Mana ake provides mental health and wellbeing support for children in primary school years 1-8 across West Coast, Canterbury, Lakes, Bay of Plenty, Counties Manukau, and Northland.

He Papakupu: Ngā Māuiui Kai is a Te reo Māori glossary for eating disorders which builds on Te Reo Hāpai, presenting kupu Māori for use by people with eating difficulties and disorders.

Learn more about the Ngā Tau Mīharo | Incredible Years® Aotearoa programmes and how Whāraurau supports the IY workforce

Find out about our Trauma-informed care mahi

By engaging with those of you working in the sector, Whāraurau can develop and deliver an informed programme of work. Find out more about how we champion and support leaders in the ICAYMH/AOD workforce. ‍

The Youth Forensics project at Whāraurau is dedicated to nurturing the skills and knowledge of kaimahi who are engaging with taiohi at risk of involvement with youth justice, forensic , mental health and AOD services.

If your working with young people with eating issues | disorders and need support check out how to access the Specialist Eating Disorders services.

This resource provides an overview of Triple P in Aotearoa, the various programmes and an outline of what Whāraurau is funded to provide in terms of workforce development.

This audit tool provides a comprehensive framework for evaluating the environment, resources, safety, accessibility, and services offered to young people, as well as some additional recommendations.

An overview of the SACS ABC framework and access to key resources including the SACS manual, questionnaire, worksheet and flow chart.

An overview of the Choice and Partnership Approach (CAPA) and links to various CAPA resources

Real Skills Plus is a competency framework designed to help you identify your strengths and further develop your knowledge and skills as a practitioner working with infants, children, and young people and their whānau.

The video is aimed at helping people working with all mokopuna and whānau to understand the possible impacts of intergenerational trauma on hauora and to encourage them to lead with hope

If you’re working in a youth advisory or peer role, or a manager looking to employ a youth consumer advisor or youth peer support worker, we provide support that is informed, created and delivered by young people with lived experience of mental health and / or alcohol and other drug issues.

Find out how you can benefit from the Foundations in infant, child, adolescent and youth mental health programme of learning.

This resource has been developed to assist you with understanding quality improvement principles, techniques, skills and tools for effective service design within mental health and AOD services in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Perinatal mental health is considered a public health issue in Aotearoa because its impact on the wellbeing of whānau, infants, and the health of future communities. Find out more about the blended learning Whāraurau offers you.

HEEADSSS assessment allows for early identification of mental health, alcohol and other drug (AOD) issues as well as other information to assist young people in their development.

Whāraurau partnered with The Bouverie Centre, La Trobe University, Australia to implement the Single Session Family Consultation (SSFC) framework across the mental health and addiction sectors in Aotearoa/New Zealand. The framework assists people to bring others into the work alongside an individual.

This manual brings together a collection of resources recommended by professionals supporting taiohi | young people to use when providing brief intervention.

An introduction to the Supporting Parents Healthy Children Guidelines - including the full Guidelines and information on how best to consume the various parts of the Guidelines on this website.

Download Ngā Tau Mīharo | Incredible Years® Aotearoa resources that have been developed for our New Zealand context. These include the new guidelines, pyramids, and programme checklists.

If you are a clinical leader or service manager in the infant, child and youth mental health and addictions sector, these regular 'sector days' provide opportunities for you to share innovative practice and service development ideas and foster networking and leadership support.

Useful reports and links related to youth justice

A series of useful links and pdfs for those interested in eating disorders and eating issues

The DMCs are an opportunity for rangatahi to come together, freely voice their perspectives and engage in discussions about what matters to them. It's a space dedicated to discussing mental health, wellbeing, and reimagining these spaces within Aotearoa New Zealand.

Ready to get started with Real Skills Plus, then found out how here.

Find helpful tools that can be used to self-assess your service's alignment with CAPA.

