Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 27, 2019 17:45:35 GMT 12
MĀORI RECIDIVISM: WHĀNAU TO TAKE GREATER ROLE IN GOVERNMENT INITIATIVE
A $98 million plan to tackle high rates of Māori recidivism will involve whānau in rehabilitation strategies, not just prisoners themselves.
The Māori Pathways programme will initially to be rolled out in Hawke's Bay and Northland and focus on Māori men under 30 serving terms of between two and five years - as they have the highest rates of reoffending.
It aims to provide a wrap-around service including trauma and mental health care, housing support for those leaving prison and greater engagement with whānau and iwi from pre-sentence through to release.
More than half New Zealand's prison population are Māori but the government hopes to reduce that number in the next 15 years.....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/393041/maori-recidivism-whanau-to-take-greater-role-in-government-initiative
A $98 million plan to tackle high rates of Māori recidivism will involve whānau in rehabilitation strategies, not just prisoners themselves.
The Māori Pathways programme will initially to be rolled out in Hawke's Bay and Northland and focus on Māori men under 30 serving terms of between two and five years - as they have the highest rates of reoffending.
It aims to provide a wrap-around service including trauma and mental health care, housing support for those leaving prison and greater engagement with whānau and iwi from pre-sentence through to release.
More than half New Zealand's prison population are Māori but the government hopes to reduce that number in the next 15 years.....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/393041/maori-recidivism-whanau-to-take-greater-role-in-government-initiative