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NEW ZEALAND SPINAL TRUST 10<br />
What is it you want? We<br />
just want to have a yarn.<br />
It’s as simple as that.<br />
—Andrew Hall<br />
help. If you're not sure where you can get help in the first<br />
instance, we can help point you in the right direction,<br />
whether it's medical, clinical, whatever other help you need.<br />
But in terms of just having a listening ear, we're there and<br />
we're there for everyone nationwide.<br />
The other thing that I really think people need to be<br />
aware of is their nea<strong>res</strong>t and their whānau and others may<br />
be hurting too. Their needs are just as important as the<br />
spinal injured person's needs, and they deserve support<br />
as well.<br />
And I think not losing sight of the fact that one person<br />
might be in the chair, but there's a whole lot of other<br />
people who are impacted by it. And they want someone to<br />
talk to you. We can also supply that.<br />
Peer and Whānau Support by the numbers<br />
• There are approximately 5,000 New Zealanders living<br />
with spinal cord impairments.<br />
• Around 220 people sustain a permanent spinal cord<br />
impairment in New Zealand every year.<br />
• Approximately two thirds of these are accidents and<br />
one third are health-related.<br />
• ACC has invested $1.3 million into Peer and Whānau<br />
Support for <strong>2022</strong> – 2023<br />
• The Peer and Whānau programme has been extend<br />
across 18 regions from the far north (Kaitaia) to the deep<br />
south (Invercargill), with around 30 community Peer<br />
Support staff.