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Call for a National Mental Health Crisis System
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NewsTe Hiringa Mahara - Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission, is calling for a cohesive national mental health crisis response system by June 2027. “A highly effective crisis response system is at the heart of mental health and addiction services.
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Haurora Hinengaro Hui Taumata Mental Health Conference 2026
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NewsExpect an honest look at what rangatahi and young people want from mental health services, and discussions on key mental health and wellbeing issues for young people today. Youth voice will be woven through the entire day.
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Expansion of mental health crisis support services welcomed
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NewsTe Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission welcomes investment in crisis response services announced today by Minister for Mental Health Matt Doocey. The substantial funding package will improve access to support for people in mental health and substance use crisis.
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Access and choice mental health programme stacks up
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NewsAt the five- year mark, the Access and Choice Programme has proved to be a valuable addition to the mental health, addiction and wellbeing support services available to people throughout the country.
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Mental health and wellbeing must be a high priority in health system transformation
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News“We want a continued focus on improving mental health outcomes and ensuring a range of views and experiences at the decision-making table.”
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Priority on youth mental health strikes a chord
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NewsThe Cross-Party Mental Health and Addictions Wellbeing Group have prioritised the mental health and wellbeing of rangatahi and young people in a new cross-party report. The report shows collective political support on this important topic.
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Pushing ahead with Phase two of the Health NZ and Police mental health response changes
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NewsRead the Implementation of Phase Two of Mental Health Response Changes to start announcement (8 April 2025)
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Strategy to improve mental health outcomes on the way
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NewsLast week we welcomed the passing by Parliament of the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) (Improving Mental Health Outcomes) Amendment Bill. This amendment requires that the Minister for Mental Health produce a mental health and wellbeing strategy for Aotearoa New Zealand within 12 months.
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2024 mental health and addiction services monitoring – update webinar
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NewsOn 5 June 2024, we released Kua Tīmata Te Haerenga | The Journey Has Begun —our latest monitoring report on mental health and addiction services. This report focuses on access to mental health and addiction services and options available over the five-year period from July 2018 to June 2023.
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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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NewsMental Health Service and Addiction Service Monitoring Report 2022 [PDF, 958 KB] is being released today. The report monitors the performance of mental health services and addictions services between 2016 / 17 and 2020 / 21.