Programs & Services

- Te Rau Matatini (New Zealand)

Waka Hourua supports Māori whānau, hapÅ«, iwi, Pasifika families and communities to develop and enhance their capacity and capability to prevent suicide and to respond safely and effectively when and if suicide occurs. Waka Hourua is a partnership between Te Rau Matatini and national Pasifika non-government organisation, Le Va. Waka Hourua has five key components. 

• National Leadership: this is achieved by the National Leadership Group, Pasifika and Māori leaders who monitor the performance of the programme and provide a distinctive and informed voice for Māori and Pasifika suicide prevention. â€‹
• Pasifika Community Suicide Prevention: the national coordination centre for Pasifika Community Suicide Prevention.​
• Māori Community Suicide Prevention
• Te Rau Matatini is the national coordination centre for Māori Community Suicide Prevention.
• Community Fund: a one-off contestable fund was provided to Māori and Pasifika families, whānau, hapÅ«, iwi and communities to establish community based suicide prevention initiatives and effective community based responses when suicide has occurred. 
• A Strategic Research Agenda: a one-off funding pool that was allocated in April 2014 to contribute to the evidence base of what works for Māori and Pasifika. 

100 Maori Leaders - Te Rau Matatini (New Zealand)

100 Māori Leaders is part of the Henry Rongomau Bennett Foundation, Leadership strategy... and launched November 2017.

Adapting the Open Dialogue Model in the United States - The Foundation for Excellence in Mental Health Care

Adapting the Open Dialogue Model in the United States is a project that will create tools for implementing and evaluating the Open Dialogue approach in the United States. Additional funding will allow the research team to develop the full practice manual and the full set of fidelity scales for clinicians, program leaders and researchers. These materials will include a written description of the approach, training and pilot implementation, and feedback obtained through supervision and other methods. They will lead to clinical studies of specific populations, such as transitional age youth or those experiencing first-break psychosis. They will also enable organizational change studies of systems, clinicians, and clients in a wide range of clinical cases.

Addiction - Te Rau Matatini (New Zealand)

Te Rau Matatini as a leader in the sector leads the strategy with a dedicated addiction programme of action aimed at growing whānau centred workforces across sectors of Māori and non-Māori, able to integrate cultural, social and clinical elements into day to day practice.

Alcohol Addiction & Abuse - The Recovery Village Drug and Alcohol Rehab

AMHOCN Training and Service Development - Australian Mental Health Outcomes and Classification Network (AMHOCN)

AMHOCN Training and Service Development has developed Basic training resources, Rater and Clinical Utility training resources, Team Review training resources and, in collaboration with Barwon Health, the Whose Outcome Is It Anyway? DVD and associated information resources.

• Basic Measures Training: training resources that introduce people to the background to the National Outcomes and Casemix Collection (NOCC), what measures are collected, when they are collected and how they are rated.
• Rater and Clinical Utility Training: training resources that highlight how outcome measures can be used in clinical practice.
• Using the NOCC in Team Reviews and Case Presentation: training resources that highlight how outcome measures can be used in regular team reviews - key areas of focus for team discussions, using the consumer self report information, and using the measures in the development of a care plan.
• Whose Outcome Is It Anyway?: brochure that provides consumers and carers with information about outcome measures and their use.
• Implementing Outcome Measurement: resources related to the implementation of outcome measurement.

Be You - Beyond Blue

Be You provides educators with knowledge, tools and resources to create positive, inclusive and responsive learning communities where every child, young person, educator and family is empowered to achieve their best possible mental health.

Continuing Education - The Institute of Muslim Mental Health

In collaboration with Yale School of Medicine, The Institute For Islamic Mental Health is offering an online cultural competency program that offers 2.0 hours of continuing medical education credits. Participants will be able to describe the diverse demographic and culture diversity across the American Muslim community; describe the ways Islam and the Muslim tradition may inform explanatory models of mental health, disease, and treatment among the Muslim clientele; describe and reflect on the specific types of transference and counter-transference experienced in cross-cultural counseling; and be able describe behavioral interventions and models of delivering care that have been explored in different communities Yale Continuing Medical Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) - mHub - The Mental Health Hub

mHub train local mental health professionals in accredited evidence-based programs to further their Continuing Professional Development (CPD) needs and interests. Until further notice, all of our training programs are virtual.

