers to help ignite our communities and create that change. It was also an opportunity to engage with Pasifika young people and offer a variety of Le Va’s latest wellbeing resources....