The first World Suicide Prevention Day was held in 2003 and was an initiative of the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) and the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, World Suicide Prevention Day has taken place on 10 September each year....
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...
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...
Guest blog by Tania Beekmans, Anglican Trust for Women and Children The WISE UP (Workers in Schools Educate and Unlock Potential) conference is an annual event, each year alternating between National and Regional conferences. This year’s regional conference...
We are extremely proud to promote the successes of our Pasifika Community funded Initiatives, which have been funded through the Waka Hourua Community fund. In the past 12 months, these initiatives, led by mostly small Pasifika groups, have been delivering with...
Guest blog by Te Hiwi Preston. As a FLO Talanoa facilitator, and the Te Tai Tokerau (Northland) FLO Ambassador, I delivered the inaugural Pasifika suicide prevention workshop for communities on Thursday, 9 June in Te Tai Tokerau, Northland. Attendance was high, with...
