Tena koutou,
My name is Alex Barnes. I was raised in Tauranga Moana and come to Atareira as Pakeha New Zealander with a bilingual and bicultural background. I am passionate about understanding what elements improve family and whanau environmental, social and cultural wellbeing.
My experiemce in the mental health world has been as a family and community advocate, mental health researcher, policy analyst and programme evaluator. I work part -time alongside the Atareira team in the Hutt Valley. You can contact me on alex@atareira.org.nz or 04 499 1062.
Me hapai tatou i te oranga o te tumatanui - kia ora mai tatou katoa.
