Hauora hinengaro o takatāpui : analysing the effectiveness of mental health policies in addressing the needs of Takatāpui in Aotearoa New Zealand
Benvie-Watson, Emma
Hauora hinengaro o takatāpui : analysing the effectiveness of mental health policies in addressing the needs of Takatāpui in Aotearoa New Zealand Emma Benvie-Watson and Lara M. Greaves - Culture, Health and Sexuality .
Culture, Health and Sexuality, 2024, First published online, 18 September 2024
Many studies have documented the effect that colonisation has had on takatāpui, that is, Māori (the Indigenous peoples of New Zealand) with diverse gender identities, sex characteristics and sexualities. In this paper, we explore whether current Aotearoa New Zealand (hereafter Aotearoa) mental health policies meet the needs of takatāpui. We identified five mental health policy needs, informed by the literature. We then explored policy documents from government ministries, district health boards and non-government organisations to see the extent to which policy met these needs. Four themes were present in the literature analysed: an overall lack of acknowledgment of takatāpui and intersectionality; promising engagement with the needs of takatāpui by NGOs; symbolic commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi; and some limited engagement with Māori health models. The findings show promise in some areas but demonstrate a lack of engagement by policy to meet the needs of takatāpui. (Authors' abstract). Record #8991
HAUORA HINENGARO
INTERSECTIONALITY
LGBTQIA+
MĀORI
MENTAL HEALTH
RANGAHAU MĀORI
SUPPORT SERVICES
TAKATĀPUI
TIRITI O WAITANGI
TUKU I TE ORA
NEW ZEALAND
Hauora hinengaro o takatāpui : analysing the effectiveness of mental health policies in addressing the needs of Takatāpui in Aotearoa New Zealand Emma Benvie-Watson and Lara M. Greaves - Culture, Health and Sexuality .
Culture, Health and Sexuality, 2024, First published online, 18 September 2024
Many studies have documented the effect that colonisation has had on takatāpui, that is, Māori (the Indigenous peoples of New Zealand) with diverse gender identities, sex characteristics and sexualities. In this paper, we explore whether current Aotearoa New Zealand (hereafter Aotearoa) mental health policies meet the needs of takatāpui. We identified five mental health policy needs, informed by the literature. We then explored policy documents from government ministries, district health boards and non-government organisations to see the extent to which policy met these needs. Four themes were present in the literature analysed: an overall lack of acknowledgment of takatāpui and intersectionality; promising engagement with the needs of takatāpui by NGOs; symbolic commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi; and some limited engagement with Māori health models. The findings show promise in some areas but demonstrate a lack of engagement by policy to meet the needs of takatāpui. (Authors' abstract). Record #8991
HAUORA HINENGARO
INTERSECTIONALITY
LGBTQIA+
MĀORI
MENTAL HEALTH
RANGAHAU MĀORI
SUPPORT SERVICES
TAKATĀPUI
TIRITI O WAITANGI
TUKU I TE ORA
NEW ZEALAND