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Developing leadership at Pact

Pact supports people with intellectual disabilities and people recovering from mental illness in Otago, Southland and the West Coast.

Recently some of the West Coast Pact coordinators took part in a strengths focused, person centred, leadership developing training package funded through the DWD Leadership Development fund.

Nothing about us without us - the benefits of informing service users about HoNOS

In 2005 the West Coast District Health Board (DHB) started an initiative to make HoNOS data more accurate and to improve outcomes. It involves two things:

1. a group of service users that monitors and comments on developments in outcome data collection; and
2. forums for service users once or twice a year to explain why HoNOS ratings are important to them, how to understand their trends over time and how to request data on their individual HoNOS trends.

Supporting people with mental health issues to return to and stay at work

An Evidence-based Supported Employment (EBSE) programme for people presenting with mild to moderate mental health conditions is being incorporated into GP practices for the first time in New Zealand. It is being implemented through the Midlands Health Network in the Waikato. The demonstration programme is jointly funded by Workwise and Waikato Work and Income.