Category: Co – existing mental health and Addiction

• Dapaanz – Addiction Practitioners’ Association Aotearoa New Zealand. Cutting Edge Conference 2025

  Our co-Founder Ngozi Penson attended the two days Cutting Edge Conference 2025 in Rotorua. She was honoured to present alongside alongside fellow professionals, sharing my experiences in the field and discussing some of the challenges we face. and counts the experience as highlight of her year as Addiction Practitioner. She spoke about some of the…

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  November 15, 2025

  Co – existing mental health and Addiction, Health

  Addiction Practitioners’ Association Aotearoa New Zealand, Dappanz, Diversity, health consumer voices, Lived experience, mental health

• Co – existing mental health and substance abuse problems. Expression of Interest: Te Ariari o te Oranga update. 

  The MELAA Advisory Group (MAG) has been tasked to provide culturally specific considerations for health practitioners who interact with those within the MELAA community with co – existing mental health and substance abuse problems. MAG is inviting expressions of interest towards contributions to the Te Ariari o te Oranga update. 

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  December 12, 2024

  Co – existing mental health and Addiction, Events, Health

  addiction, Addictions, Alcohol, anxiety, co – existing mental health, communities, depression, e Ariari o te Oranga, Harm Reduction, Health, Health practitioners, healthnz, melaa, mental health, Substance use, support workers, te whatu ora