Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 17, 2023 5:41:21 GMT 12
INCREASING DISTRESS AND DECLINING MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES AMONG RANGATAHI MĀORI – REPORT
A new report from the Te Hiringa Mahara, Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission has identified declining mental health outcomes and increasing distress among rangatahi Māori.
The report identified racism and discrimination, social media, whānau wellbeing and uncertainty about the future as the main factors affecting the wellbeing of young people....
PASIFIKA, MĀORI CHILDREN HOSPITALISED MORE OFTEN WITH PREVENTABLE DISEASES, REPORT FINDS
Pasifika and Māori children have the highest hospitalisation rates for some of the most preventable diseases and infections, including respiratory and rheumatic fever, a new report has found.
It revealed Pasifika and Māori children, and those living in areas with the greatest socioeconomic deprivation, carried the greatest burden of disease in the country.....