Supporting Māori mothers’ mental health

Client: The Health Promotion Agency | Te Hiringa Hauora (HPA)
Role: Project Lead. Team: Innovation Unit. Illustrations: Fern Grant.

Kaupapa
HPA wanted to understand how it might improve the wellbeing of mothers in Aotearoa by hearing from mothers who experienced mental distress during their first year of motherhood.

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Activities

  • interviewed 17 mothers

  • data analysis, writing

  • report design

  • co-design workshop facilitation

  • prototyping

  • user testing

Outputs

  • insights report

  • personas

  • process map

  • prototypes

  • usability testing report

Outcomes

  • informed the Mental Health Commissioner’s 2020 report and new mental health services

  • guided HPA’s COVID-19 response

  • guided new partnerships with philanthropic and kaupapa Māori delivery organisations

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