Strengthening community based suicide prevention initiatives for Pacific Islands people in Aotearoa New Zealand

There is a growing acknowledgement of the role of colonisation and its wider economic, social and political structures on the disproportionate rate of suicide in indigenous communities.

The Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing: Te Mauri -Pimatisiwin special issue draws attention to the indigenous beliefs, practices and structures that play a central role in suicide prevention for indigenous peoples.

Two new articles by Le Va are featured in this latest journal.