Description Across the globe, suicide has become a major public health concern. Indigenous suicide rates have escalated over the past two decades and continue to exceed national rates. In 2016, a Māoritribal organisation, Ngāti Pikiao, convened an international conference, Turamarama ki te Ora, to discuss global approaches to the prevention of suicide. To bring together …
Description In 2010/2011 Kawerau was a community in crises as a result of a series of 13 suicides during that year. Since then Tūwharetoa ki Kawerau Health Education and Social Services (Tūwharetoa ki Kawerau) has been the lead organisation overseeing the development and implementation of the Kawerau Suicide Prevention Action Plan (KSPAP). The core goals …
Description Tū Tama Wāhine O Taranaki (TTW) is a, kaupapa Māori, health and social service across the Taranaki region, established in 1989 and incorporated in 1994 to deliver Suicide prevention and intervention through a collaborative project between Tū Tama Wāhine (TTW), the Taranaki Pasifika Services Trust (TPST) and Te Kotahi Research Institute, (TKRI) (collectively referred …
Description Te Waimana Kaaku Trust is one of four tribal authorites within the rohe o Tūhoe Potiki, under Te Uru Taumata. Te Waimana Kaaku encompaces 12 marae and nine hapū along the awa o Tauranga (Tauranga river) within the Waimana tribal area. Te Waimama is a rural community situated in the Whakatane District. Te Waimana …
