by Le Va | Jul 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
The Honourable Julia Gillard, former Prime minister of Australia and current Chair of Beyond Blue delivered an inspirational keynote address at the National Suicide Prevention Australia conference held in Melbourne on 23-25 July 2019. She stressed the importance of...
by Le Va | Jul 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
Guest Blog: Alexis Cameron, PAHANZ Co-Chair Pasifika Allied Health Aotearoa NZ (PAHANZ) is hosting an inaugural symposium on 17 August in Auckland and invite all current and potential Pasifika allied health workers to join us. PAHANZ was established as a means of...
by Le Va | Jul 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
Guest blog: Sue Paton, Executive Director DAPAANZ Talofa lava, Malo e lelei, Ni sa bula vinaka, Namaste, Kia orana, Taloha ni, Ia orana, Fakaalofa lahi atu, ‘Alii, Malo ni, Halo Olaketa, Mauri, Aloha mai e and warm Pacific Greetings. The Pacific sector is such a...
by Le Va | Jul 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
Guest Blog by Dr Terry Fleming Youth19 is the latest in the New Zealand Youth2000 Survey Series. These large-scale health & wellbeing surveys of New Zealand adolescents have taken place in several waves since 2001, with a total of over 34 000 young people. Le Va...
by Le Va | May 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
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...
by Le Va | Apr 2, 2019 | Uncategorized
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...