Conversations at The Royal - The Royal Mental Health Care

Conversations at The Royal is a free public education series that offers thought-provoking insight into mental health issues that are important to our community. The lectures are held almost every month and are delivered by mental health researchers, clinicians and clients at The Royal.

Focus on Maori Nursing - Te Rau Matatini (New Zealand)

Nursing in Te Ao Māori is focussed on the person and their whānau . In turn, this cultivates the connection of their nursing care with that of Māori cultural values and principles such as manaakitanga and whanaungatanga. The double binding of clinical and cultural aspects of nursing is challenging especially within non-Māori institutions where racism exists.  This impedes on Māori nursing potential, by not recognising the Māori models of care they practice from.

Te Rau Matatini recognises the influence whānau have upon Māori who choose to become registered nurses, and subsequently underpins the reasons Māori nurses contribute so greatly to the wellbeing of their people. It is through our message “Every whānau should have a Māori Nurse”, that we will see a paradigm shift occur with whānau, hapÅ« and Iwi to help further lift the gains of Māori health workforce development strategies.  This in turn will assist to increase the number of Māori nurses being available for all whānau across the health and disability sector.

Henry Rongomau Bennett Foundation Strategy - Te Rau Matatini (New Zealand)

The Henry Rongomau Bennett Foundation (Māori Leadership in Health) was the birth place of the inaugural scholarships programme. The Henry Rongomau Bennett Memorial Scholarship Programme was established by the Health Funding Authority in 2001 with the aim of increasing the level of clinical leadership within the mental health sector.

Maori Mental Health - Te Rau Matatini (New Zealand)

Te Rau Matatini is committed to growing, developing and advancing a workforce that can take MaÌ„ori health to new heights.  Tomorrow’s Māori health workforce will be ready to alleviate mental distress and will be equally attuned to the prevention of poor health and the promotion of wellbeing.

Mental Health and Schools - The Joint Action on Mental Health and Wellbeing (JA MH-WB)

Mental Health and Schools aims to develop an action framework for cooperation between the health, social and education sector the management of mental disorder prevention and mental health and well-being promotion, including educational attainment, among children and adolescents as part of a commonly endorsed action framework on mental health and well being in Europe. The outputs are to:

• Analysis of the situation of mental disorder prevention and mental health and well-being promotion among children and adolescents
• Mapping of the scientific evidence and the best practices relevant for the implementation of effective actions (to access the review, please click here)
• Draw up recommendations for action at EU-level and in Member States (policy makers; health professionals; EU, national and local networks)
• Support the engagement and commitment of Member States and other stakeholders in effective action to develop more effective actions in the field.

Mental Health Facilitator (MHF) Program - mHub - The Mental Health Hub

Mental Health Facilitator (MHF) Program aims to support the development of capacity at the non-specialist level, we help to create a dedicated network of lay practitioners who provide basic mental health services at the community level. Through the Mental Health Facilitator (MHF) program, mHub introduce basic mental health care knowledge and skills based on the curriculum of the National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc, a leading U.S. accreditation body. In addition to the initial training, a limited amount of mentoring and support are available from our in-house team and international partners.

Mentally Healthy Workplaces - National Mental Health Commission

MFI Shield - Mindfreedom International

The MindFreedom Shield Campaign seeks to help any individual at risk of psychiatric human rights violations, by filling out a convenient online Shield form well in advance, you make the process much easier. Campaigns may be as small as a volunteer inquiring with an institution, or much larger; the level of activity cannot be guaranteed.

mhGAP Training Manuals - The World Health Organisation (WHO) - Mental Health

mhGAP Training Manuals support implementation of the mhGAP Intervention Guide for mental, neurological and substance use (MNS) disorders in non-specialized health settings, version 2.0. As part of the Mental Health Gap Action Programme, WHO has developed training manuals (Training of trainers and supervisors training manual and Training of health-care providers training manual) to support implementation of the mhGAP Intervention Guide for mental, neurological and substance use (MNS) disorders in non-specialized health settings, version 2.0. These manuals can be used to build capacity among non-specialist health-care providers in the assessment and management of people with priority MNS conditions in low resource settings.

