by Le Va | Sep 5, 2016 | Suicide prevention
Guest blog from Leona Notoa, social worker/mental health naviagator, PIACT, Invercargill PIACT (Pacific Islanders Advisory & Cultural Trust Inc.) is an Invercargill-based Pacific Health and Social Services provider that is a hub of support delivering free...
by Le Va | Aug 3, 2016 | Mental health and addiction
We’ve awarded 340 Pasifika Mental Health and Addiction Scholarships since 2009 and we are currently supporting a 2016 cohort of 47 people as part of our Futures that work programme. We are delighted to announce that 2015 academic results are all now in for our 49...
by Le Va | Aug 3, 2016 | Disability
Imagine a world where Pasifika people with disabilities have access to all the services they need. A world without language or cultural barriers, and where Pasifika people with disabilities can live the life they want the way they want. Le Va is working with...
by Le Va | Aug 2, 2016 | Suicide prevention
In 2013 Le Va and Māori Workforce Development provider Te Rau Matatini were confirmed by the Ministry of Health to deliver New Zealand’s Māori and Pasifika suicide prevention programme, called Waka Hourua. Within this programme, Le Va is priviledged to have...
by Le Va | Aug 2, 2016 | Suicide prevention
FLO Talanoa is Le Va’s suicide prevention training programme, developed to be led and delivered by and to our own communities. It is a call to action, designed for sustainability and aligned with Pasifika values of love, respect and reciprocity. Responding to the...
