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Bennett keen to put the Maori into mental health treatment -  Simon Bennett from Ngati Whakaue, Patu Harakeke, and Kati Waewae is the first Maori to hold the position. He says while the negative statistics around Maori mental health and high rates of suicide are well known, a heavy focus on the problems has overshadowed the promotion of Maori solutions.

Bennett keen to put the Maori into mental health treatment - Massey University's new director of clinical psychology training is challenging what he calls excessive emphasis on deficit models of mental wellbeing have been disadvantageous for Maori . Simon Bennett from Ngati Whakaue, Patu Harakeke, and Kati Waewae is the first Maori to hold the position.