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Tūturu is grounded in evidence. Explore research, case studies and stories from schools, health practitioners and students to see what it’s all about.
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What Tūturu is learning about youth gambling this Gambling Harm Awareness Week
2 September 2024
This Gambling Harm Awareness Week (2-8 September 2024), we want to highlight the health impacts gambling can have on young people, and what we want to do about it.
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Supporting Students: A Wellbeing Lens – Dunedin Tūturu Whole School Approach Day 2024
2 July 2024
In May, schools from throughout Otago and staff from orgs such as Te Whatu Ora, NZ Police and MOE gathered to hear from a range of speakers on how best to meet the needs of secondary school students.
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How can schools better handle student mental health and wellbeing? Insights from NZCER's secondary principals' survey
25 March 2024
In November 2023, the results of a 2022 nationwide survey of secondary school principals in Aotearoa revealed that the top issue they ranked dealing with at school was providing support for students grappling with mental health or wellbeing issues.
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Tūturu in Ōtepoti Dunedin
19 February 2024
Whakaata Tohu Tohu | Mirror Services, works with multiple schools in Ōtepoti.
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Tūturu Making Inroads on Waiheke Island
6 November 2023
CAYAD’s Michael Tuala presenting wider community services for Waiheke Residents In mid-September, Tūturu Tāmaki Makarau leads Corey Tau and Tony Ormsby hosted a whānau hui at Waiheke High School.
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How students are leading the way in making schools safe for rainbow youth
31 August 2023
For LGBTQ+ high school students in Aotearoa, student-led rainbow youth groups have become an increasingly important part of helping them feeling safe at school.
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How schools can support students from families under long-term strain
30 June 2023
“We are dealers in hope,” says Rachael Parker, Acting Principal at Huntly College.
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What’s happening with AoD education in New Zealand schools?
8 June 2023
Across Aotearoa, there are a wide range of ways secondary schools educate their students about alcohol and other drugs (AoD).
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Healthy insights: How understanding youth health trends can help schools better support students
15 May 2023
Schools are centrepieces of young people’s daily lives. At their best, they serve as places where students feel safe, supported, and able to be their authentic selves.
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Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland Whole School Approach Day
10 May 2023
On 3 May, Tāmaki Makaurau hosted its inaugural Whole School Approach Day.
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Tūturu hosts Schools Social Service Health Expo in Canterbury
9 May 2023
On 3 May, Tūturu, in collaboration with the Mana Ake Provider Network and Te Whatu Ora, hosted the Schools Social Services Health Expo in Christchurch.
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Health provider training day kickstarts important conversations in Te Tau Ihu/Nelson Region
2 May 2023
On 26-27 April, Tūturu hosted a training day for health providers in the Nelson/Te Tau Ihu region, bringing together a diverse group of around a dozen professionals from both Nelson and Marlborough.
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Ōtepoti Whole School Approach Day - 2023
26 April 2023
On 15 March, Ōtepoti Dunedin hosted a Whole School Approach (WSA) Day.
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Tūturu Induction 2023: The team is growing
13 March 2023
In early March, Tūturu held its first ever provider induction in Wellington.
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Whole school approach: Ōtepoti Dunedin Whānau Hui
21 November 2022
In early November, Tūturu Project Lead Kim Gotlieb hosted an event for whānau of students at six Tūturu-affiliated schools in Dunedin.
Webinar replay - Anxiety and young people: Stategies for schools
11 November 2022
Following on from our first anxiety webinar featuring clinician Scott Turnbull, our second webinar tackled strategies schools can undertake to help their students dealing with anxiety.
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Webinar: Alcohol use and harm among rangatahi Māori - Nov 15
8 November 2022
Tūturu has worked closely with organisations Alcohol Healthwatch and the Adolescent Health Research Group over time.
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Webinar replay - Anxiety and young people: How to help
7 November 2022
In November, we hosted two webinars that focused on young people experiencing anxiety.
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Register to attend our youth anxiety webinars
26 October 2022
Tūturu is hosting two free upcoming webinars which focus on helping young people experiencing anxiety.
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New Tūturu video: Becoming Tau
3 October 2022
Tūturu describes the place of strength that comes from knowing your values and being your genuine self.
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Whole School Approach Day – Ōtepoti Dunedin
29 August 2022
Twelve Otago schools, health providers and other services joined together for the annual Whole School Approach Day in Ōtepoti Dunedin.
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Tūturu on show at Embracing Change conference in Rotorua
26 July 2022
On the 13-14 July, five members of the Tūturu team travelled from around the country to Rotorua to attend Physical Education New Zealand's Embracing Change conference.
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Teachers on Tūturu training: "This is the kind of language we need"
14 June 2022
This story was captured from a Tūturu case study in an evaluation by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research - read the full report.
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Student: "Our opinions were heard and we felt good about it"
14 June 2022
This story was captured from a Tūturu case study in an evaluation by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research - read the full report.
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"If you’ve never been in struggle, you’ll never understand the students here"
30 May 2022
This story was captured from a Tūturu case study in an evaluation by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research - read the full report.
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Establishing closer relationships between schools and health providers: Continuity and confidentiality is key
30 May 2022
This story was captured from a Tūturu case study in an evaluation by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research - read the full report.
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Shifting the role of Deans from academic to holistic
30 May 2022
This story was captured from a Tūturu case study in an evaluation by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research - read the full report.