The Veteran, Family, and Whnau Mental Health and Wellbeing Policy Framework is known as Te Arataki m te Hauora Ngkau m ng Mrehu a T me rtou Whnau.
Veterans Minister Meka Whaitiri said at the launch of a new focus for The Veteran, Family, and Whnau Mental Health and Wellbeing Policy Framework – a thorough investigation of the mental health and wellbeing of Aotearoa New Zealand’s veterans: “We ask a lot of those who serve in the military, and we ask a lot of the families and whnau who support them.
Minister Whaitiri stated, “It’s an honor to be with our veterans at Parliament to celebrate their service. I want to thank them for their service and sacrifice.
“While many veterans successfully transition from the military to civilian life, others struggle with mental health and/or substance abuse problems and run the danger of social exclusion, homelessness, poverty, intimate partner violence, and suicide.
“Those demands and experiences cannot simply be put aside and forgotten; they follow the men and women who served when they leave the military and enter civilian life.
Veterans were recognized as a vulnerable population in He Ara Oranga, the 2018 report of the Government’s study into mental health and addiction, but no framework was ever built to meet their needs.
Veterans’ Affairs started the procedure to achieve that in 2021 and gathered important defense and health organizations, veteran advocacy groups, medical professionals, and veterans to concentrate on the mental health and welfare of veterans and their families.
The goal of this roundtable group was to create a coherent and persuasive resource outlining the need of focusing on veterans’ needs as well as suggestions for how to do so.
The panel emphasized the necessity of system upgrades, more awareness, efficient prevention, and improved support.
They advised that organizations, both government and non-government, military and civilian, work better together to take prompt, effective action to enhance the wellness of our veterans, their families, and whanau.
Veterans’ Affairs will make every effort to make this a reality and will make sure that the priorities set out have been accepted and advanced.
Peeni Henare, the minister of defense, and Andrew Little, the minister of health, praised the resource and support for the framework.
“The document we’re releasing today has an essential message for the community, as well as for those organizations, agencies, and people, who can support veterans and their whnau – and who can truly make a difference in their lives.”
It looks at the evidence on need and replies while also outlining what is required.
It has been determined where work needs to be done and what types of treatments are most effective. how we can actually assist the veterans who have served our country. Added Meka Whaitiri