Society Constitution
The Society has developed a constitution that was ratified by members at the 2006 National Training Forum.
National Executive Committee
Constitution 
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Objectives of The New Zealand Early Intervention in Psychosis Society “NZEIPS” Incorporated
NZEIPS is committed to:
Ensuring the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi are incorporated into all
of NZEIPS's endeavours:
(i) Promoting the appropriate use of cultural treatments for persons with schizophrenia and other psychoses;
(ii) Promoting the integration of biopsychosocial and cultural treatments in treatment plans and comprehensive treatment of all persons with early psychosis;
(iii) Promoting the appropriate use of biopsychosocial and cultural understandings and approaches in all phases of the disorders especially early detection and treatment;
(iv) Promoting research into individual, group and family, biopsychosocial therapies, preventative measures and cultural understandings for those with psychotic disorders;
(v) Supporting treatments that include individual, family, group and cultural approaches and treatment methods that are consistent with the Early Intervention model/approach;
(vi) Advancing education, training and knowledge of mental health professionals in the bio psychosocial and cultural interventions in the treatment and prevention of psychotic mental health disorders for the public benefit regardless of race, religion, gender or socio-economic status;
(vii) Enhancing awareness amongst professionals, administrators and legislators in the public sector about early interventions in psychosis and to make available to the general public knowledge of such therapies and interventions and where so, to bring to the public's attention the scarce availability of such therapies and interventions;
(viii) Facilitating communication amongst mental health professionals, administrators and legislators, by means of publications, newsletters, journals, scientific conferences, meetings and e-mail discussion groups;
(ix) Creating a central institution for the collection, provision, maintenance
and spread of information and knowledge of early intervention relevant to
psychotic disorders. To establish, carry on, promote, organise, finance and
encourage the study, writing, production, publication and distribution of
books, periodicals, monographs, pamphlets, articles and other literature and
to arrange meetings and lectures and to arrange for the reading of papers
and holding of seminars or discussions and to circulate any periodicals and
literature that may be deemed advisable by the Executive Committee.