Innovation - Horizon (Page 3)

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.

Change Starts With You Register for Ignition 25 Today

Innovation / BY Simon Kozak Editor

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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