14 articles tagged "empower-pacific"
213 males have accessed counselling support services from Empower Pacific since 2022, which is the highest number of men reaching out for help. Of the 213, 3 percent are persons with disabilities, highlighting the
35-year-old Luke Ravula calls Empower Pacific a blessing in disguise, after receiving the support and counselling that helped him overcome years of drug addiction, crime, and despair. Sharing his story at the launc
74.8 percent of Alcohol and Other Drugs cases that Empower Pacific has dealt with involve men, with the majority aged 18 to 25 years and 26 to 35 years, while women are most affected in the 26–35 years age group at 8.
Empower Pacific has deployed two teams in the Western Division, consisting of qualified senior counsellors, social workers and trained psychological first aid volunteers, who are delivering Women and Girls Dignity Packs
Men and boys between 18 and 25 years old had the highest rates of both attempted suicide and deliberate self-harm. This was revealed by Empower Pacific CEO Patrick Morgam who adds that women and girls between the
With the Fiji Eighth Year Examination results out now, Empower Pacific is aware that some students performed very well and got good marks while others did not do so well and it is vital that these students learn how to
125 cases of attempted suicide and 47 cases of Deliberate Self-Harm were attended from January to November this year. Some of these causes are the loss of a loved one, end of a relationship, major changes in life c
Empower Pacific Board Chairperson Kokela Naicker says gender-based violence whether physical, sexual, emotional or economic, is recognised globally as one of the most widespread and persistent violations of the rights o
Empower Pacific has been assisting 78 children with trauma counselling after they were injured in the bus accident at Banaras, Lautoka on June 21st. The NGO says Peter Smith and his sister Cathy will be going back
There are worrying concerns as 72 people attempted to commit suicide between January to May this year according to Empower Pacific statistics. Empower Pacific Chief Executive Officer, Patrick Morgam says from the c
With concerns being raised about children being found with suicide notes in schools, calls have been made to parents to notice signs and symptoms of mental stress in their children and reach out for support. It has
Empower Pacific has received 4,550 calls since the second wave of COVID-19 of which 20 percent of the callers were single mothers who called for food assistance for their children, education supplies and infant packs.
The CEO of Empower Pacific, Patrick Morgam says they have received over 1,850 calls for counseling and social work assistance like requests for food items in the last three months. He says for the month of October,
Empower Pacific has been receiving calls from people in the Nadi and Lautoka Containment Area saying that they are afraid to leave their homes because of the fear of spreading or contracting the COVID-19 virus. CEO
