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Time For Change

Keynote presentation at the International eMental Health Forum. 


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Time For Change

Keynote presentation at the International eMental Health Forum. 


Keynote University Lived Experience Leadership
Mental Health
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Human Rights and Mental Health

How do we ensure people know their rights and can get help making sure they are honoured? It's a challenging one for sure, but human rights are at the centre of modern society and can help address discrimination and foster social inclusion.

I led the evaluation of Korowai Whaimana (The Empowering Cloak) training - the world’s first education program on mental health and human rights by and for people with lived experience.

Evaluation Government Training
Rights NonDiscrimination Social Inclusion
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Media Reporting of Suicide

Every time we hear about suicide in the TV, radio or social media it has a huge impact on us and our communities. I led academic research into this which informed government guidelines on media reporting, this part was published in the peer-reviewed journal Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention.

Research University Government
Suicide Prevention
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Suicide Prevention Strategy

New Zealand is well known for its struggles with suicide, especially amongst indigenous Māori and young people. I was privileged to be the first lived experience member on the Ministry of Health Suicide Prevention Task Force to help develop the first Suicide Prevention Strategy.   

Government Lived Experience Leadership
Suicide Prevention
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Doing It Together: A Story from the Co-production Field

How do we best work together? What happened when we all sit round the same table as people who use mental health services, people who provide them and the academics who research and evaluate them. I led this innovative project with a focus on the shifting landscape of supported housing.    

This project was published in the peer-reviewed Qualitative Research Journal.

Research University Service Provider Community
Homelessness Mental Health Addiction Social Inclusion
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