Maori Suicide

Prevention All Age

Strategy

KIA PIKI O TE ORA

Goal 1Promote mental health and

wellbeing and prevent mental health problems

Trina MarklandProject Manager He Oranga Pounamu

Otautahi

How will Goal 1 Prevent Mental Health Problems for Maori?

Strengthening - ‘I’ dentityWhanau IdentitySecure Cultural IdentityCommunity

Promote and Enhance Protective Factors

Advance toward Whanau Ora

Improve the Care of People who are Experiencing Mental

Disorders Associated with Suicidal Behaviour

Jacqueline Te Huia Kia Piki te Ora Coordinator

Mid North / Whangarei Region

Matauranga Whanui A Project of The Ngati Hine Health Trust

Goal 2

Objective 2 - Focus

• Improved - recognition, treatment & management

of Maori who are experiencing mental disorders

Service Analysis

Service Analysis

Maori Models of

HealthMaori Models of

Health

Development of strategies, policies & services:Development of strategies, policies & services:

Health Promotional events

Objective 2 – Key actions

• Mental Health Awareness

Population Strategies Population Strategies

• Improve community responsiveness

• Improve Access to services

Service AnalysisService Analysis

HuiHui

PromotionPromotion

Maori Models of HealthMaori Models of Health

Community, Health & Institutional approaches

Mauri OraMauri Ora

• Improve effectiveness of services

• Reduce Stigma & discrimination

Mauri Ora

Goal 3Improve the care of

people who make non-fatal suicide attempts

Te Oranga Service Delivery Unit of Te Runanga o Te

Rarawa

Local Community Action & Intervention

Health Expo - Kaeo

Off da wail – Kaitaia College

Totara North School delivery

Whakawhanaugatanga and Support

Goal 4

Reduce Access to the Means of Suicide

Emma KutiaKia Piki o Te Ora Coordinator

Te Ao Hou PHOBay of Plenty

teAoHou

He kaupapa hauora mo nga iwi o Te Whanau a Apanui, Ngai Tai, Te Whakatohea me Ngai Tuhoe

Te Moana –nui-a-Toi : Bay of Plenty

KAUPAPA 2 : Environmental Project

Raukura Hauora o Tainui TrustPapakura , Tamaki-makaurau

KAUPAPA 1 :

Gun Licensing CoursesTe Kaokao o Takapau Health & Disability Service

Taneatua, Eastern Bay of Plenty

Goal 5Promote Safe Reporting and Portrayal of Suicidal Behaviour by the Media

Honoria RophiaKia Piki o Te Ora Coordinator

Te Kupenga Hauora-Ahuriri – Hawkes Bay

ACHIEVING GOAL 5 WITHIN HAWKE’S BAY?

Collaboration- Media representation on stakeholder groups- Media training provider representation on stakeholder groups

Education & Support- Encourage all newspaper editors to support staff training in the safe reporting and portrayal of suicidal behaviour

- Encourage all media training providers to include safe reporting and portrayal of suicidal behaviour within media courses

Suicide and the Media

Goal 6Support Families, Whanau,

Friends and Others Affected by a Suicide or

Suicide AttemptTerence Matthews

Kia Piki o Te Ora Coordinator Ngaa Tai o te Awa - Whanganui

Maaku anoo e hanga tooku nei whare

I shall fashion my own houseI shall fashion my own house

E raka te mauii

E raka te katau

A community can use all the skills of its people

Goal 7Expand the Evidence

about Rates, Causes and Effective Interventions

Danielle OakesRaukura Hauora o Tainui

Papakura

International&

National

Iwi

Timely statistical

information

Hapu

Evaluate new

initiatives

Marae Community

Maori suicide

research

Whanau

Analyse existing

databases

Improved dissemination of research and information

Improved quality and timeliness of suicide data

Expanded research base:

In particular causes of suicidal behaviour and effective

interventions for Maori / tangata whenua

GOAL 7: Expand the evidence about rates, causes and effective

interventions

Evaluations Research dissemination

approaches

IASG

REDUCED SUICIDE RATES&

WHANAU ORA

Whaia e koe ki te iti kahurangi; ki te tuohu

koe, me hemaunga teitei.(Pursue excellence -

should you stumble let it be to a lofty

mountain)

WhakataukiWhakatauki

Korihi te manu Korihi te manu Takiri mai i te ataTakiri mai i te ata Ka ao, ka ao, ka Ka ao, ka ao, ka

awateaawateaTihei , Mauri OraTihei , Mauri Ora

The birThe bird singsd singsThe morning has The morning has

dawneddawnedThe day has brokenThe day has brokenBehold there is Life!Behold there is Life!