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

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    appropriate support. They have the longest wait times for getting access to specialist services of any age group. Across the whole population, there is a continued increase in psychological distress experienced by New Zealanders. “The challenges we face as a society show no sign of abating and we need

  • Leadership

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    services, and aged care. Karen has also held roles as National Lead for Elective Services and Group Manager Funding at the Ministry of Health, as well as operational roles in a District Health Board. Karen is a Fellow of the Australasian College of Health Services Management (ACHSM) and a former

  • New report highlights Pacific wellbeing challenges

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    peoples.  This will require increased and concerted effort across all government agencies, and ongoing leadership from the Ministry for Pacific Peoples and Pacific leaders,” Cullen added. Despite these challenges, however, we also report that Pacific families are a continued source of wellbeing for

  • Infographic - assessment of youth and rangatahi wellbeing and access to services

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    youth mental wellbeing scores dropped between 2018 and 2021, continuing a longer-term decline. (2) Loneliness was high among young people, compared to older age groups, and may have worsened in 2021, alongside a decrease in the proportion of young people who felt they could talk to someone if they felt

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

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    shed light on the challenges faced by Māori communities and emphasizes the urgent need for change.  “We want to see more funding allocation to follow the example set by the new Access and Choice programme. The government has committed to ensuring 20 per cent, or $35.5 million each year by 30 June

  • Kaupapa Māori services report

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    period from 30 per cent in 2017/18 to 26 per cent in the last financial year (2021/22). To ensure a more balanced allocation of resources, we call for an increase in funding for kaupapa Māori services to address inequities in the funding model. This includes an allocation of any new mental health and

  • Improve wellbeing for rangatahi and young people

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    people across all districts, including kaupapa Māori services, residential alternatives to hospital based inpatient mental health care and short-term respite care. Why is this important? Rates of distress for rangatahi and young people have increased over the last ten years, and more needs to be done to

  • Focus on youth wellbeing more urgent than ever

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    data is that there are some young people who are experiencing more hardship than others. For example, rangatahi Māori, disabled and LGBQTIA+ people are subject to higher levels of inequities when compared to older age groups, and lowered wellbeing than their peers, she said. Across the board, young

  • New prevalence study will provide vital data

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    the Growing up in NZ study (GUiNZ) by Minister for Social Development Louise Upston on 19 September 2024. New Zealand's largest contemporary longitudinal study of child development, hosted and led by the University of Auckland, now has received $16.4 million of government funding until 2028. This next

  • Top priorities for New Zealand's first Minister for Mental Health

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    , lived experience and cultural workforces.   There are no shortcuts to making progress on the underlying drivers of mental health and wellbeing. Constant and persistent effort is required. This should be coordinated across agencies involved in housing, welfare, employment and related