Kirsty Frame
A mental health and wellbeing programme for primary and intermediate school children will be expanded to five new district health board (DHB) areas.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern made the announcement at Homai School in Manurewa.
Photo: RNZ / Dan Cook
The government announced today that Mana Ake would be rolled out to schools in the Northland, Counties Manukau, Bay of Plenty, Lakes and West Coast DHBs.
Mana Ake was established in 2018 in Canterbury and Kaikōura in response to the trauma some children were experiencing after the earthquakes in 2010/2011 and 2016.
Since then more than 7000 children have received support.
Announcing the wider rollout of the programme at Homai School in Manurewa today, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the time was right for more schools to be included.
Govt Expands Mana Ake To Provide More School-based Mental Wellbeing Support
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