The Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System and Children and Young People’s Commission Bill, intended to strengthen the oversight of Oranga Tamariki and improve the care and…
Transforming the mental health and addiction system must remain a priority as Aotearoa New Zealand continues to deal with the fallout from the pandemic, writes Karen…
The Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission has a new name – Te Hiringa Mahara.
The name, Te Hiringa Mahara – Te hinengaro tūmata tōrunga pai o te…
In early June we provided an article on coercive practices to the New Zealand Herald for consideration as part of its Great Minds campaign on mental…
We welcome the transformational approach taken in the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill, which passed its third reading yesterday. The Commission’s Chair Hayden Wano says the…
We commend the Government’s Budget 2022 investment in specialist mental health and addiction, particularly the investment in community-based crisis services, specialist child and adolescent mental health…
Te Huringa: Change and Transformation. Mental Health Service and Addiction Service Monitoring Report 2022 is being released today. The report monitors the performance of mental health services…
I would like to welcome our newest member, Tuari Potiki, to the Board of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission.
Tuari exemplifies leadership and has had a…
The Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission has presented at an oral hearing on its recent submission on the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill.
Speaking after the hearing,…
As New Zealand faces community transmission of the Omicron variant, too many people who experience mental distress or addictions remain unvaccinated.
The total New Zealand vaccination rates…
