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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.

Art of healing

Innovation / BY Susanne Ritzenhoff

Art of healing

2 min read

Susanne Ritzenhoff Director Toi Ora knows creativity is a means to support wellbeing, and works to provide a therapeutic and non-judgemental environment where people can explore that.

AI Uncovered

Innovation / BY Simon Kozak Editor

AI Uncovered

2 min read

Our top 10 take aways as Artificial Intelligence in Mental Health Care is increasingly used in health care settings. y

VR Vaping

Innovation / BY Adam Hutchinson

VR Vaping

2 min read

Adam Hutchinson Founder @ oVRcome talks the need for scale for a VR vaping intervention

Survivor-Designed AI Therapist

Innovation / BY Tamara Waugh

Survivor-Designed AI Therapist

4 min read

EmpowerME founder Tamara Waugh knows survivors of sexual harm are more capable than they are often recognised to be. But the current bio-medical model of care is poorly funded, riddled with unconscious bias, and ineffective for those who need it most.

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