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NO VOICE FOR MAORI – COUNCIL CALLS FOR "MAORI VOICES" REPORT
New Zealand Maori Council has called on the Secretariat for the Mental Health and Addictions Inquiry to release reports and material related to the voices of Maori. The call comes after it emerged the Secretariat failed to inform stakeholders and the public about the existence of a series of reports that underpinned the recently released Inquiry recommendations. This includes a report related to the Maori voices and submissions.....
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1812/S00454/no-voice-for-maori-council-calls-for-maori-voices-report.htm
DISABILITY REFORMS OVERLOOK MĀORI NEEDS
A Māori disability advocate says a new accessibility work programme won’t benefit Māori unless there is proper funding and dedicated advocacy.
"For a lot of Māori it's like: 'Oh no, not again.' Occupational therapists, physios, doctors, there's no process. Unlike with ACC where if you have an accident there is a team of people waiting to assess and assist you, you don't get that with medical disabilities which Māori are predominantly high in numbers of," she says.
Ms Hickey says 84 percent of disabled Māori get no support services at all......
www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjA4MjE/National%20News/Disability-reforms-overlook-M%C4%81ori-needs
MENTAL HEALTH, ADDICTION SURVEY SHOWS CULTURAL GAPS
New data from those working in mental health and addictions services has found that more needs to be done on cultural appropriateness for Māori tāngata whaiora. The findings have been released in the Ngā Poutama Ōranga Hinengaro report, which was coordinated by the Health Quality & Safety Commission.
The survey also found that the use of te reo Māori in services is low, as is the use of the Māori cultural practices of mihi and whakawhanaungatanga......
www.maoritelevision.com/news/regional/mental-health-addiction-survey-shows-cultural-gaps
New Zealand Maori Council has called on the Secretariat for the Mental Health and Addictions Inquiry to release reports and material related to the voices of Maori. The call comes after it emerged the Secretariat failed to inform stakeholders and the public about the existence of a series of reports that underpinned the recently released Inquiry recommendations. This includes a report related to the Maori voices and submissions.....
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1812/S00454/no-voice-for-maori-council-calls-for-maori-voices-report.htm
DISABILITY REFORMS OVERLOOK MĀORI NEEDS
A Māori disability advocate says a new accessibility work programme won’t benefit Māori unless there is proper funding and dedicated advocacy.
"For a lot of Māori it's like: 'Oh no, not again.' Occupational therapists, physios, doctors, there's no process. Unlike with ACC where if you have an accident there is a team of people waiting to assess and assist you, you don't get that with medical disabilities which Māori are predominantly high in numbers of," she says.
Ms Hickey says 84 percent of disabled Māori get no support services at all......
www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjA4MjE/National%20News/Disability-reforms-overlook-M%C4%81ori-needs
MENTAL HEALTH, ADDICTION SURVEY SHOWS CULTURAL GAPS
New data from those working in mental health and addictions services has found that more needs to be done on cultural appropriateness for Māori tāngata whaiora. The findings have been released in the Ngā Poutama Ōranga Hinengaro report, which was coordinated by the Health Quality & Safety Commission.
The survey also found that the use of te reo Māori in services is low, as is the use of the Māori cultural practices of mihi and whakawhanaungatanga......
www.maoritelevision.com/news/regional/mental-health-addiction-survey-shows-cultural-gaps