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Tamariki & Rangatahi keeping cybersafe
Tamariki and Rangatahi are well aware of the alarming things being screened online these days and they do want to be able tell adults without being blamed or having responsibility heaped on them! As adults, parents, whānau we need to make it possible for our tamariki...
A New Suicide Prevention Office for Aotearoa
Te Au was with the Ministry of Health for the Opening of the Office of Suicide Prevention by the Honourable Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Honourable Minister of Health Dr David Clarke. The role of the Suicide Prevention Office is to provide leadership and...
Learning from Māori in their Community Suicide Prevention Initiatives
A Waka Hourua Community Fund managed by Te Rau Ora ( then Te Rau Matatini) and Le Va provided a one-off contestable fund to Māori and Pasifika communities to build their capacity in community-based suicide intervention initiatives or projects. Between 2014 and...
Nga Mea Ora Katoa: Every Life Matters
This week we had the privilege of meeting Carla na Nagara in her new role as the Director of Suicide Prevention Office (Ministry of Health). Carla brings a depth of experience and wisdom to this role, also as a Coroner, who was recognised for her dedication to...
He Rauemi hōu hei whakanui i Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori – kia kaupare ai te Mate Whakamomori
E whakarewahia ana e Te Rau Ora ēnei rauemi hei whakanui i Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori 2019. Ko ‘Kia Kaha te reo Māori’ te kaupapa matua o tēnei wiki nō reira i whakaaro ai mātou me whakamāori ētahi rauemi e whakakaha ana i te hauora o te tangata Māori, ā, ko te reo Māori...
World Suicide Prevention Day 2019
“He kokonga ngākau e kore e kitea” September the 10 each year marks International World Suicide Prevention Day. A time to reflect, a time for remembrance, a time to reach out to others. Just before the exciting All Blacks vs Tonga game started on Saturday; the...
He Ora Pai: We deserve to live a good life!
Consistently, young people, males and Māori have experienced disproportionately high rates of suicide in Aotearoa since these losses have been counted. For Māori, the loss to suicide has affected many whānau, with losses amongst our youth and young adults, in both...
E rere tonu te waka: Insights from the first journey of Waka Hourua
’E Rere tonu te waka’ is a report that was written by the Waka Hourua Leadership Group, representing insights and learnings from the first three year journey of the first National Māori and Pasifika Suicide Prevention Programme in New Zealand. It was an important...
It just takes someone to reach out
Waiata are powerful medium to express how we are feeling, it is one of the most creative and often spiritual methods of sharing stories and giving messages. Two years ago, Maimoa created this beautiful bilingual waiata, ‘we are human’. It recognises depression and...
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