Season two of the Netflix show 13 Reasons Why will be released worldwide on Friday 18 May, likely at 7pm New Zealand time. This show was widely watched by teenagers last year. The themes of suicide, sexual assault, bullying and other issues led to many viewers feeling...
Le Va, a Pacific not-for-profit organisation whose work spans mental health, suicide prevention, addictions, violence prevention and cultural competency, is urging caregivers to check in on their young people and to equip themselves with the skills to spot warning...
Tena koutou It has been said that coroners ‘speak for the dead to protect the living’ – this phrase captures both our duty to tell the story of the person who passed away and explain the circumstances of their death, and also to identify ways in which we...
We are delighted to announce the recipients of Le Va’s Faiva Ora Community Innovation Fund, supported by the Ministry of Health’s Faiva Ora Pasifika Disability Action Plan. The purpose of the fund is to support community-based initiatives that: support disabled...
Recognising and celebrating educational achievement for Pasifika communities is important. Some scholarship recipients may have defied all odds to get to this point in their academic and professional career, and it’s also important to visibly role model that success...
One in 5 New Zealanders live with mental illness or addiction in a given year, and for Pasifika people, it’s 1 in 4. 173,933 New Zealanders accessed mental health and addiction services in 2016/17 – a 73% growth in access over the last decade, whilst funding increased...