Māori Health Workforce Development - Te Rau Matatini (New Zealand)

Māori​ aims to improve the understanding and knowledge about the Māori Health Workforce by:

• Promoting entry to the workforce
• Developing and advancing the workforce
• Developing career pathways
• Promoting innovation, and aligning health education and training with Māori, health and social needs
• Implementing agenda conducive to attaining Māori aspirations and health goals
• Improving equitable deployment of Māori health and social service workforces across New Zealand.

Māori Mental Health & Addiction - Te Rau Matatini (New Zealand)

Te Rau Matatini is contracted by Health Workforce New Zealand, within the Ministry of Health, as the National Centre for the Māori Mental Health and Addiction Workforce.  Their focus relies on us working in partnership with key sector organisations, to encourage collaboration both within Aotearoa New Zealand and internationally, for the benefit of our people.

OSI Connect - The Royal Mental Health Care

OSI Connect is a free mental health learning and self-management mobile app developed to help OSI patients and their families understand the nature of operational stress injuries (OSIs) and to provide help through the OSI Clinic Network across Canada. The resources on OSI Connect address challenges including post-traumatic stress and triggers, depression, anger, sleep problems, substance abuse, stress management and more. Developed by the Royal Ottawa OSI Clinic with the support of Veterans Affairs Canada, this app is compatible with iPhone, iPad, iPod, BlackBerry and Android devices. OSI Connect is a regularly updated, information rich, interactive mobile application. There are assessments, videos and clear information for Veterans and others with an OSI, including how to get an OSI clinic appointment.

Pae Ora - Te Rau Matatini (New Zealand)

Pae ora is the Governments vision for Māori health.  It provides a platform for Māori to live with good health and wellbeing in an environment that  supports a good quality of life.  Pae ora is holistic and includes three interconneccted elements:

• Mauri Ora:  healthy individuals​
• Whānau Ora: healthy families
• Wai Ora:  healthy environments

Peer Support 101 Training - Odyssey

Odyssey is now offering its Peer Support 101 training to the sector. This training is an all-encompassing introduction to the Peer Support role. It has a strong cultural foundation and has been developed through extensive consultation with key stakeholders to provide training to prepare people with lived experience for employment in a Peer role. While particularly suited to Peers working in addiction settings, it also supports Peers working in mental health, youth, housing, cultural and a range of other settings. The training can be delivered face-to-face or online across Aotearoa New Zealand.

Rangatiratanga: Leadership - Te Rau Matatini (New Zealand)

Rangatiratanga: Leaderships fosters Māori health leadership through the promotion and implementation of Leadership Programmes and Workforce Scholarships. Effective Māori health leadership is critical to setting the foundation for addressing health disparities and to achieve improved Māori health outcomes. Supporting this leadership involves empowering individuals, whānau and local Māori iwi leaders, as well as leaders at each level of the health and disability sector. Te Rau Matatini does this by offering Leadership Programmes. We also believe investment in building the capacity of the Māori health workforce is vital to foster effective Māori leadership and that's why we have Workforce Scholarships. Leadership programmes encompass:

• The management and delivery of Te Rau Matatini national programme with increased alignment to the goals health service development plans
• Providing input into key sector initiatives and developments
• Building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders
• Delivering Māori leadership activities
• The administration of a number of Ministry of Health funded scholarships programmes to build the capacity, capability and leadership of Māori working in the mental health & addiction sectors
• Sector and community communications planning and dissemination
• Joint workforce centre programmes where Te Rau Matatini is the key health Māori specialist
• Advisory group contribution
• Research and evaluation
• Lead agent for engagement with Māori in the health sector
• A strategic voice for the National Māori recruitment and retention programme​
• Rangatahi youth leadership.

