Pasifika communities are empowered into action after attending a FLO Talanoa community workshop run by one of the 74 trained FLO Talanoa suicide prevention facilitators. Every FLO Talanoa facilitator has completed the free two-day training delivered by Le Va staff,...
Guest blog by Peati Mene-Vaele, University of Canterbury. Talofa Lava and thank you for your interest in our study. My name is Peati Mene–Vaele, a clinical psychology student at the University of Canterbury. I am also a recipient of a Pacific Mental Health and...
Le Va was honoured to be invited to co-facilitate an international symposium in Japan on suicide prevention, convened by Dr Jemaima Tiatia-Seath and in collaborACTION with some of our regions leaders in Pasifika suicide prevention. The 7th Asia Pacific regional...
The NRL’s State of Mind Grassroots Programme has been designed for administrators, coaches, managers and senior members of grassroots Rugby League Clubs across Australia and New Zealand. The programme aims to reduce the stigma around mental health within the...
Traveling is one of my passions. I recently returned from trips to Alaska where I met with a native tribe to talk about their suicide prevention efforts, and Japan where I attended the Asia-Pacific Regional Conference of the International Association for Suicide...