A Mixed Methods Assessment of an Online Mental Health and Resilience Program for Agricultural Sector Students.

Financial, environmental, and socio-cultural challenges affect the mental health and wellbeing of those working and living on-farm. Education programs can help in improving mental health and overall wellbeing, but most of these programs are offered to established farmers in a face-to-face format, leading to a gap in offerings to many subgroups, including young agricultural entrants. To address these gaps, this paper assesses the value of an online mental health and resilience education program for young agricultural entrants.

Implementing a new governance model.

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to discuss the lessons learnt from the process of implementing a new model of governance within Living Well, a New Zealand statutory mental health agency. Design/methodology/approach - It presents the findings from an organisational case study that involved qualitative interviews, meeting observations and document analysis. Archetype theory provided the analytical framework for the research enabling an analysis of both the formal structures and informal value systems that influenced the implementation of the governance model.

The role of government policy in service development in a New Zealand statutory mental health service: implications for policy planning and development.

Objective: To explore the relationship between government policy and service development in a New Zealand statutory mental health provider, Living Well.

Method: An organisational case study utilising multiple research techniques including qualitative interviews, analysis of business and strategic documents and observation of meetings.

Results: Staff understood and acknowledged the importance of government policy, but there were challenges in its implementation.