Reo motu mō te huringa: National Voices for Change - Te Rau Matatini (New Zealand)

Te Rau Matatini is a national group to represent Māori with lived experience of mental illness and mental health services. Following a series of national hui with Māori, Te Huarahi o te Kete Pounamu was formed to provide an independent vehicle, a structured partnership between Māori with lived experience of mental illness and mental health services, stakeholders and Te Rau Matatini to facilitate meaningful discussions in the pursuit of optimum health outcomes for Māori. The purpose of Te Huarahi o te Kete Pounamu is to provide Māori with lived experience of mental illness and mental health services a voice at a national level to improve health services and Māori health outcomes. 

Resilience Education - Resilience Collective (RC)

Resilience Education is a list of workshops for peers, that were co-produced with fellow peers and other professionals such as clinical professionals and youth leaders. Each workshop focuses on supporting the peer through a stage of their recovery journey, equipping them with relevant theoretical understanding of their mental health experiences and broadening their coping strategies.

SAMH Community Education & Engagement - The Singapore Association for Mental Health (SAMH)

SAMH Community Education & Engagement aims to increase awareness about mental health issues to promote good mental well-being and reduce the social stigma surrounding mental illness. This is achieved through a concerted effort across various outreach platforms such as:

• Public forums
• Talks
• Trainings and
• Workshops

Te Hau Mārire: Addiction Workforce Strategic Framework (2015-2025)  - Te Rau Matatini (New Zealand)

Te Hau Mārire: Addiction Workforce Strategic Framework (2015-2025) brought together the knowledge and experiences of Māori in the addiction treatment sector to provide guidance for the development of a competent workforce that will contribute to the minimisation of addiction-related harm and the achievement of whānau ora. Te Hau Mārire was written for the Ministry of Health on behalf of the addiction treatment sector and the community. It is particularly relevant for the mental health and addiction workforce centres as well as District Health Boards and those engaged in growing the capacity and capability of the workforces working with addiction- related harm. Te Rau Matatini as a leader in the sector leads the strategy with a dedicated addiction programme of action aimed at growing whānau centred workforces across sectors of Māori and non-Māori, able to integrate cultural, social and clinical elements into day to day practice.

Teacher Resources - Children’s Mental Health Ontario

The Division of Educational Psychology - The Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI)

The Division of Educational Psychology promotes best practice in Educational Psychology by providing a forum for the sharing of knowledge and expertise among Educational Psychologists. 

The Division strives to raise the profile of the discipline of Educational Psychology among organisations and individuals and to promote a better understanding of the role and work of the Educational Psychologist.

The Psious Academy - Oxford Virtual Reality

The Psious Academy program prepares therapists to achieve the best results in the application of virtual reality therapy. In the Academy section of our platform you will find multiple continuous learning resources such as courses, tutorials, webinars, manuals, and clinical case studies that are continuously updated.

• Basic initiation course: this compulsory course for all new Psious clients, you will familiarize yourself with the platform, understanding the basic principles and functionalities, and learning how to apply effective and safe treatments with virtual reality.
• Tutorials: the Academy resources include dozens of video-tutorials and podcasts so you can get the full performance of the platform and apply your full therapeutic potential in a personalized way for each of your patients.
• Manuals: manuals developed specifically for you to understand in greater detail each of the environments included in our platform. For example the different scenarios, the parameters within each VR scenario, intervention protocols, and their bibliographic references.
• Clinical case studies: each month, our expert psychologists in virtual reality therapy share experiences and clinical case studies with the help of other clients in the community. The live webinars have a duration of one hour and can be viewed later in the Academy section.
• Online courses: twice a year Psious organizes online courses for continuing education where the latest news is condensed and the best clinical cases are reviewed and debated among the entire Psious client community of experts.
• Marketing guide and resources: the training program also includes a complete guide with 12 ideas to learn how to promote your business and virtual reality therapy. Along with the guide you will find digital resources for your website and other online channels.

