Understanding Mental Health and Wellbeing From a Pacific Perspective

Authors

Jioji Ravulo, University of WollongongFollow
Monique Faleafa, Le VaFollow
Tanya Koro, Amanaki STEM AcademyFollow

RIS ID

135265

Publication Details

Ravulo, J., Faleafa, M. & Koro, T. (2019). Understanding Mental Health and Wellbeing From a Pacific Perspective. In J. Ravulo, T. Mafile'o & D. Bruce. Yeates (Eds.), Pacific Social Work : Navigating Practice, Policy and Research (pp. 47-57). London: Routledge.

Abstract

• Ensuring Pacific perspectives are included in the context in which mental health issues are understood is key to developing mental health literacies and knowledge across Pacific communities.
• Promoting psycho-education to family members who are striving to effectively support their relative with a mental illness can help recovery.
• Indigenous knowledges and practice approaches are also vital to ensuring contemporary service provision and delivery are inclusive of cultural values and views.