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MPs, Councillors, Local Board Chairs;
I write simply to ask you... what is your personal and professional commitment (in your capacity) to Active, Community Based, Grassroots Suicide Prevention in your area?
Do you believe we should do something?
Do you wish to meet? Do you wish to do more to prevent suicide in our community.
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Background
I write to you in my capacity as an Advocate for Suicide Prevention going back at least 8 years.
Whether my past commentary , or work done with Community organisations like CASPER or advocates like Tara Moala or Ps. Joseph Fa'afiu (Hope Walk). Even in building networks with amazing rangatahi like Zeek Raui.
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My family and I are recently bereaved by Suicide. My cousin Carlos Howearth, died from suicide, 7 days ago.
It will sadden the MP for Mangere and Local Board Chair of Otahuhu-Mangere to hear that the suicide itself happened in their area.
Leaders in Manurewa and Papakura (Local Board Chairs, Councillors, and MPs) will be grieved to know that Youth in our area, faced difficult odds even getting the body released from a Funeral Director in central Auckland... so that we could grieve properly
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The Maori MPs who received this email, will cry knowing that the victim was a proud Ngati Kahungunu, Ngati Whatua and Ngapuhi.
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Regards,
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