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Therapeutic value of freedom
Innovation / BY Rob Warriner

Therapeutic value of freedom

4 min read

Rob Warriner considers what we can learn from the disorienting transformation of services in Trieste – from the 1970s until the present day

We'll come to you
Innovation / BY Scotty Harvey

We'll come to you

3 min read

Scotty Harvey Founder of UOKBRO NZ shares his mobile outreach to support those dealing with isolation, mental health stress, addiction, family violence, or suicidal thinking.

Sense of self
Innovation / BY Ivan Yeo

Sense of self

4 min read

Ivan Yeo discusses fundamental cultural differences in how selfhood is constructed.This contrast isn’t just academic—it has real implications, especially in mental health.

Activating health equity
Innovation / BY Dr Cheryl Buhay

Activating health equity

2 min read

Dr Cheryl Buhay Clinical Director ,Pou Matanga Haumanu at Pathways New Zealand on ways we can all get active to support health equity

The Difference on air
Innovation / BY Alexia Black

The Difference on air

3 min read

Alexia Black, Kaiārahi Kaupapa/ Project Lead - Te Pou gives voice to hard-working support workers with a brand new podcast.

Neurofusion
Innovation / BY Graeme Bennett

Neurofusion

3 min read

Graeme Bennett CEO , Neurofusion advocates that it's vital that New Zealand adopts both global best practices and local insights to create workplaces that value and support cognitive diversity.

Ups and downs
Innovation / BY Fiona Kingsford

Ups and downs

5 min read

Fiona Kingsford , CEO Whānau Āwhina Plunket says more mums are experiencing anxiety, depression, and the complex impacts of trauma and family violence. We’re seeing higher numbers needing ACC-funded counselling, and we’re spending longer with each whānau than ever before.

Meal plan
Innovation / BY Angela Calver

Meal plan

4 min read

Angela Calver CEO Kiwi Harvest wants a national food plan.Food rescue built into our food supply chain, so no one in this country goes without while good food goes to waste.

Game changer
Innovation / BY Ezekiel Raui

Game changer

3 min read

Ezekiel.Raui head of Te Rourou, One Aotearoa Foundation on the game changer that is joined up Corporate Philanthropy.

All aboard the think bus!
Innovation / BY Amanda Meinhardt

All aboard the think bus!

3 min read

Amanda Meinhardt Practice Lead at Pathways writes :The stats are stark: up to 90% of people with serious mental illness face cognitive impairments. If we continue with “business as usual,” we risk leaving them behind

Labour of love
Innovation / BY Brandy Wilson & and Karl Scoble

Labour of love

5 min read

The potency of EaseUp is in the partnerships it builds in its teams between Peer Support workers and Clinicians . Peer support worker Brandy Wilson , and clinician Karl Scoble explain the value of this partnership

All change
Innovation / BY Simon Kozak Editor

All change

2 min read

The Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand rebuilds its digital assets in a move to transform how New Zealanders access mental health and wellbeing programmes.

Radical ordinary
Innovation / BY Reny Abraham/Mitchell McCarthy

Radical ordinary

3 min read

Reny Abraham - Mental Health, Addictions and Intellectual Disability Directorate, Te Whatu Ora Southern - on prioritising continuity when it comes to building good habits

Magic circle!
Innovation / BY Claire Conza

Magic circle!

4 min read

Claire Conza Mental health entrepreneur asks if we're missing a trick that's been around for ages when it comes to improving mental health across the generations

Brave new word
Innovation / BY Kimberley de Jardine

Brave new word

3 min read

Kimberley de Jardine. Engagement lead for Wise Group explains how its digital initiative Just A Thought, helps combat stigma and works to to bridge the gap between the demand for mental health support and access to treatment.

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