Advocacy
Fostering strategic partnerships and alliances to achieve a strong and sustainable mental health and addiction NGO and community sector.
Platform is proud to be the secretariat for the Cross-Party Mental Health and Addiction Wellbeing Group, established in August 2019. This initiative was based on a recommendation in He Ara Oranga - report on the government inquiry on mental health and addiction.
The cross-party group is made up of the following members (representative of each political party in Parliament):
The group aims to achieve cross-party dialogue and develop a collective vision and direction for mental health, addiction, and wellbeing in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Platform key roles in this role include:
In September 2020, the group released their first joint project on Suicide Prevention. The video of the launch of the group at Parliament in August 2018 is below.
Fostering strategic partnerships and alliances to achieve a strong and sustainable mental health and addiction NGO and community sector.
Tools, networks and events to strengthen community organisations.
Using evaluation, data, and collaboration to advocate for change.
Improving access and choice for the Deaf mental health and addiction community. This was a 12-month project completed over 2021-22.
Contributing to policy development, as well as providing a policy library and a range of publications to support the sector.
Ensuring the future workforce is equipped to deliver quality community mental health and addiction services.