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Welcome to new Commission Board member from Chair Hayden Wano
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I would like to welcome our newest member, Tuari Potiki, to the Board of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission. Tuari exemplifies leadership and has had a big influence on policy and service development. He continues to work in a place of manaaki and bring a voice of whānau in his work and
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Access and choice for mental health and addiction services encouraging, but workforce challenges remain
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Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission, which has been released today. The Access and Choice Programme: Report on the first three years and its accompanying Improving access and choice for youth report look at the first three years of the rollout since funds were
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Māori responses to COVID-19 are exemplars for crisis health and wellbeing support
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communities. For improved future health and wellbeing outcomes, effective Government support is totally optimised when Māori responses are trusted, acted upon and enabled through the realignment of health system processes. “What works for Māori will benefit all peoples of Aotearoa and Māori
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Targeted vaccination approaches needed in the face of Omicron variant
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As New Zealand faces community transmission of the Omicron variant, too many people who experience mental distress or addictions remain unvaccinated. The total New Zealand vaccination rates are now very high, with over one million people boosted and 93% of the eligible population double vaccinated
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Broader focus on wellbeing needed to understand COVID-19 impacts
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A narrow focus on mental health may prevent us from understanding the broader wellbeing impacts of COVID-19 in Aotearoa, Te Hiringa Mahara – the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission - has found in its first report on the impact of the pandemic on wellbeing. “For people to flourish and experience
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COVID-19 learnings can support communities recovering from Cyclone Gabrielle
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Learning from the COVID-19 pandemic can help support the mental health and wellbeing of communities recovering from Cyclone Gabrielle. This is according to today’s Te Hiringa Mahara – the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission report, Supporting wellbeing after a crisis . 
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Rural communities respond well to pandemic, despite challenges
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The COVID-19 pandemic has added additional stress to the rural community, which itself faces different wellbeing challenges to those of urban Aotearoa. This is according to today’s Te Hiringa Mahara – the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission report, The impact of COVID-19 on the wellbeing
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Commission responds to Implementation Unit’s mid-term review of 2019 mental health package
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Mostly on track, but more to do – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission calls for greater focus to address barriers to accessing mental health support The Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission has welcomed the release of the Department of Prime Minster and Cabinet’s Implementation Unit Mid
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Pacific community connections key to wellbeing during COVID-19
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Pacific peoples’ connection – to family, community, culture and faith – has been a key source of strength and resilience in the pandemic. This is according to today’s Te Hiringa Mahara – the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission report Pacific connectedness and wellbeing in the pandemic 
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Could you access mental health or addiction support when you needed it?
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Read [PDF 2.9 MB] Focus Group Questions - Easy Read [PDF 1.6 MB] Consent Form - Easy Read [PDF 2.3 MB] Watch our access to mental health and addiction services videos in New Zealand Sign Language: Participation Information Focus Group Questions Consent Form