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Ka Huri Te Ao, a Time of Change: Māori Mental Health and Addiction in Aotearoa, New Zealand

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Māori, the Indigenous population of Aotearoa, have experienced adverse health effects, most noticeably poor mental health, including the impacts of substance misuse and problem gambling. Over the past decades, policy initiatives have been dedicated to reorienting resources, service development, and delivery as well as workforce development, the aim being better health outcomes for the Māori population. Innovation in policy, resource development and deployment, and workforce development encourages the fulfilling of aspirations of Māori and reaching the potential associated with the delivery of effective, culturally and clinically responsive mental health and addiction services.

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    Terry Huriwai, Kahu McClintock & Rachel McClintock

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  1. Psychology, University of Guelph-Humber, Toronto, ON, Canada

    David Danto

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    Masood Zangeneh

Appendix: Hua Oranga Schedules

Appendix: Hua Oranga Schedules

A questionnaire titled, Te Rua Ora, strengthening Maori health and well-being, Whanau schedule. It contains 5 questions each in four categories on spiritual, physical and mental health, and relationships..
A questionnaire titled, Te Rua Ora, strengthening Maori health and well-being. Tangata Whaiora schedule. It contains 5 questions each in four categories on spiritual, physical and mental health, and relationships.
A questionnaire titled, Te Rua Ora, strengthening Maori health and well-being, Clinician schedule. It contains 5 questions each in four categories on spiritual, physical and mental health, and relationships.

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Huriwai, T., McClintock, K., McClintock, R. (2022). Ka Huri Te Ao, a Time of Change: Māori Mental Health and Addiction in Aotearoa, New Zealand. In: Danto, D., Zangeneh, M. (eds) Indigenous Knowledge and Mental Health. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-71346-1_12

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