The power of peers: Mental health service Piki wins Australasian award

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The power of peers: Mental health service Piki wins Australasian award

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Friday 15 October 2021, 04:17 PM

It was a virtual celebration for the team behind Wellington youth service Piki after it won an Australasian award

The team behind Wellington youth service Piki, pictured from left to right: Mark Pope, senior counsellor, Massey University, Mordecai Taderera, Wellington service lead & Piki practitioner, Tū Ora Compass, Stephen McVey, Wellington North service lead & Piki practitioner, Tū Ora Compass, Jocelyn Malcolm, service manager, Mental Health Tū Ora Compass, Kristy Haslam, team lead, Victoria University Student Counselling, Nimesh Patel, Piki programme lead, Tū Ora Compass, Rachel Moriarty, Piki clinical psychologist, Explore, Emma Williams, peer support, Mind and Body, Alex Walker, peer support, Mind and Body, Tessa Sefton, operations coordinator, Tū Ora Compass, Isobel Freeman, senior advisor Ministry of Health, Melissa Simpson, general manager, Clinical Service Tū Ora Compass, Justine Thorpe, chief executive, Tū Ora Compass

“It just shows the powers of peers – they realise ‘it’s not just me’” It was an exciting moment for the Tū Ora Compass Health team to see its yo

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