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Browse the latest Te Pou news, or read stories of service and workforce innovations from mental health, addiction and disability organisations.
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25 March 2020
Te Pou to lead KPI Programme
We are pleased to announce that Te Pou, in partnership with Wild Bamboo, has been awarded the contract to lead the National Mental Health and Addictions Key Performance Indicator (KPI) Programme from 1 April 2020.31 January 2020
Psychiatry Fellowship for lived experience leadership
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists has awarded Te Pou o te Whakaaro Nui principal advisor mental health and service user lead Caro Swanson an Honorary Fellowship for her influential work in mental health systems and services.16 December 2019
Human rights in the spotlight at Disability Rights Forum
The Te Pou disability workforce development team was proud to host a one-day forum on 6 December for people interested in understanding and promoting disabled people’s rights.30 October 2019
More focus needed on measuring people’s wellbeing to reduce the risk of mental illness
People with low levels of wellbeing are eight times more likely to develop a mental illness according to experts presenting at the 7th Australasian Mental Health Outcomes and Information Conference (AMHOIC) starting in Auckland today.28 August 2019
Let's get real wins TheMHS award
Let’s get real, a proven framework that helps mental health and addiction staff to deliver better services has won an Australasian award.9 July 2019