After a suicide contagion at the end of 2017, Rākau Tautoko called for a united community response and continued to support a Youth Wellbeing programme of activities.
This included:
- Creation of a network of youth workers and community members
- Local and open youth drop in spaces for our at risk young people
- Research for learning about the opportunities for youth initiated mentoring
- Suicide support group
- School youth leadership programmes in Tāmaki College and Tāmaki Primary
- Suicide Prevention and Wellbeing Programmes
- Youth Wellbeing Index research and creation
- Storytelling youth stories through social media
- Creating community events and placemaking opportunities throughout Tāmaki and East Auckland
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