Pākarutia Te Mokemoketanga
Tracks
Ian McLachlan Room East
| Monday, October 24, 2022 |
| 11:55 AM - 12:15 PM |
Overview
Kerri Butler, Take Notice
Speaker
Ms Kerri Butler
Director
Take Notice
Pākarutia Te Mokemoketanga
Abstract
'Pākarutia te mokemoketanga' - was the ingoā (name) gifted to this piece of work. It depicts feeling broken and shattered during our experiences, and the pain and loneliness we felt in the confines of the mental health system. We felt unheard and alienated in a system that doesn’t recognise mātauranga Māori (Māori knowledge) and where our wairuatanga (spirtuality) is diminished by a westernised clinical paradigm.
In Aotearoa New Zealand, Māori continue to experience inequitable treatment and access to support and options when detained under the currently Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment Act) 1992.
This often results in lengthier admissions, readmissions and compulsory treatment orders upon discharge to the community.
Insights and kōrero from 12 Māori who have experience of the Mental Health Act, and five whānau informed a submission to the Ministry of Health for the Repeal and Replacement of the Mental Health in 2022.
This resulted in thirteen recommendations for new legislation and advocated for the voice of Māori with lived experience to inform the future direction in the legislation . It also provided an opportunity to tell our stories, and to heal in the process of writing and expressing some of the mamae (hurt) and trauma we had experienced when we were silenced in services that restricted our ability to express our tino rangatiratanga.
It has been described as a courageous, powerful, confronting, raw and real.
Citation: Butler, K. 2022. Pākarutia te Mokemoketanga - Breaking our Silence for the Repeal and
Replacement of the Mental Health Act 2022. Take Notice: Auckland
In Aotearoa New Zealand, Māori continue to experience inequitable treatment and access to support and options when detained under the currently Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment Act) 1992.
This often results in lengthier admissions, readmissions and compulsory treatment orders upon discharge to the community.
Insights and kōrero from 12 Māori who have experience of the Mental Health Act, and five whānau informed a submission to the Ministry of Health for the Repeal and Replacement of the Mental Health in 2022.
This resulted in thirteen recommendations for new legislation and advocated for the voice of Māori with lived experience to inform the future direction in the legislation . It also provided an opportunity to tell our stories, and to heal in the process of writing and expressing some of the mamae (hurt) and trauma we had experienced when we were silenced in services that restricted our ability to express our tino rangatiratanga.
It has been described as a courageous, powerful, confronting, raw and real.
Citation: Butler, K. 2022. Pākarutia te Mokemoketanga - Breaking our Silence for the Repeal and
Replacement of the Mental Health Act 2022. Take Notice: Auckland
Biography
Kerri Butler - B.bus, PgDip (Public Health) (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Porou) is the Director of Take Notice. A Māori lived experience led consultancy organisation providing advice and project leadership and support to local, regional, national and government organisations in Aoteaoroa/New Zealand.
Kerri has developed and led programmes that contribute to enhancing the capability and capacity of Māori with lived experience to lead and advocate for systemic change in the Mental Health System in Aotearoa.
She has a passion for kaupapa Māori research, and supporting communities to self determine solutions. Her own lived experience of mental health challenges grounds her focus in honouring the narratives of people who have experienced mental health challenges.
