Agency Level Support Ministry of National To support schools and early childhood providers during an Education and emergency or a traumatic incident by working alongside the regional traumatic incident teams or management teams of those schools and providers to assist them in responding to the emergency or incident and implementing an emergency response plan. Ministry for National To fund Rural Support Trusts and other organisations to Primary and provide psychosocial support to rural communities (meaning Industries regional farming families and primary producers) after an emergency that affects the primary industry sector and that meets the Ministry’s funding criteria. Ministry of Social National To provide information and resources to help individuals, Development and families and and communities to connect to whānau, regional psychosocial support providers. National To provide: Te Puni Kōkiri and links to iwi and providers (which can give psychosocial Māori regional support and work with government agencies, local authorities, and CDEM Groups to ensure that and Māori others are supported) advice on the most appropriate cultural responses to support affected by an emergency. Māori New Zealand National To provide psychological first aid during emergencies and Red Cross and ongoing psychosocial and bereavement support services as regional required throughout recovery. The Salvation National To provide psychosocial support, including pastoral support, Army from trained teams. Victim Support National To facilitate access to approved counsellors (who will provide direct support to affected persons during and after an emergency). Regional To provide access in an emergency to trained support workers who deliver direct emotional and practical support, information, and personal advocacy to affected persons during and after emergencies, crime, and trauma, and to facilitate access to approved counsellors as required. Regional To assist affected persons to connect with social support and services. organisations and networks Agencies and Regional To consider what support those agencies and organisations organisations require in an emergency. that provide employee assistance programmes
Agency Level Support Ministry of Education National and regional To support schools and early childhood providers during an emergency or a traumatic incident by working alongside the traumatic incident teams or management teams of those schools and providers to assist them in responding to the emergency or incident and implementing an emergency response plan. Ministry for Primary Industries National and regional To fund Rural Support Trusts and other organisations to provide psychosocial support to rural communities (meaning farming families and primary producers) after an emergency that affects the primary industry sector and that meets the Ministry’s funding criteria. Ministry of Social Development National and regional To provide information and resources to help individuals, families and whānau, and communities to connect to psychosocial support providers. Te Puni Kōkiri National and regional To provide: links to iwi and Māori providers (which can give psychosocial support and work with government agencies, local authorities, and CDEM Groups to ensure that Māori and others are supported) advice on the most appropriate cultural responses to support Māori affected by an emergency. New Zealand Red Cross National and regional To provide psychological first aid during emergencies and ongoing psychosocial and bereavement support services as required throughout recovery. The Salvation Army National To provide psychosocial support, including pastoral support, from trained teams. Victim Support National To facilitate access to approved counsellors (who will provide direct support to affected persons during and after an emergency). Regional To provide access in an emergency to trained support workers who deliver direct emotional and practical support, information, and personal advocacy to affected persons during and after emergencies, crime, and trauma, and to facilitate access to approved counsellors as required. organisations and networks Regional To assist affected persons to connect with social support and services. Agencies and organisations that provide employee assistance programmes Regional To consider what support those agencies and organisations require in an emergency.