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Published: 29 June, 2023

Our Peer support workforce paper 2023 shows the critical role of the peer workforce in enabling recovery, improving hope and in transforming the landscape of mental health and addiction services. The potential of this workforce is yet to be fully realised.

Published: 2 September, 2024

    Hayden Wano, Board Chair on behalf of all the Board and staff Te Hiringa Mahara - Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission       

Published: 30 April, 2026

health’ webinar We will share key findings from our new early intervention and secondary prevention effectiveness review, andbring rangatahi and young people together to talk about co-design.

Published: 6 October, 2022

The report found that many of the challenges people faced in the pandemic were not new, but that the pandemic and its effects on communities exacerbated and amplified many existing inequities in mental health and wellbeing outcomes, and in accessing services and supports.

Published: 12 May, 2023

Feedback has been very positive in the media from the Ministry of Health and Te Aka Whai Ora on our latest report into wellbeing during COVID-19.

Published: 24 November, 2022

“As the agency responsible for advising Minsters about the impact of government spending, The Treasury and its Te Tai Waiora report provides us a vital link in understanding the role of policy decisions and their effects on wellbeing and mental distress.

Published: 5 May, 2023

Māori-led initiatives shared culturally-appropriate information and resources that protected the health and wellbeing of communities; and supported connection with individuals and whānau.

Published: 1 October, 2020

This diverse group of experts shared their expertise and perspectives and guided the co-design of the vision of what a system of services, support, and approaches should look like for people and whānau who experience mental distress, substance use harm, or gambling harm (or a combination of these).

Published: 1 December, 2022

ageing and older people, with older people being positioned as vulnerable, less adaptable and a burden on the rest of society Older Māori, Pacific and Asian people were often highly connected within their own communities, highlighted by their ability to leverage whānau and community support to access health

Published: 19 August, 2026

  The assessment was on the highest level of evidence, where possible using systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Approaches outlined in the literature were appraised for effectiveness, cost effectiveness, and relevance to Aotearoa New Zealand.