Holly Walker

As the @WHO declares loneliness a ‘global public health concern’, turn to the new #BWBTexts title: 'Reconnecting Aotearoa: Loneliness and Connection in the Age of Social Distance' edited by Kathy Errington & @hollyrwalker 👇 📘 twitter.com/guardianworld/…

Mahi A Rongo the Helen Clark Foundation was very pleased to support the launch of 'Reconnecting Aotearoa' last week, a new book on loneliness and connection co-edited by former Foundation director and deputy director Kathy Errington and @hollyrwalker and published by @BWB_NZ

Writing on social isolation and loneliness from Holly Walker. ‘Reconnecting Aotearoa’ is in bookshops now #BWBTexts #102 thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350101…

Announcing the Helen Clark Foundation's first book! A very timely edited collection on the importance of nurturing social connections in the aftermath of the pandemic. Edited by our very own Kathy Errington and @hollyrwalker Pre-order now for Sept. bwb.co.nz/books/reconnec…

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Some of you might know I’ve been doing some work on emissions reduction for Te Manatū Waka Ministry of Transport this year - now I’m recruiting for an amazing principal advisor to help. Is it you? mot.careercentre.net.nz/job/principal-…

👇This illustration summarises the discussions at the Parliamentary Symposium in September, which we organised as part of our Āhurutia Te Rito | It takes a village project. It describes the vision and policy direction that participants believed is needed in order to make progress

Make it Parihaka Day.

I recommend this cool job with a cool organisation for any cool policy nerds (and no, that’s not an oxymoron!)

Had kind of a career highlight on Tuesday…

Fantastic to see this @InformedFutures paper on the compelling (and growing) evidence base about perinatal distress and how we can address it. Looking forward to discussing this with co-author Dr Felicia Low and others at our @HelenClarkFound roundtable on this kaupapa next week.

.@nzdrug and @HelenClarkFound have jointly commissioned and released a new report which shows that New Zealand’s approach to #methamphetamine needs a thorough overhaul, with existing policies both failing the community and causing significant harm: helenclarknz.com/my-diary/new-r…

🚨OUT NOW!🚨 Launching exclusively on @NZQandA, our latest report co-commissioned with @nzdrug, looks at how we can move beyond a status quo that is failing to address the harms experienced in our communities from methamphetamine use. Read more 👇 helenclark.foundation/publications-a…

@ezbear Wow Erin, I feel like if we could fully unpack everything going on in this interaction we would solve about 20 fundamental issues with our current society.

Excited to be hosting this one!

If you missed this webinar about maternal mental health yesterday check out the recording on facebook here 👇 fb.watch/exI8GS9m07/ Many thanks to the leaders of @moanaconnect @PlunketNZ and Asian Family Services for participating 🙏

An awesome Talanoa today hosted by the Helen Clark Foundation. How better support for perinatal mental health could transform the future for communities in Aotearoa New Zealand. The webinar will be available to view on their website and YouTube channels. #ittakesavillage

TOMORROW - Join Associate Fellow @hollyrwalker for a panel discussion on perinatal mental health. She will draw on insights from her latest report Āhurutia Te Rito | It takes a village and panelists will bring their experience from working with mothers and whānau.

We are able to hold free events like this thanks to the support of our members - please join us as a member today to help us continue to make public policy debate open to all -----> helenclark.foundation/support-our-wo…

Make sure you register for our latest webinar on perinatal mental health. Associate fellow @hollyrwalker will be presenting insights from her latest report and chairing a discussion with experts in the field. You can register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…