About the Werry Centre
Kia mau ki nga kupu o ou tupuna, Whaia e koe ki te iti kahurangi, ki te tuohu koe, me maunga teitei. Toku reo toku oho oho He kakano ahau I ruia mai I Rangiatea
Hold fast to the words of your ancestors Seek the treasure you value most dearly; if you bow your head, let it be to a lofty mountain My language, my awakening I am a seed, scattered from Rangiatea
Wisdom and influence often come from our older wiser generations. They've expressed that if we want to seek valued treasures we should humbly look to someone who stands on higher ground than yourself. With the knowledge that you are a desendant of 'Rangiatea' (ancient Maori school of learning). The learning will awaken you and give adornment to your thoughts and wisdom to you language.
The Werry Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health is a national centre and was launched by the Hon Annette King, Minister of Health, at the Waipapa Marae at Auckland University in March 2003. It is based in the Department of Psychological Medicine at the University of Auckland. It is multidisciplinary and multicultural.
The aims of the Werry Centre are to improve the mental health of New Zealand young people by:
- providing training of a high quality to mental health professionals;
- promoting research in child and adolescent mental health;
- advocating for mental health needs of children and adolescents in New Zealand; and
- supporting the child and adolescent mental health workforce nationally.
The Centre was named after Professor John Werry who was the foundation Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Auckland. John is one of the most distinguished academics and researchers in child and adolescent psychiatry in Australasia and is internationally acclaimed. He has been a tireless advocate for child and adolescents with mental health problems in New Zealand for many years.
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