Supervision is a crucial element for youth lived experience workers and we have developed a Supervision Toolkit to support managers employing youth lived experience workers as well as the workers themselves.

A Train the Trainer package is available to assist the implementation of Foundations in Infant, Child, Adolescent, Youth Mental Health and Alcohol and Other Addictions (ICAYMH) training into the ICAYMH, NGO and primary sector.

Our perinatal e-learning courses aims to foster empathy and understanding among care professionals. Find out more about our online courses here.

Affinity diagrams provide a method to help make sense of information when there is a lot of mixed data, such as facts, ideas from brainstorms, user opinions and user design issues.

Single Session Family Consultation online courses are part of a blended approach to learning how this framework can be used in your mahi.

Emotional regulation resources can help taiohi to cope with triggers or difficult situations that can present at any time in any place and are particularly helpful for taiohi who experience intense feelings of anger, stress, worry, or excitement.

The aim of this resource is to increase the knowledge and confidence of those working alongside young people in the primary care environment to address issues related to alcohol and other substance use.

Get an understanding of the purpose and scope of the Supporting Parents Healthy Children Guidelines.

This resource outlines what you need to know to become a Triple P practitioner

Learn about the Incredible Years® progression pathway

Find FASD, neurodiversity e-learning, resources and reports here

Dr Raewyn Gavin presents on Eating disorders in children and adolescents

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These guidelines have been developed to assist your service in implementing the key components of CAPA.

Perinatal mental health screening is a crucial component of maternal and infant healthcare. This booklet provides insights for anyone working with an individual or whānau who is in the prenatal/postnatal stage.

Information on Single Session Family Consultation (SSFC) trainer resources and trainers.

Brainstorming with a group of people is a powerful technique. Brainstorming creates new ideas, solves problems, motivates and develops teams. Brainstorming motivates because it can involve all members of a team/group and gets everyone working together.

The resources in this section support taiohi to self-manage mild to moderate mental health and substance use challenges. They can be applied to a range of concerns including anxious feelings, low mood, stress, and self-harm.

The Youth leadership symposium 2022 | Declaration is a document that is designed for health professionals who want to integrate the insights of young people into their service or professional practice.

In this section, you will find information on the original goals of the initial 2015 Guidelines, and assessment of what they achieved. It also outlines the renewed dedication to enhancing support for parents and children

The Stay Positive campaign aims to normalise parenting stress and destigmatise parents asking for help. On this page you will find resources you can use to drive this campaign in your community.

Evidence-based interventions | EBi is a resource that is designed to help you as a busy health practitioner quickly establish if a particular intervention has a solid research basis and whether it is likely to work for the child or young person you are working with and their family/whānau.

If you'd like to know more about being a youth consumer peer support lived experience worker, or you're a service considering having one on the team, then check out these videos.

Here you will find information on the impact of trauma on health and wellbeing, along with a helpful resource for creating trauma-informed practices in primary care settings.

Download your programme resources (such as checklists) and get an understanding of what's involved in joining the Incredible Years® workforce in Aotearoa.

Resources and reports relating to Rainbow rangatahi

Part 1 of Introduction to Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)

Download materials and resources to support your CAPA implementation, including access to the CAPA online course.

The resources in this section from the Brief intervention manual provide ideas and strategies for taiohi to balance their daily life to include eating and sleeping well and keeping active. The emphasis is on taiohi learning what wellbeing means to them.

One of the best ways to prepare for change is to set goals. The goal setting and support planning section resources of the brief intervention manual provide an opportunity for support people to encourage taiohi to recognise their strengths, as well as warning signs that indicate they need to take action to self-manage their emotions.

This video introduces the role and importance of whanaungatanga during the perinatal period.

In this section of the Supporting Parents Healthy Guidelines, you will find strategies that are tailored to diverse populations, a comprehensive mental health framework, key practice approaches and tools. It also includes the unifying principles that guide effective mental health care.

