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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.

Change Starts With You Register for Ignition 25 Today
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Change Starts With You Register for Ignition 25 Today

1 min read

The mental health system in Aotearoa isn’t working for everyone. One in five New Zealanders experience mental distress each year, yet too ma

Randoms Stole Our Language: Is It Time to Redefine Our Words?
Innovation / BY Sheree Veysey

Randoms Stole Our Language: Is It Time to Redefine Our Words?

2 min read

Sheree Veysey, Emerge Aotearoa's Lived Experience Partner's thought-provoking article "Don’t we all have lived experience?" A proposed definition of “Lived Experience”, challenges us to look critically at the context in which this term exists.

360° VR Tech Transforms FASD Understanding
Innovation / BY Joanna Chu

360° VR Tech Transforms FASD Understanding

2 min read

Senior Research Fellow Joanne Chu . The Ministry of Health estimates that around 3,000 babies are born each year in New Zealand with prenatal alcohol exposure, a staggering number that highlights the pressing need for better resources and awareness.

3-2-1 Innovation funding all go!
Innovation / BY Anya Satyanand

3-2-1 Innovation funding all go!

2 min read

Anya Satyanand, Director Ember Innovations. In Aotearoa, roughly 1.2 million of us are in need of mental health support every year. Our mental health system currently serves only 400,000 of those people – and it’s overwhelmed.

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