Personal stories allowed insight into barriers experienced by tāngata whaiora and areas of development for agencies helping whānau affected by mental health.

This was the best, most helpful, discussion on suicide that I've been involved in. I feel much more confident to ask the question and to not panic about what the answer may be.

It was refreshing to sit alongside others from different places and learn about the community. It was really valuable for my job, as we are all involved in the same work and could network and look at how to help each other.

I felt huge admiration for all those present and humble that I was part of the experience.

The facilitators were walking and talking their workshop - I was more open to the workshop because the facilitators had first-hand experience in the field, and it added a realistic component to their korero.