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Pacific Community Leader’s in Mental Health Promotion : Reducing Pacific Youth Suicide

Pacific Community Leader’s in Mental Health Promotion : Reducing Pacific Youth Suicide. Susana Kilioni Pacific Health Promoter. Background. Calls for support following a number of suicides Meetings with SECPHO, SPINZ, CCDHB, RPH Support for local ministers Fono in Porirua at PIC church

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Pacific Community Leader’s in Mental Health Promotion : Reducing Pacific Youth Suicide

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  1. Pacific Community Leader’s in Mental Health Promotion :Reducing Pacific Youth Suicide Susana Kilioni Pacific Health Promoter

  2. Background • Calls for support following a number of suicides • Meetings with SECPHO, SPINZ, CCDHB, RPH • Support for local ministers • Fono in Porirua at PIC church • Continued need identified in Wellington region

  3. Goal: To Reduce Suicide for Pacific Youth in Wellington So far…. • Developed Pacific steering group (SG) • Worked with SG to develop Pacific principles of mental health promotion and action plan • Working alongside Pacific community leaders to promote mental health messages • Working to strengthen resilience and capacity of Pacific communities

  4. Rationale • Identified need and energy to respond/support • Identified in RPH, HVDHB, CCDHB and MoH strategic documents • Pacific Health and Disability Action Plan • Mental health promotion messages and activities support individual/community wellbeing and help reduce suicide

  5. Key agencies and community leaders identified Relationships built with key people Steering group developed Terms of Reference Steering group goal and objectives Stock take of services and programmes Action plan What Did We Do?

  6. Identified Needs • Self Esteem issues • More informal social settings– open houses • Young people need love and belonging – mother and father figure • Look at valuing of life for our communities • Focus on parenting • Young peoples input into what is missing in their lives

  7. Steering Group – Goal & Objectives Goal: Mental Health and Well-Being is accepted and understood and practiced across Pacific communities Objectives: • Promote mental well-being messages and practice through our established organisations and services • Promote positive messages valuing life, for our children and our families • Promote better access to Pacific social and health service.

  8. What’s Next? • Develop mental well-being messages • Scope services and focus group for Pacific youth • Training for Pacific Youth Leader’s • Pacific community fono’s around the region to bring young people and adults together to hear each other perspective’s. • To advocate for better access to mental health services for Pacific youth. • Ongoing strategies • Evaluation

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