TY  - SER
AU  - Benvie-Watson, Emma
AU  - Greaves, Lara
TI  - Hauora hinengaro o takatāpui : : analysing the effectiveness of mental health policies in addressing the needs of Takatāpui in Aotearoa New Zealand
KW  - HAUORA HINENGARO
KW  - INTERSECTIONALITY
KW  - LGBTQIA+
KW  - MĀORI
KW  - MENTAL HEALTH
KW  - RANGAHAU MĀORI
KW  - SUPPORT SERVICES
KW  - TAKATĀPUI
KW  - TIRITI O WAITANGI
KW  - TUKU I TE ORA
KW  - NEW ZEALAND
N1  - Culture, Health and Sexuality, 2024, First published online, 18 September 2024
N2  - 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
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2024.2399291
ER  -