Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa.
Hello and welcome to the May 2021 NZEIPS newsletter. We can’t believe it’s already 6 months since our last update in November last year. It has continued to be a very busy time across Early Intervention Psychosis teams across the country, and in wider mental health services also.
We have been continuing to work on the re-development of the NZEIPS website, which has been slow progress, but will be ready to launch soon. We hope that you will come and check it out once we’re live, and join us in the members’ forum to share ideas and resources to help each other in our EI mahi.
This newsletter provides more details on two important dates – Friday 11th June and Friday 17th September. The June date will be our Annual General Meeting (AGM) and opportunity to see the new website. We will have a session focusing on Whānau interventions, and hear from people across the country doing some great work with families in the EIP space and beyond. We hope you will join us in person or via zoom. The September date will be a meeting focusing on issues related to standards and guidance for EIP services in Aotearoa NZ, which again we invite you to be part of.
Noho ora mai – the NZEIPS Executive Committee