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ActionHealth and social sector agencies have a work programme to better integrate information, advice and support services for parents, families and whānau.Health sector screening for early intervention and prevention of family violence
ActionViolence Intervention Programme training for health practitioners in district health boards to routinely deliver effective screening and referrals is continuing.Promote wellbeing in primary and intermediate schools
ActionPlanned work to make resilience-building and mindfulness resources more readily available to primary and intermediate schools and teachers across the country was reconfigured due to COVID-19.Expand access and choice of primary mental health and addiction support
ActionBudget 2019 provided funding to enhance primary mental health and addiction responses across New Zealand to expand access and choice of mental health and addiction support, in particular for New Zealanders with mild to moderate needs.Extend nurses in schools (School-based Health Services)
ActionSchool-Based Health Services (SBHS) provide free access to primary health care, including mental health, for students from Year 9 in low decile secondary schools.Review of the Well Child Tamariki Ora programme
ActionThe Well Child Tamariki Ora (WCTO) programme provides health and development checks to all children from birth to five years of age. It also includes the B4 School Checks and key touchpoints with whānau.Intensive parenting support: expanding the pregnancy and parenting service
ActionBudget 2019 provided funding to expand this intensive outreach service for parents and parents-to-be, and caregivers who are experiencing problems with alcohol and other drugs, and who are poorly connected to health and social support services.Maternity Action Plan
ActionMaternity services are being redesigned through a five-year, end-to-end maternity programme to ensure New Zealand's maternity system is effective and sustainable.Implement lower-cost primary health care, including free GP visits for under-14-year-olds
ActionFunding in Budget 2018 reduced barriers to health care by extending:Enhanced WCTO pilots (nurse-led family partnership model)
ActionBudget 2019 funded the testing and evaluation of enhanced support for parents, caregivers and families and whānau who need help with mental health during pregnancy and the first two years of a child's life or following a stillbirth.Breaking down politics into snackable, relevant bites
StoryIssue date:The Hive, a youth-led initiative that began in 2019, has recently launched a five-part video series that aims to break down some of the stuff that can make politics confusing for young people.Te Aorerekura: the National Strategy to Eliminate Family Violence and Sexual Violence
ActionThe national strategy and action plan will galvanise efforts to eliminate family violence and sexual violence.New hauora video series
StoryIssue date:Connecting with nature is one of the ways we can improve our hauora (wellbeing), and a new rangatahi-led video series aims to help spread this message.E newsletter update - child poverty rates
NewsIssue date:This e-newsletter includes information about: 2021/22 child poverty rates, progress updates and community storiesYouth Plan 2020 – What we heard from rangatahi
ResourceIssue date:Findings from engagement with 1,200 young people to inform the development of the government's 2020 Youth Plan.Oranga Tamariki Action Plan
ActionThe Children's Act 2014 requires children's agencies to develop an Oranga Tamariki Action Plan, which sets out how the chief executives will work collectively to improve the wellbeing of the core populations of interest to Oranga Tamariki, inImplementation of National Care Standards
ActionThe National Care Standards are intended to significantly improve the quality of care and support for children and young people in State care, and their families, whānau and caregivers. Budget 2019 provided funding to:Improve outcomes for Māori children and young people within the Oranga Tamariki system
ActionOranga Tamariki is responsible for delivering better outcomes and reducing disparities for Māori across its services.Rangatahi express themselves through art
StoryIssue date:Rangatahi artists are being given the space to express their thoughts and feelings on mental health issues and suicide through creating art.Free access to period products in schools
ActionFindings from the Youth19 Survey found 12 per cent of year 9 to 13 students who menstruate reported difficulty getting access to products due to cost.Build independent oversight of Oranga Tamariki system and children's issues
ActionGovernment is strengthening independent oversight of the children's system. It is also strengthening the system and children’s issues in three core areas:Programmes for young people not in Education, Employment or Training (NEETS)
ActionBudget 2019 and Budget 2020 provided funding to expand programmes that enhance education and employment outcomes for young people:Equity index
ActionMedium-term work is under way to better understand and target socio-economic disadvantage and provide more equitable resourcing to schools and kura. This includes replacing the current decile funding system with the Equity Index.Warmer Kiwi Homes programme
ActionWarmer Kiwi Homes is a four-year programme that offers grants to contribute to the cost of ceiling and underfloor insulation.Supporting Pacific households into home ownership
ActionThis Budget 2019 initiative aims to improve the home ownership rate of Pacific people. This was built on in Budget 2020, with the introduction of Improving Housing for Pacific Families and Communities, led by the Ministry for Pacific Peoples.Expand coverage of whānau ora to support more whānau to thrive and achieve wellbeing outcomes
ActionUpdate: Increase in funding secures future for Whānau Ora Budget 2022 committed a further $166.5 million over four years, to help whānau maintain and build their resilience as Aotearoa moves forward from COVID-19.Thriving kāinga in South Canterbury
StoryIssue date:The Tongan Society South Canterbury is helping to build a sense of belonging and connection, while supporting the wellbeing of children and young people.Now we are eight: Life in middle childhood
ResourceIssue date:This GUINZ report explores the lives of around 6,000 children at eight years of age, and provides an insight into children's emerging sense of culture and identity and how they connect with their families and the wider world. It is the first GUINZ report…Children’s informal learning at home during COVID-19 lockdown
ResourceIssue date:This research investigated children’s experiences of informal, everyday learning in their household bubble. It involved 178 children in Years 4–8 from 10 primary schools.Missing Out: Why Aren’t Our Children Going to School?
ResourceIssue date:This research involved surveys of 2,641 students (years 4-13) and 1,133 parents of students. It also included focus groups involving 80 students and others with parents and school leaders/teachers.Youth health and wellbeing survey - What-About-Me?
ResourceIssue date:This comprehensive 2021 survey about reached 7,209 year 9 to 13 students. An additional 502 young people completed surveys in community settings, including alternative education providers and community organisations that support young people.People's inquiry into student wellbeing 2022
ResourceIssue date:This survey captures feedback from 4,593 tertiary students across Aotearoa, including from all the education hubs (Auckland, Hamilton, Palmerston North, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin), and other towns and cities.