The Special Interest Group in Coaching Psychology - The Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI)

The Special Interest Group in Coaching Psychology is a sub-group of the Psychological Society of Ireland’s Division of Work & Organisational Psychology (DWOP). The principal aim of DWOP is to promote high standards of professionalism among members and to promote scientific research in work and organisational psychology. The Special Interest Group in Coaching Psychology principal aim is to act as the representative voice for psychological coaching theory, practices and services in Ireland. Benefits of Being a Member include:

• Enhancement of professional status with employers
• Professional support and enhancement of psychological knowledge and skills
• Providing opportunities for non-psychologist coaches to engage with the psychological community of practice
• Opportunity to engage in Continuing Professional Development
• Networking opportunities for skill and knowledge development
• CPG newsletters issued annually to members

The Student Affairs Group - The Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI)

The Student Affairs Group aims to enhance the experience of undergraduate and postgraduate students across Ireland by fostering a sense of community through personal, professional, and social development opportunities. They aim to adapt and respond to the needs of psychology students, help prepare them for the next steps of the working world, and be a source of support throughout their psychology education.

• DITL talks (A Day in the Life of a Psychologist talks) with professional & student speakers on topics such as clinical psychology, counselling psychology, educational psychology, and research in psychology 
• Monthly workshops on topics such as statistics, psychosis detection, suicide prevention training, volunteering opportunities and psychological techniques
• Essay competition for undergraduate and postgraduate students with a prize that includes publication in the Irish Psychologist
• Automatic subscription to the monthly psychology e-magazine, "The Irish Psychologist" which accepts submissions from students and includes adverts on postgraduate courses, job vacancies, updates on events, meetings and current research
• Access to "members’ only" information and documents on the PSI website
• Gain access to events that non-members of the PSI cannot access
• Access and links to other psychology student groups through our colleagues at EFPSA

The WHO Caregiver Skills Training Programme - The World Health Organisation (WHO) - Mental Health

The WHO Caregiver Skills Training programme is an open-access programme for families of children with developmental delays or disorders, including autism, which could be implemented in low-resource settings by non-specialists. The programme uses a family-centred approach and is designed to be delivered by non specialists (nurses, community-based workers or peer caregivers) as part of a network of health and social services for children and families. The WHO CST consists of nine group sessions and three individual home visits, focused on training the caregiver on how to use everyday play and home activities and routines as opportunities for learning and development. The sessions specifically address communication, engagement, daily living skills, challenging behaviour and caregiver coping strategies.

Toitu Accord: Māori Leadership for Health & Wellbeing - Te Rau Matatini (New Zealand)

Toitu Accord: Māori Leadership for Health & Wellbeing has create ten markers have been identified as key touchstones for Māori leadership in health and wellbeing that reflect assertions that can be applied across the full spectrum of services, programmes and facilities, all aiming to improve Māori health or increase levels of wellness

Training - Gotcha4Life - Gotcha4Life

Mental health accredited training is delivered by our qualified partner Anchor Health to empower members of the community to help others confidently and safely. 

Wake by Reach - REACH

A Wake workshop is unlike any other professional or personal development experience in the country. Designed and delivered by young people, we create inspiring, raw and highly interactive experiences that will transform your staff professionally, and personally.

Wellness Across Alabama - Wings Across Alabama

Action Planning for Prevention and Recovery (APPR) is a comprehensive planning process for monitoring and managing one’s wellness. This free course will help you realize your full potential and help you plan to maintain recovery on your personal wellness journey.  APPR is designed to help individuals maintain their potential in their personal wellness journey. It is an action-planning process to develop detailed ways to overcome troubling aspects of chronic illnesses. People who have taken this course report an increased ability to see a relapse coming and effectively prevent a crisis. APPR training:

• Four 2-hour sessions.
• Sessions are held on a weekly basis.
• Training is available online or through the Zoom app on your smartphone.

