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  • Pushing ahead with Phase two of the Health NZ and Police mental health response changes

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    statement in response to planned changes. People in acute mental health distress need access to the services and help they need in a timely way. Strengthening the health led crisis responses is the right direction to head. We are keeping a close eye on the implementation of changes being made by NZ

  • Mental health and addiction targets welcomed

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    The announcement of targets to address wait times and workforce pressures across the mental health and addiction system has been welcomed by Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission. “Access to appropriate services when and where they are needed is very important to people seeking

  • Mental health and addiction service use – what the data shows webinar

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      Watch our third recording in the Te Huringa Tuarua webinar series - 12 October 2023. Get an overview of the Te Huringa Tuarua 2023 report, what changes need to be put in place and future monitoring work. In May this year, we released Te Huringa Tuarua 2023 – our second monitoring report on

  • Where to get support

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    Kia ora, tough times affect each of us differently. It’s okay to reach out if you need to or, if you’re worried about someone else, to encourage them to reach out. We all need a bit of support from time to time. If you or someone you know is struggling, we want you to know that however you or they

  • Commission responds to Implementation Unit’s mid-term review of 2019 mental health package

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    is in place come 2023 / 24.” says Board Chair, Hayden Wano. “In particular, we’d like to see focus on the growth of kaupapa Māori services, and support options for our Pacific communities, as we know they disproportionately experience mental distress or addiction. We also echo calls for greater focus

  • Our commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi

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    and Te Tiriti o Waitangi position statement. Taking this approach places Te Hiringa Mahara in a unique position of being able to learn from Māori. This is so staff may best respect, understand, and engage with Māori externally. Ngā Ringa Raupā provides a tangata whenua lens, ensuring Te Hiringa Mahara upholds its commitments to Te Tiriti o Waitangi, te ao Māori, and mātauranga Māori across all their work.

  • Report signals progress of Government’s response to He Ara Oranga, the inquiry into mental health and addiction

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    response to He Ara Oranga on behalf of those with lived experience of mental health and addiction,” says Mr Wano. “We acknowledge the commitment from Government to transform the system, and we appreciate that it will take time. The mental health and wellbeing system is complex and requires a

  • Rolling out more options for crisis care

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    the following overview of the paper. There is huge potential for more peer-led, community-based and Kaupapa Māori, services to support people experiencing acute distress.  Te Hiringa Mahara has brought much needed attention to a wide range of options that haven’t always got the limelight they

  • Leadership

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    Our leadership team provides strategic guidance for Te Hiringa Mahara. The team includes Chief Executive, Karen Orsborn, and four directors who are responsible for our core workstreams.  Karen Orsborn, Tumu Whakarae | Chief Executive Karen is the Chief Executive of Te Hiringa Mahara. During

  • Guide to language in He Ara Āwhina

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    promotion programmes, and / or services. Some examples of supports include, mental health promotion campaigns, therapy sessions, Mirimiri, rongoā, physical health checks, and a safe or restful place to stay when needed. Non-biomedical support Non-biomedical support is social, practical, emotional or