Mental health and addiction services across Aotearoa face ongoing pressures around increased demand, lack of flow through services, and reduced staffing resource. Te Whatu Ora Waikato provides an overview of the work they have done to operationally manage these pressures. In this session Dr. Andrew Darby , Virginia Endres and Clindella Stirling talk about how

Ember Peer Support Service Reach Out partnered with Te Whatu Ora Waitematā Specialist Mental Health Services to run a six-month Peer Health Coach pilot. The pilot explored whether the peer health coach model can help tāngata whai i te ora to improve their chosen physical health goal(s), and what factors support this change. Join Junior