There is no cost for the training. However, Registration is required, and space is limited. All training will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. Training will be held several times a year. To register yourself or inquire about group training, please contact:

Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) - Peer Support South East Ontario

Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) are the registered trademarks for a recovery model authored and designed by Mary Ellen Copeland and The Copeland Center for Wellness and Recovery. It is an evidence-based practice, consisting of a personalized wellness and crisis plan development program, and is included on the SAMHSA National Registry for Evidence-Based Programs and Practices. The WRAP model was developed with the help of a team of people with lived experience. WRAP undertakes a strengths-based approach to recovery. Participants are encouraged to manage their own wellness and recovery in a manner that is comfortable to them and within their means. The key recovery concepts of WRAP are hope, education, personal responsibility, support and self-advocacy. The first part of WRAP is developing a personal “Wellness Toolbox”. This is a list of resources for developing a recovery plan. A Wellness Recovery Action Plan has six sections:

• A daily maintenance plan with three parts: a description of the person when they are well, the wellness tools to use every day to maintain wellness, and a list of regular daily activities.
• A list of events or triggers that might make the person feel worse—like an argument with a friend or getting a big bill—along with the wellness tools that can be used to deal with them.
• A list of the early warning signs, subtle signs that let a person know they are beginning to feel worse—like being unable to sleep or feelings of nervousness—along with an action plan for responding to these signs and to help the person feel better and avoid difficulties.
• A list of the signs that things are breaking down and the person is feeling much worse—like feeling sad all the time, or hearing voices—along with an action plan based on the wellness tools to help the person feel better and prevent an even more difficult time.
• Crisis plan or advance directive: A list of signs that let others know they need to take over responsibility for care and decision making including who takes over and supports through this time, health care information, a plan for staying at home through this time, things others can do that would help and things they might choose to do that would not be helpful. This kind of proactive advanced planning keeps the person in control even when it seems as though they are not.
• Post crisis plan: This part of the plan is thought out in advance of a crisis or as one begins to recover from the crisis—when there is a clearer picture of what needs to be done to get and stay well.

A WRAP facilitator is an individual who has been trained and certified to teach and instruct the principles, values and ethics of wellness recovery. The Copeland Center for Wellness and Recovery was created to provide training in the Wellness Recovery Action Plan and certifies WRAP facilitators. 

Whānau Ora & Whānau Centred Approach - Te Rau Matatini (New Zealand)

‘Whānau Ora’ and ‘whānau-centred approach’ refer to a culturally grounded, holistic approach focused on improving the wellbeing of whānau (families) and addressing individual needs within a whānau context. Whānau Ora and Whānau centred Initiatives will address these challenges, by placing whānau at the centre of service design, delivery and evaluation and empower whānau as a whole.

Working Minds: Suicide Prevention in the Workplace - American Mental Wellness Association (AMWA)

Working Minds: Suicide Prevention in the Workplace program toolkit features a facilitator’s guide, trainee workbooks, and supplemental materials designed to help workplace administrators and employees better understand and prevent suicide. The program helps workplaces appreciate the critical need for suicide prevention while creating a forum for dialogue and critical thinking about workplace mental health challenges. The program builds a business case for suicide prevention while promoting help-seeking and help-giving. Several interactive exercises and case studies help employers and their staff apply and customize the content to their specific work culture. The training is delivered in a 2 hour version or 4 hour Pro version.

Workplace Health Promotion - The Joint Action on Mental Health and Wellbeing (JA MH-WB)

Mental Health at Workplaces is part of the aims to develop an action framework to support enterprises in adopting policies and practices which prevent mental ill-health and strengthen positive mental health  by working with the representatives of eleven participating member states and their relevant stakeholders. The member states involved are Austria, Croatia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Malta, Netherlands and Slovenia. The planned action will focus not on practices at enterprise level but on how the various stakeholders (apart from enterprises) can put in place a framework and supportive infrastructure which encourages enterprises to adopt initiatives that supports employees with mental health problems and promotes a positive corporate culture that prevents mental health at work.