When the world shifts, our care must shift with it. 🌍💛 At the 2026 Refugee Trauma Recovery in Resettlement Conference, we’ll explore how global events impact displaced communities and what it takes to provide responsive, trauma-informed care locally. #RefugeeTraumaConference #TraumaInformedCare #GlobalContextLocalImpact #FASSTTConference
RASNZ
Mental Health Care
Auckland, Auckland Region 389 followers
Helping people from refugee backgrounds thrive as kiwis since 1994.
About us
Refugees as Survivors New Zealand Trust (RASNZ) is New Zealand's leading provider of mental health and wellbeing support services for people from refugee backgrounds. We take a holistic approach, combining accessible, culturally-appropriate clinical mental health support with vibrant community and social engagement initiatives throughout Auckland. For those interested in better understanding the refugee journey, our dedicated research and training programme offers tailored workshops throughout New Zealand for professionals engaging with refugee background populations. RASNZ is a charity and we rely on philanthropic generosity in order to provide our essential community, research and training services. To find out how you or your organisation can support our work with refugee background families, please visit our website.
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https://rasnz.co.nz
External link for RASNZ
- Industry
- Mental Health Care
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Auckland, Auckland Region
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1994
- Specialties
- mental health, wellbeing, training, research, community initiatives, youth work, family support, parenting support, body therapy, social sports, and speaking engagements
Locations
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251 Massey Rd
Auckland, Auckland Region 2024, NZ
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Level 2, 173 Captain Springs Rd
Auckland, Auckland Region 1061, NZ
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1222A Dominion Road, Mt Roskill
Auckland, Auckland Region 1041, NZ
Employees at RASNZ
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Husain Al-Badry 🇵🇸
Seen Ventures | AI x Innovation x Impact
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Vijaya Nory
Administrator
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Annette Mortensen
Manager Training and Development - Refugees as Survivors NZ
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Vahid Momtaz
counseller/NZAC provisional member Non-Violence Facilitator Member of APA IRCT (International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims)…
Updates
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RASNZ reposted this
We’re delighted to be featured in the summer edition of Women's Network Australia magazine, highlighting our upcoming conference panel Intersecting Traumas: DFV after Displacement. This is a timely and deeply significant conversation about the complex ways family and gender-based violence intersects with experiences of displacement. The article brings features some of our panel’s highly experienced voices: Juliana Nkrumah AM, whose decades-long leadership in gender equality and refugee women’s empowerment has inspired change nationally and globally; Maria Dimopoulos AM, CEO of the Settlement Council of Australia and a tireless advocate for women’s rights and cross-cultural understanding; and Nimo Ahmed, co-founder of The Sisterhood, who has established safe spaces and leadership opportunities for refugee women in Indonesia. We’re also very pleased to round out our panel with Vahid Momtaz, a practitioner supporting refugees in New Zealand, whose work focuses on violence prevention and mental health interventions for displaced families. Thank you to Women’s Network Australia for shining a light on this important work. You can read the feature now on WNA's website, and register to be part of this vital discussion here: https://lnkd.in/girxuAyN STARTTS | NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors QPASTT Foundation House Victoria (VFST Inc.) ASeTTS Migrant Resource Centre Tasmania Melaleuca Australia RASNZ
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Last night was filled with music, smiles, and quiet moments of joy as Vocālis shared their voices with our residents. Thank you to all the wonderful singers and volunteers who made the evening so special. Wishing our residents all the best as they begin their next chapter and connect with their new communities in Aotearoa. #Vocalis #CommunityConnection
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World Mental Health Day | Top Up Together This morning we gathered for a shared morning tea to celebrate World Mental Health Day. The admin office was filled with green and purple balloons, reminding us to take time, connect, and care for our wellbeing. We shared simple ways we look after our mental health — because when we top up together, we’re all stronger.
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This week is Mental Health Awareness Week, with World Mental Health Day falling on 10 October. The theme this year is Top Up Together — a reminder that our wellbeing grows stronger when we connect and care for one another. Small actions like giving, moving, learning, connecting, and taking notice can make a big difference — especially when we do them together. Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi. With your food basket and mine, the people will flourish. 💛
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