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Addiction workforce development within Te Pou o te Whakaaro Nui.

Leading addiction workforce development

Addiction organisations and practitioners can utilise our evidence-based workforce development solutions and support to improve and develop welcoming, hopeful and effective services.

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Our current workforce development projects.

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Working with key groups in the addiction sector.

We are family: stories of family and whānau affected by someone else's use of alcohol or other drugs

Welcome to this collection of courageous people’s personal stories. Problematic use of alcohol and other drugs (AOD) affects people across all walks of life and at all stages of life. Being affected by someone else’s problematic use of AOD can be challenging, shameful and lonely. Silence divides us and diminishes our strength. Check them out now.

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Bridging the gap: Young people and substance use

This new resource aims to increase the knowledge and confidence of those working alongside young people in the primary care environment.

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He Whakapāpā, he oranga: Engaging for wellbeing

This e-learning module provides an opportunity to learn and reflect on values, attitudes, knowledge and skills, and the role these have in practice – including in building relationships to achieve wellbeing.

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A guide to reducing or stopping mental health medication

For some people, reducing or stopping mental health medication can be difficult. The purpose of this guide is to give you information that can help you to come off your medication. It does not deal with the decision to reduce or stop taking medication, which ideally should be made in conjunction with your health care workers and key support people.

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Te Reo Hāpai - The Language of Enrichment

Te Reo Hāpai - The Language of Enrichment, is a new Māori glossary that not only provides translations for existing words, it has also created many new words in te reo Māori - for use in the mental health, addiction and disability sectors.

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A guide to reducing or stopping mental health medication - notes for prescribers

These notes are written to augment the information for consumers in - A guide to reducing or stopping mental health medication. They are intended for any prescribers helping someone stop their mental health medication, but it is anticipated they will be most useful for general practitioners.

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Passion. Commitment. Excellence.

Leading addiction workforce development

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We are family: stories of family and whānau affected by someone else's use of alcohol or other drugs

Bridging the gap: Young people and substance use

He Whakapāpā, he oranga: Engaging for wellbeing

A guide to reducing or stopping mental health medication

Te Reo Hāpai - The Language of Enrichment

A guide to reducing or stopping mental health medication - notes for prescribers

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