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The Salvation Army Oasis The Salvation Army Oasis Centre for Problem Gambling Centre for Problem Gambling
- Wellington- Wellington
Presented by: Vicki HiriniPresented by: Vicki Hirini
Oasis Public Health WorkerOasis Public Health Worker
National Provider Forum – April 2009National Provider Forum – April 2009
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OverviewOverview
• Context• Case Study• Project Aim• Community• Background• Programme• Challenges• Benefits
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ContextContext
Ministry of Health Funded Contract1. Intervention2. Public Health
• Policy Development & Implementation• Safe Gambling Environments• Effective Screening Environments• Aware Communities• Supportive Communities
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WHY NEWTOWN?WHY NEWTOWN?
• High area of economic deprivation
• High Maori, Pacific Island, Asian, Immigrant and Refugee populations
• High numbers of Tangata Whaiora
• High numbers of Pokie venues
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OPERATION RESTORE NEWTOWNOPERATION RESTORE NEWTOWN
AIM
To develop a programme with other community organisations in Newtown which
• promotes strong protective factors and • builds resilient individuals, whanau and
community
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COMMUNITYCOMMUNITY
• PartnersOasis Centre/Salvation Army; City Mission; Inner City Project
• Organisations offering supportOperation Green Thumb; WelCoSS; Zoo; SPCA; Theosophical Society; Community Accounts Mentoring Service Trust etc
• Government agencies involvedWellington City Council; Library; Police; WINZ; MSD; Sports Wellington; PATHS; etc
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ProgrammeProgramme
Resiliency building activities, Healthy alternatives to Gambling, Life skills and training
• Core - community gardens; basic car maintenance; furniture restoration; cooking; computer training
• Voluntary community work – Zoo; SPCA; Walkways/Cycle track; Home of Compassion;
• Intrapersonal work – Emotions; anger management; parenting skills; metacognition exercises; Theosophical society;
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ChallengesChallenges
• Red Tape and Bureaucratic requirements
• Finding (and keeping) land for garden
• Funding, funding , funding
• Time and energy
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BenefitsBenefits
• Get to know the community, organisations and people
• Building positive relationships with all the above
• Everyone being positive and wanting to contribute
• Learning – what works, what doesn’t!