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Scholarships grow skills and size of Pasifika mental health and addiction workforce
The health workforce serving Pasifika people in New Zealand continues to grow in both size and skills with 49 Pacific students receiving scholarships to start or continue a career in the mental health and addiction workforce.
#YouthPreventingSuicide – Flo community fund project
In collaborACTION with Vaka Tautua, Legacy Performing Arts is leading a Le Va-funded Pasifika Suicide Prevention community initiative.
Faiva Ora Leaders contribute to DPA Fono
By Lealofi Sio, Faiva Ora Leadership Group Member
The first day of introductions at the Disabled Persons Assembly (DPA) Pasifika Fono provided a whole new line of thought as I reflected upon my own up-bringing from my parents with their own impairments.
New knowledge bank web resource for Pasifika communities
Le Va is redeveloping a new resource for Pasifika communities which will provide easier access to better information about suicide prevention. This new web resource will be called ‘Puna’.
Waka Hourua Māori & Pasifika Suicide Prevention Research Symposium
The first Waka Hourua Māori & Pasifika Suicide Prevention Research Symposium was held recently at the beautiful Waikato-Tainui College for Research and Development on Old Taupiri Road, Ngaruawahia.
Flo Talanoa piloted
The Flo: Pasifika for Life suicide prevention programme has completed the pilot phase for Flo Talanoa; a free community workshop tackling the topic of suicide prevention in our Pasifika communities