Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jul 4, 2023 3:36:40 GMT 12
BIGGER SHARE NEEDED FOR MĀORI MENTAL HEALTH ACTION
The Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission – Te Hiringa Mahara – wants to see 20 percent of mental health funding targeting Māori.
Chair Hayden Wano says its Te Huringa Tuarua 2023: Kaupapa Māori Services report last week found only 11 per cent of current mental health and addiction expenditure is on kaupapa services – despite the fact Māori make up 17 per cent of the population and have higher levels of mental distress than other population groups.
He says colonisation, urbanisation, and the break-up of Maori communities has contributed to the high levels of mental distress among Māori....
waateanews.com/2023/07/03/bigger-share-needed-for-maori-mental-health-action/
MĀORI PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS CALL FOR URGENT ALCOHOL LAW REFORM
Māori Public Health experts, Hāpai te Hauora are calling for alcohol harm to be addressed and prioritised in the wake of alarming statistics released last week.
Māori Public Health experts, Hāpai te Hauora are calling for alcohol harm to be addressed and prioritised in the wake of alarming statistics released last week....
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE2307/S00003/maori-public-health-experts-call-for-urgent-alcohol-law-reform.htm
The Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission – Te Hiringa Mahara – wants to see 20 percent of mental health funding targeting Māori.
Chair Hayden Wano says its Te Huringa Tuarua 2023: Kaupapa Māori Services report last week found only 11 per cent of current mental health and addiction expenditure is on kaupapa services – despite the fact Māori make up 17 per cent of the population and have higher levels of mental distress than other population groups.
He says colonisation, urbanisation, and the break-up of Maori communities has contributed to the high levels of mental distress among Māori....
waateanews.com/2023/07/03/bigger-share-needed-for-maori-mental-health-action/
MĀORI PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS CALL FOR URGENT ALCOHOL LAW REFORM
Māori Public Health experts, Hāpai te Hauora are calling for alcohol harm to be addressed and prioritised in the wake of alarming statistics released last week.
Māori Public Health experts, Hāpai te Hauora are calling for alcohol harm to be addressed and prioritised in the wake of alarming statistics released last week....
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE2307/S00003/maori-public-health-experts-call-for-urgent-alcohol-law-reform.htm