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Displaying 31 - 40 results of 56 for "mental health and addictions services 2021/2022"
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Bigger role for mental health and addiction peer support workforce called for
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part of the frontline workforce, but they have a wider role too. Alongside other lived experience roles, they can help transform the landscape of mental health and addiction services,” Ms Orsborn said. “There is huge potential for further development of the Māori peer workforce to
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Annual Report 2022/23 highlights
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. At the heart of this kaupapa is the importance of rangatahi and young people having a voice and being part of decision-making about services that impacts them. To ensure we understand what is happening across the mental health, addiction and wellbeing systems, we engage with a wide range of
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Could you access mental health or addiction support when you needed it?
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A big thank you to everyone who gave us feedback on their journey accessing mental health and addiction services. We received over 300 responses through the data collection that we ran in November. This is now closed. We wanted to hear from people seeking help with mental distress or addiction: If
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Time called on compulsory community mental health treatment
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subjected to a Compulsory Community Treatment Order under the Mental Health Act increased by 8% between 2017 and 2021. In 2021, almost 7,000 people were under compulsory treatment in our communities. “We are surprised to see that use of community treatment orders has increased in
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2024 mental health and addiction services monitoring – update webinar
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On 5 June 2024, we released Kua Tīmata Te Haerenga | The Journey Has Begun —our latest monitoring report on mental health and addiction services. This report focuses on access to mental health and addiction services and options available over the five-year period from July 2018 to June 2023.  
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Mental health and addiction targets welcomed
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The announcement of targets to address wait times and workforce pressures across the mental health and addiction system has been welcomed by Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission. “Access to appropriate services when and where they are needed is very important to people seeking
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Enabling Wellbeing - Health Forum 2019
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Chair of the Initial Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission presents at the Ministry of Health's forum on 'Enabling Wellbeing'. Check out the full presentation on the Ministry's YouTube channel .
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More deliberate focus needed to ensure all people in Aotearoa experience good wellbeing
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Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission report highlights need to listen to and work alongside people with highest need and those disproportionately experiencing inequity Te Rau Tira Wellbeing Outcomes Report 2021 [PDF, 9 MB] found that most communities in Aotearoa New Zealand tend to
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Te Huringa Tuarua 2023 webinar series
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announce that we will be holding a series of webinars where we will share key findings as well as our calls to action from our recent mental health and addiction service monitoring reports. More details below. Register here . Earlier this year, we released Te Huringa Tuarua 2023, a suite of connected
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Report signals progress of Government’s response to He Ara Oranga, the inquiry into mental health and addiction
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1992 is underway and there is hope that this can take a rights-based approach built in partnership with people. New legislation won’t be transformative by itself, and must be supported by other changes, such as expanding access and increasing choice for mental health and addiction services