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Lived experience
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Our commitment to lived experience We have promised to uphold a ‘nothing about us, without us’ approach and to work together to transform the mental health and addiction system. Meet our Lived Experience Advisors We currently have two Lived Experience Advisors who support connections with tāngata
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Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission calls for stronger action to transform key areas of the mental health and addiction system
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more is needed to address pressures on specialist services, particularly for young people. “The current health reforms, and the newly-created Health NZ and the Māori Health Authority, provide opportunities to embed strong leadership in their operating models and enhance the focus on mental health and
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Lived experiences of CCTOs report
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the law: We want to 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
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Te Huringa Tuarua: Mental Health and Addiction Service Monitoring Reports 2023
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initiatives, telehealth and online services than the previous year, but many people are accessing new services being rolled out under the Access and Choice programme Workforce vacancies in specialist adult mental health and addiction services have doubled between 2018 and 2022, and we want to see a
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Speaking up about the Pae Ora amendment bill
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) Amendment Bill are currently being considered by the Health Select Committee. Read our submission (PDF 175 KB) When the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill was introduced by the previous government in October 2021, we advocated for the inclusion of a mental health and addiction strategy under the legislation
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Time called on compulsory community mental health treatment
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Orders report documents how tāngata whaiora, whānau and family, and Māori feel marginalised in processes that determine what treatment they receive. “The use of compulsory community treatment orders is a practice from mental health that is out of step with human rights and current approaches to
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Chief Executive Karen Orsborn opinion piece on coercive practices
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skills at the time. Our current mental health law overrides that right and discriminates on the basis of disability, breaching our country's obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It's important to acknowledge that mental health and addiction services
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Lived experiences of Compulsory Community Treatment Orders under the Mental Health Act (1992) webinar
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practices under the current Mental Health Act. The Government process to repeal and replace the Act is underway, but it is likely to be years before new legislation is passed and fully implemented. We call for new law, based on supported decision making, embedding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Te Ao
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Webinars
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health and addiction sector to find out how they can implement findings into their own mahi. Upcoming webinars There are currently no webinars scheduled. Please keep an eye out on our LinkedIn page for updates. Past webinars Understanding wellbeing for rangatahi and young people webinar, 26
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Top priorities for New Zealand's first Minister for Mental Health
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; The challenges to progress are not confined to the size of the health budget. Having a workforce equipped to handle the challenges across all population groups is a top priority. We are calling for a detailed workforce plan to reduce clinical vacancies, and create a greater role for peer support