Platform|Atamira is proud to be the secretariat for the Cross-party Mental Health and Addiction Wellbeing group established in August 2019. This initiative was based on a recommendation in He Ara Oranga - report on the government inquiry on mental health and addiction.
The cross-party group is made up of the following members:
The group aims to achieve cross-party dialogue to develop a collective vision and the direction of mental health and addictions wellbeing in New Zealand.
Platform|Atamira’s key roles in this project include:
In September 2020, the group released their first joint project on Suicide Prevention.
Video of the launch of the group at Parliament in August 2018.