If you are a Triple P practitioner and are looking for resources, here is your guide to downloading these from the Triple P practitioner website.

Here you will find step-by-step instructions on how to build a swim lane map.

Here you will find information and guidance on building your own Prioritisation matrix.

Here you will find useful resources and links. This page is constantly being updated.

Explore a variety of resources for parents, family, and whānau, including informative sheets, videos, and helpful website links designed to support taiohi in their wellbeing

This page provides essential information and guidance on understanding the Rainbow community, mental health perspectives, and practical strategies for supporting Rainbow rangatahi in a safe and affirming way.

Find out about the Incredible Years® accreditation process

Latarsha Green presents 'Assessment of an eating disorder'

This section of the Supporting Parents Healthy Guidelines is about understanding the people we seek to support. It talks about tāngata whaiora | people seeking health, support networks and tamariki and rangatahi | children and young people.

Here you will find an overview of how to conduct a SWOT analysis.

Here you will find templates to populate during and after a Choice appointment.

We are coordinating a training for services and providers of parenting support who would like to deliver Primary Care Triple P and Triple P Discussion Groups in their community. Find out more here as well as how to register your interest.

Find support during your Incredible Years® journey

Raewyn Gavin presents on the medical aspects and complications of eating disorders

In this section of the Supporting Parents Healthy Guidelines you will find actionable strategies for your work with tāngata whaiora | people seeking health.

Here you will find an overview of the fundamentals of run charts and control charts.

This page provides essential guidelines and templates for supporting youth transitioning between services, promoting consistent practices across ICAMH/AOD services nationwide.

The following pages provide resources on key ways to engage with taiohi.

A series of videos on eating disorders and disorder eating for schools

See the IY pyramids that are available for download.

In this section of the Supporting Parents Healthy Guidelines, you will explore how cultural lenses and practices shape our mahi. It covers the application of cultural lens in practice, provides insights into Te āo Māori and covers key whānau concepts that inform and guide your approach.

Here you will find an introduction to process mapping, as well as a helpful guide to create your own map.

Here you will find links to a range of different youth primary mental health resources.

Here you will find guidelines and resources for conducting Choice Appointments under the CAPA framework, aimed at enhancing clinician skills and promoting whānau involvement in client care.

Ursual McCulloch presents on 'Working with children with restricted diets'

Check out Carolyn Webster-Stratton’s “Hot Tips” resources for Incredible Years® group leaders delivering one of the IY programmes.

Partnering across community sectors and government agencies is a key part of the Supporting Parents Healthy Guidelines, and in this section, you will consider ways in which this can be enhanced in your mahi, as well as look at stakeholder responsibilities and implementation.

Here you will find information and templates for check sheets and check lists

Care bundles are a systematic way of measuring and improving clinical care processes by grouping together interventions that are more effective if given together than alone. Here you will find a step-by-step introduction to their use and also examples of care bundles.

Download resources that focus on some of the more "tricky" topics in Incredible Years.

Understand the importance of monitoring and reporting as part of implementing the Supporting Healthy Parents Guidelines.

This page provides an overview of the Fishbone diagram, detailing its uses, creation process, and materials needed for effective implementation.

Here you will find links to a range of different youth primary mental health intervention resources.

Here is a collection of our New Zealand videos about IY.

In this section of the Supporting Healthy Parents Guidelines, you will find a range of resources that you can download to assist you in the implementation of the Guidelines.

Here you will find information on professional development for those of you working in the youth primary mental health sector.

The Supporting Healthy Parents Guidelines has a glossary that provides definitions and explanations of key terms and translations of Te reo used through out the Guidelines.

Here you will find links to a range of different youth primary mental health suicide intervention resources.

Supporting Parents Healthy Children are continually reviewing related research papers and articles and will link to them on this page.

Here you will find resources for clinicians to share when working with taiohi | youth. Most of the resources can be downloaded and include links to other youth-engaging websites and videos.