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  • Recent changes to our board

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    to Jemaima for her contribution to the board, acknowledging her thought leadership, expertise and dedication.   Prior to joining Te Hiringa Mahara board Jemaima contributed to the mental wellbeing of Aotearoa through her work with the Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction in 2018, and

  • Bigger role for mental health and addiction peer support workforce called for

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    The significant contribution made by peer support workers in the mental health and addiction system is highlighted in a new insights paper released today by Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission.   The findings of the Peer Support Workforce Insight Paper include calls

  • New primary mental health and addiction support provides a welcome expansion, but gaps remain – new report

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    picture of the system available. More New Zealanders are accessing mental health or addiction support from a GP or other primary health provider. The Access and Choice programme, newly established in 2019/20, provided support to around 186,000 people in 2022/23. However, the number of people

  • Voices report: accompanying report to Kua Tīmata Te Haerenga 2024

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    The Voices report is an accompanying report to Kua Tīmata Te Haerenga | The Journey Has Begun (our 2024 mental health and addiction service monitoring report).   This Voices report provides richness and depth to what we heard from tāngata whaiora, communities, and the mental health and

  • 2023-2024 annual report now available

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    Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission’s Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2024 is now publicly available. The report summarises how we contributed to better and equitable mental health and wellbeing outcomes for all New Zealanders in the preceding 12 months. This

  • Karen Orsborn: Full impact of COVID-19 on mental health yet to be seen

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    Transforming the mental health and addiction system must remain a priority as Aotearoa New Zealand continues to deal with the fallout from the pandemic, writes Karen Orsborn. COVID-19 is one of the most significant societal events many of us will experience in our lives. It is not over yet

  • Lived experiences of CCTOs report

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    see the new mental health law based on supported decision making, and embedding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and a Te Ao Māori worldview. Practices that need to change now under the current Mental Health Act 1992: We want to see a reduction in the number of applications and outcomes granted for CCTOs, and

  • Prioritising youth voices necessary to improve wellbeing

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    The mental health and wellbeing of rangatahi Māori and young people is one of the most important issues we can focus on today. We only need to acknowledge increasing levels of distress, and the many well-known barriers to wellbeing, to understand that much more needs to be done to support young

  • Initial Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission welcomes Mental Health Commissioner’s report on mental health and addiction services

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    The Mental Health Commissioner has today released a report , providing insights about mental health and addiction services. Chair of the Initial Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission, Mr Hayden Wano, says that this report is timely and signals how Government can enhance the response to He Ara

  • COVID-19 restrictions impact family violence and wellbeing, empowered communities key to supporting safety at home

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    During the 2020 national lockdown, reports of family violence increased considerably, but the New Zealand Police and advocacy groups were concerned that this was still under-reported. Women, children, rangatahi Māori, disabled people and rainbow youth were particularly affected. This is according