Last month, 20 local church leaders, Pasifika NGO workers and central government staff attended our first Auckland-based FLO Talanoa workshop! Delivered by Denise Kingi-Uluave and Leilani Clarke from the FLO team within Le Va, FLO Talanoa is the only Pasifika suicide...
Our disability lead Ben Tameifuna spent Labour weekend supporting Reverend Tevita Finau as he delivered a positive message from the pulpit to more 200 parishioners at the Lotofale’ia (the Tongan Methodist Church) in Mangere. Reverend Tevita is also the...
Pasifikology is a network of those involved in the Pasifika psychology sector in New Zealand, and was a recipient of the FLO Pasifika Community fund. Pasifikology’s initiative was to develop a postvention online resource. The resource is based upon Motu-Tapu – a...
The ‘Mātua project’ led by Dot Greenfield from Vaka Tautua, builds awareness among Samoan Mātua of the issues being faced by Pacific communities relating to suicide and other challenging issues, such as mental health or intergenerational dynamics. The...
Suicide is an issue of genuine public concern, and the Pasifika media perform an important role informing and educating communities about this complex issue. Stories that can address things such as likely causes, warning signs, trends in suicide rates, recent advances...
The FLO Pasifika for Life Ambassadors Network meets quarterly to share local suicide prevention information and activities with a national perspective. The focus of our meeting this quarter was on the FLO Talanoa Suicide Prevention facilitator training rollout and...
