FREE WEBINAR: Understanding & addressing adolescent alcohol harm among Pasifika youth – Thur 23 Feb
Webinar 4 – Understanding and addressing adolescent alcohol harm among Pasifika youth
Thursday 23 February 2022, 12pm–1pm
In this final webinar, we will present new findings about alcohol use and related harm among Pasifika secondary school students. We will present alcohol use trends, risk and protective factors for higher-risk drinking, and experiences of alcohol harm as reported by young people. The expert panel will consider what the findings mean for policy and community action to reduce alcohol harm among Pasifika. What can we do to make a difference?
Presenters:
Luisa Silailai (Samoa) is the Programme Manager for the Alcohol Harm Minimisation Programme, Population Health Directorate (Te Whatu Ora, Counties Manukau). She has a background as an Alcohol and other Drugs/Problem Gambling Clinician and accredited Clinical Supervisor. As Tangata Tiriti, her current focuses are on working with partners and Mana Whenua to embed Te Tiriti o Waitangi across the Programme, and alcohol as a key determinant of population health and wellbeing outcomes.
Dr Annabel Prescott has both Māori and Samoan whakapapa, and has worked for 20 years in youth health, development and the alcohol and drug sector, her current role being Learning and Development Director at the Drug Foundation. She is a registered addictions practitioner and her doctoral research focused on drug policy in schools.
Tatyana King-Finau (Ngāti Ruanui, Ngā Ruahine, Whakatōhea, Tonga) (she/they) is a sibling of 12, aunty, part-time powerlifter, and takatāpui member of the Youth19 Research Whānau that sits within the broader Adolescent Health Research Group. She is also a PhD student a part of the Clinical Psychology programme at Te Herenga Waka with an interest in how we can amplify solutions that already exist within our communities.
Philip Siataga is a Pacific health leader, of Samoan, Scottish and Irish descent, with decades of clinical experience in the alcohol and drug sector. He has worked across the youth development, social service, health and education fields in research, evaluation, counselling and support roles. Philip is currently on the board of the Youth Hub Trust, is a Pacific Alcohol Advisory Group member (Te Whatu Ora) and a health promoter and counsellor for Mapu Maia, a national Pasifika health provider.
Register for the webinar here.
If you are unable to attend, a factsheet with key findings and a recording of the webinar will be available on the Youth19 website. You can find the other factsheets and webinar recordings in the series here too.
This free webinar series, hosted by Alcohol Healthwatch and the Adolescent Health Research Group, has been made possible with funding from the nib foundation and Te Hiringa Hauora / The Health Promotion Agency.