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"Methodology: Eight focus groups were conducted, two for each of the Like Minds, Like Mine target groups (Māori, Pacific peoples and young people) with two additional general groups... Results:... The following themes were identified variously as both antecedents (possible causes), phenomena, and/or impacts of social exclusion and social inclusion: 'Family and/or whānau as key determinant'; 'Caught between Pākeha / Palagi and Māori or Pasifika worlds: colonisation, racial discrimination, cultural disconnection and the medical model (exclusionary); reconnection with tikanga Māori (inclusionary)'; 'Employment as inclusionary or exclusionary)'; "Medication and medicalisation'; Self or others: is it me or is it you?; 'Spirituality and relgion'; 'The need for social masks': 'Sport, teams, healthy and active lifestyle: a lack of (exclusionary); involvement in (inclusionary)..."--Executive Summary Page 7.