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  • Lived experiences of Compulsory Community Treatment Orders under the Mental Health Act (1992) webinar

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    Treatment Orders   under the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992. In this report, we intentionally bring forward the views of tāngata whaiora Māori, people with lived experience, family, and whānau related to the Compulsory Community Treatment Order process.  The

  • Lived experiences of CCTOs report

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    This report looks at compulsory community treatment orders (CCTOs) made under section 29 of the Mental Health Act 1992. The focus is on amplifying voices of tāngata whaiora, whānau, and family. We heard that the clinical review and the court hearing processes involved in CCTOs can silence or

  • Put an end to CCTOs

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      We are advocating for change from a coercive to a choice based mental health system. The changes we are calling for can be made now. Repeal and replace the Mental Health Act New legislation must be co-designed with people with lived experience of compulsory treatment, uphold Te Tiriti o

  • Te Huringa Tuarua 2023 webinar series

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    Community Treatment Orders under the Mental Health Act 1992 webinar When: 12:00pm-12:45pm Thursday, 28 September 2023 Pathway for peer support to transform the mental health and addiction workforce webinar When: 12:00pm-12:45pm Thursday, 5 October 2023 Mental health and addiction service use – what

  • Time called on compulsory community mental health treatment

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    subjected to a Compulsory Community Treatment Order under the Mental Health Act increased by 8% between 2017 and 2021. In 2021, almost 7,000 people were under compulsory treatment in our communities.    “We are surprised to see that use of community treatment orders has increased in

  • 2024 service monitoring infographics

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    services (using the He Ara Āwhina framework). It includes key findings about compulsory treatment and ‘seclusion’ of people under the Mental Health Act 1992 and detainment for treatment under the substance Addiction Act 2017. In most cases it covers data to June 2023. Published: July 2024. Downloads

  • Commission will provide system oversight of new mental wellbeing long-term pathway

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    in their local communities increasing equity for priority groups - those communities that we know disproportionately experience mental distress and addiction working alongside people with lived experience of mental distress to repeal and replace the Mental Health Act - ensuring that all legislation

  • Annual Report 2022/23 highlights

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    on policy proposals and bills, such as the Accessibility for New Zealanders Bill, Therapeutic Products Bill and Manatū Hauora policy proposal to repeal and replace the Mental Health Act.   We generated good coverage of the issues we’re working on in a variety of media outlets. Over the

  • Mental health and addiction service monitoring

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    treatment orders report | Ngā mātau ā-wheako o te whakahau maimoatanga hapori e whakaturehia ana - 12 July 2023 This report looks at compulsory community treatment orders (CCTOs) made under section 29 of the Mental Health Act 1992. The focus is on amplifying voices of tāngata whaiora

  • Proactive release policy

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    The objective of Te Hiringa Mahara in performing its functions and exercising its powers, under the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission Act 2020, is to contribute to better and equitable mental health and wellbeing outcomes for people in Aotearoa.  This proactive release policy describes