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  • Lived experiences of CCTOs report

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    override tāngata whaiora and whānau perspectives. The report also documents how clinical reviews and court hearings marginalise Te Ao Māori and lived experience perspectives.  The number of people subjected to a Compulsory Community Treatment Order under the Mental Health Act increased by 8

  • Improving crisis responses - Police and Health NZ change programme webinar

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    Health and Addiction, Heath NZ Te Whatu Ora Inspector Matthew (Matt) Morris, Police Mental Health Response Change Programme lead, NZ Police Kerri Butler, Lived Experience, Take Notice The session was chaired by Dr Barbara Disley, Te Hiringa Mahara board member.  The webinar included a 30-minute

  • Co-development phase - public consultation feedback

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    . What people told us, and the changes made in response, have been summarised in the following documents below Downloads Summary of consultation with Māori pdf, 4.9 MB Download Summary of consultation with Māori docx, 137 KB Download Summary of Lived Experience and Tāngata Whaiora Consultation pdf

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

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    improving outcomes for Māori, including community-led design of kaupapa Māori services that are by Māori, for Māori working with people with lived experience of mental distress and addiction to expand access to services and choice in support options so people can recover from mental distress and addiction

  • Congratulations to Taimi Allan on new role as SA Mental Health Commissioner

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    well qualified to step into.    Taimi joined the Te Hiringa Mahara board at its inception in February 2021. She has brought deep expertise and connection with lived experience perspectives and a broad knowledge of the mental health and wellbeing system. Taimi has played an active role

  • Refreshed strategic direction – July 2025

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    approach that we are pursuing over the coming four years are to: bring a clearer focus on people with lived experience of mental distress or addiction utilise our knowledge and insights to promote alignment, guide the system and influence positive change across the mental health and addiction system step

  • Bigger role for mental health and addiction peer support workforce called for

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    part of the frontline workforce, but they have a wider role too. Alongside other lived experience roles, they can help transform the landscape of mental health and addiction services,” Ms Orsborn said.    “There is huge potential for further development of the Māori peer workforce to

  • Guide to language in He Ara Āwhina

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    individuals. For example, when wāhine Māori experience discrimination, it is impossible to separate gender from Māori identity to isolate what identity is associated with the discrimination (Centre for Intersectional Justice, nd). Leadership roles (lived experience leadership roles; whānau leadership

  • Welcome to new Commission Board member from Chair Hayden Wano

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    life, and his lived experience will be an enormous asset to the Board. I would also like to congratulate Board member Kevin Hague on his appointment as Deputy Chair and Alexander El Amanni for his reappointment to the Board, both for three-year terms. Read more about the Commission's Board members .

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

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    Ora share their plans and have good communication systems in place.  We have heard concerns about communication of the proposed changes from many people.  We must keep the focus on the people who access these services and continue to call for input from people with lived experience and