National forum: Affirming Rainbow+ youth
About event organiser
Whāraurau provide a wide range of training and professional development opportunities for the infant, child and adolescent mental health and addiction workforce.
InsideOUT Kōaro provide training, consultation & educational resources to ensure that takatāpui & rainbow+ rangatahi are free to thrive in Aotearoa, New Zealand.
Event information
About the event
For more information and to register, visit the event page.
Join Whāraurau and InsideOUT Koāro for this national forum focused on rainbow+ youth mental wellbeing and gender-affirming healthcare to explore insights, experiences, and lessons learned across Aotearoa | New Zealand.
The theme for this year’s forum centres on strengthening the workforce and advancing inclusive, affirming practices for rainbow communities. The focus will be on developing rainbow-specific competencies, amplifying lived experience, and supporting approaches that uphold rights, dignity, and wellbeing. This forum will also explore how policy, practice, and system change can work together to create more responsive and equitable services.
The forum will feature a range of speakers sharing their experiences, practical learnings, and reflections from their work and communities.
Please direct all queries to the organiser: coordinator@wharaurau.org.nz.
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