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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
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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
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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
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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
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Older people contributed to communities during COVID-19, whilst dealing with impacts on personal wellbeing
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Older people have contributed greatly to their communities through the COVID-19 pandemic whilst managing increased loneliness and a range of other challenges. This is according to today’s Te Hiringa Mahara – the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission report The impact of COVID-19 on the
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Treasury Te Tai Waiora Wellbeing Report reflects same youth wellbeing focus as Te Hiringa Mahara
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resourcing, funding, and policy that can change those domains of life and wellbeing. “We welcome the weight of the Treasury joining the holistic approach to understanding and discussing wellbeing and look forward to working together in the future”.
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Mental health and addiction targets welcomed
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as a barometer of the state of the whole mental health and addiction system. However, it doesn’t tell the full picture, therefore we need a wider range of high-level measures across both primary/community and specialist services.” “We really need to know if there are population groups that are
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Briefings to Incoming Ministers (BIMs) publicly released
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Futures) (Improving Mental Health Outcomes) Amendment Bill as a Government Bill, to include a mental health and wellbeing strategy in the Act. including a mental health target in the suite of proposed health targets, focused on improving access to mental health and addiction services allocating funding
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COVID-19 restrictions impact family violence and wellbeing, empowered communities key to supporting safety at home
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during the lockdowns.” On a positive note, the increased risk of family violence was recognised and acted upon from the start of the pandemic by the government, and by Māori and community organisations and initiatives. “Māori leadership in keeping people safe during COVID-19 was evident across a
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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