Ngā Kōkirikiri Advocacy
Our advocacy focuses on:
- The collective interests of people who experience mental distress or addiction, and the people, including whānau, who support them
- Improving mental health and addiction services
- Approaches to mental health and wellbeing.
We are prioritising three focus areas for our advocacy:
- Transforming from a coercive to a choice-based system
- Improving mental health and wellbeing for rangatahi and young people
- More kaupapa Māori services.
We cannot advocate alone. There are many ways that you can support our advocacy:
- Sign up for updates from us to learn more about what we are doing
- Have your say when we monitor mental health and addiction services
- Attend our webinars
- Invite us to meet with you or speak at upcoming events by emailing kiaora@mhwc.govt.nz
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Our submissions
You can find copies of our submission documents available for download here.
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Webinars
Te Hiringa Mahara regularly holds webinars, you can watch them here.
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Put an end to CCTOs
Learn about how we are advocating for change from a coercive to a choice based mental health system.
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More kaupapa Māori services
Learn about our call for equitable funding of kaupapa Māori mental health and addiction services.
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Improve wellbeing for rangatahi and young people
Learn about how we can support rangatahi and young people.
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International relationships
Find out how Te Hiringa Mahara connects with commissions and other global entities about mental health and wellbeing.