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  • 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

  • Abuse in care report recognises life-long trauma

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    ana - we honour and remember the children, some now adults, who live to tell the stories Ko koutou ngā mōrehu, ngā reo kōrero mo rātau kua wahangū - You are the survivors, the spokespeople for those voices who fell silent Kia kore rawa tātau e wareware ki o rātau, o koutou wheako o te tūkino me te

  • Board Chair Hayden Wano receives New Year Honour for services to Māori health

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    services, as well as his numerous (health and non-health) governance roles and his role as Board Chair since our establishment. Throughout his life Mr Wano has taken every opportunity to advocate for the voices of Māori in healthcare and carries on this mahi today by ensuring Te Hiringa Mahara plays an

  • Te Hiringa Mahara to continue to advocate for young people after Oranga Tamariki Bill passes third reading

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    Wano said. “We have listened to the voices of communities, iwi, hapū, whānau and young people with experience of care who have contributed to the legislative process. We know there is compelling evidence of harm experienced by young people in care,” Mr Wano said. “Young people who experience State

  • Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission supports legislation to ban conversion therapy

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    Commission calls for the Justice Select Committee to listen carefully to the voices of rainbow communities The Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission (the Commission) appeared in front of the Justice Select Committee yesterday to speak to its  written submission  on the Conversion

  • More investment needed for kaupapa Māori mental health and addiction services

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    groups but the level of resourcing doesn’t match this.”   The report amplifies the voices of Māori, underscoring their experiences within a health system that often fails to prioritize Te Ao Māori and tikanga Māori principles. Tāngata whaiora Māori and published Māori voices in the report

  • Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission calls for stronger action to transform key areas of the mental health and addiction system

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    wellbeing.  This also creates an opportunity to hear the voices of Māori and people with lived experience and provide a greater choice of supports.” To transform the system toward the vision of He Ara Oranga , the Commission in its role of kaitiaki (guardian) of mental health and wellbeing

  • 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

  • Youth Wellbeing Insights Report

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    mental health. It elevates the voices of young people and draws from their experiences and expertise. Read a short summary of the  Youth wellbeing insights report Watch our New Zealand Sign Language summary of the insights report Read and download our Youth wellbeing insights report Downloads Full

  • Priority on youth mental health strikes a chord

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    peoples’ mental health and wellbeing. The four focus areas for success in the report covers cross government action, strengthening the service delivery system, building an evidence base and youth voice. “Calling for the voices of young people to be heard in service policy and delivery echo what we