Asian Migrant and Refugee Mental Health & Addictions
To improve service responsiveness for Asian migrant and refugee service users, NDSA has set up a Regional Mental Health & Addictions Advisory Group in 2006 to provide expert advice and leadership on the implementation of the regional strategy formulated for Asian, migrant and refugee service users.
The advisory group is made up of representatives from the three metropolitan District Health Boards, Primary Health Organisations, Non-Government Organisations, settlement-related agencies, national workforce development agency, practitioners, and Asian, migrant and refugee communities in the Auckland region.
The full membership is listed below.
Key documents
- Improving mental health service responsiveness to Asian communities: Auckland Regional Asian mental health and addictions implementation plan 2006-2010
- Regional Asian mental health interpreter workforce development project - project report on phase two: training implementation and evaluation retrievable from http://www.asianhealthservices.co.nz/
- Asian Child and Adolescent Mental Health Workforce in Stocktake of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in New Zealand (2007) pp.367-379. Retrievable from: www.werrycentre.org.nz/site_resources/library/stocktake%202006/Master_Final_2August_Website_Version.pdf
Advisory Group Membership
| Name | Perspective | Organisation |
| Ian McKenzie (Chair) | Sponsor and Regional perspective | NDSA |
| To be advised | Planning and funding | RMHPFT |
| Ashok Malur | Psychiatrist, Asian | Auckland DHB |
| Patrick Au | Clinical, Asian | Auckland DHB |
| Sai Wong | Psychiatrist, Asian | ADHB/ CMDHB |
| Paula Nes | Clinical, DHB provider arm | Counties Manukau DHB |
| Kitty Ko | Asian, DHB provider arm | Counties Manukau DHB |
| Rajendra Pavagada | Psychiatrist, Asian | Counties Manukau DHB |
| Sue Lim | DHB provider arm, Asian | Waitemata DHB |
| Ratana Walker | DHB provider arm, Population-based analysis | Waitemata DHB |
| N. Rasalingam | GP, Asian | Ethnic Voice NZ/ Refugee Council of NZ |
| Lorna Murray | NGO | Connect Supporting Recovery |
| Gary Poole | NGO, Refugee | Refugees As Survivors NZ |
| Eileen Swan | NGO, Refugee, Psychologist | Refugees As Survivors NZ |
| Martin Molloy | NGO, workforce research and development | Te Pou |
| John Wong | NGO, Asian, gambling addiction | Problem Gambling Foundation |
| Rebecca Zhang | NGO, Asian, alcohol and drugs addiction | CADS |
| Anne McDonald | PHO | East Health Trust |
| Hien Mack | Asian, interpreter | Independent |
| Dahaba Hagi | Refugee community | Independent |
For any enquiries, please contact Lucinda Li, Regional Asian Mental Health Coordinator on: Lucinda.li "at" ndsa.co.nz
