Te Ata Hāpara hosted a research symposium at The University of Auckland focused on the influence of media on suicide prevention. Read more….
We had an inspiring and hope-filled day focused on how to communicate about suicide in a mana-enhancing way. Highlights:
We were privileged to welcome Kaumātua Witeria (Witi) Ashby, the Pou Tikanga for Te Rau Ora and Associate Professor Lynne Russell from Te Herenga Waka–Victoria University of Wellington who opened the day for us, providing a timely challenge and invitation to discuss communication about suicide from A Te Ao Māori perspective.
Associate Professor Sarah Fortune, The University of Auckland and co-director of Te Ata Hāpara and Professor Jo Robinson from Orygen, The University of Melbourne gave research updates about suicide prevention via media reporting in New Zealand, and on social media, including describing the work that Jo has read to develop and implement #Chatsafe (https://lnkd.in/egzyxRcX), the Australia programme of work in youth suicide prevention
Mark Wilson from the Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand described the important role he has in supporting and educating media about mana-enhancing ways to report on suicide in Aotearoa New Zealand.
