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Te Hiwi Preston delivered the inaugural FLO Talanoa Pasifika suicide prevention workshop for communities recently in Te Tai Tokerau, Northland.  The group of young people who attended provided elements of brilliance and enlightenment. Many sharing how suicide can be prevented among their peers if we implemented the following values: love, support, respect and safe spaces for engagement. Read on for more from Te Hiwi about this empowering community event.

We have two workshops open for registration for those interested in becoming a FLO Talanoa Suicide Prevention Facilitator. The two-day Train the Facilitator event is free of charge but participants are expected and supported to deliver free workshops in their communities within three months of completing the training. Read on to find out more.

My name is Peati Mene–Vaele, a clinical psychology student at the University of Canterbury. I am undertaking a study that looks at measuring mental illness and current levels of stress among Samoan men and women aged 16+ living in New Zealand, and the factors that may influence stress and mental illness such as income, quality of relationships, and education, substance use and addiction behaviours.

Each year in New Zealand, one in five adults will experience mental illness, and Pasifika people experience mental illness at a higher rate than the general population. Would you know how to respond?

Le Va was honoured to be invited to co-facilitate an international symposium in Japan on suicide prevention, convened by Dr Jemaima Tiatia-Seath and in collaborACTION with some of our regions leaders in Pasifika suicide prevention. This blog has an overview about the Pacific-related research that was presented.

The NRL’s State of Mind Grassroots Programme has been designed for administrators, coaches, managers and senior members of grassroots Rugby League Clubs across Australia and New Zealand.