Aotearoa New Zealand resettled over 1,700 Afghan evacuees after the 2021 Taliban takeover. NFACT supported 1,478 arrivals with culturally tailored, community-led services addressing health, education, employment, and wellbeing. Using Māori wellness models, NFACT fostered belonging and resilience, helping evacuees integrate while highlighting effective humanitarian resettlement approaches.
Tag: Wellbeing
Refugees and mental wellbeing. A call for community approaches in Aotearoa New Zealand
Summary
The purpose of this paper is to examine community based, trauma informed to support refugee mental health and wellbeing, recognising that refugee status is met through forced displacement in which refugees have experience of personal human rights abuses and have survived atrocities in which family and community have been lost.
Mental health and wellbeing of ethnic migrant women and girls in Aotearoa New Zealand: a scoping review
This review examined studies on the mental health of Asian and MELAA women and girls in New Zealand. Findings highlight limited and inconsistent data, with few studies providing detailed breakdowns. More focused research is needed to inform evidence-based policies and support equitable wellbeing outcomes for these communities.
COVID-19 Lockdown in New Zealand: Perceived Stress and Wellbeing Among International Health Students Who Were Essential Frontline Workers
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This study investigated stress levels and wellbeing among international health and nursing postgraduates in New Zealand during COVID-19 lockdown, highlighting challenges and coping mechanisms, crucial for building resilient healthcare workforces globally.
An intersectional approach to exploring lived realities and harnessing the creativity of ethnic minority youth for health gains: protocol for a multiphase mixed method study
Summary
This paper is targeted for researchers and describes the protocol for a multi-year study that examines, using an intersectional approach, how multiple marginalised identities impact mental and emotional wellbeing of Ethnic minority youth (EMY) in NZ. The study explores the implications of public discourse, racism and multiple forms of marginalisation on the wellbeing of EMYi. It is expected to provide evidence on the impacts of marginalisation on their mental health.