Foreword from Judi Clements, Chief Executive, Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand Kia ora. Welcome to the Winter issue of MindNet. I hope the coldest
season is treating you well and you are managing to keep fit and
healthy.
Our
winter issue is focused on Maori and mental health promotion and
we have contributions from a wide range of people and projects.
Our guest editorial is
from Bernard Te Paa, a Mental Health Foundation Board member, convenor
of the MHF Board Maori Caucus and General Manager, Maori Health
for Counties Manukau DHB.
We also have contributions from MHF Southern Regional Manager
Freedom Preston-Clark as well as Carol Beckett, Tahuna Minhinnick,
Inia Ashford and Rawiri Evans.
Freedom looks at how
to develop a workshop for a Maori audience, Carol explores health
promotion through social networking, Tahuna explains his online
health websites - Ora Paho and Whanau Ora - and Inia tells us
about his new friendship
group initiative in the Taranaki.
All our authors have found unique ways of promoting Maori mental
health and are sharing their experiences with us.
In addition, we also have regular columns updating you on:
We hope that you enjoy reading our articles. In our next issue
we will look at evaluation and sustainability in relation to mental
health promotion - and cover planning and publicity for Mental
Health Awareness Week 2008.
If you are interested in contributing an
article to an upcoming issue then please feel free to contact the
Mental Health Foundation at communications@mentalhealth.org.nz
We would also love to get your feedback on
MindNet, so please follow this link to our feedback form and tell
us what you think!
Naku iti-nei, Judi Clements |