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Karen Orsborn appointed as Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission Chief Executive
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NewsKaren was previously Director Health Quality Improvement and Deputy CEO at the Health Quality and Safety Commission (HQSC), leading national patient safety and quality improvement programmes across public and private hospitals, primary and community care, mental health and addiction services, and aged
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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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Working towards the transformation of the mental health and wellbeing system
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NewsGladys asked her about the things that people need to know and understand about mental health and wellbeing and the current move in Aotearoa to transform our mental health and addiction system.
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Priority on youth mental health strikes a chord
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NewsWe are advocating for: Expand access to youth mental health and addiction services in all localities Reduce the number of rangatahi Māori and young people admitted to adult in-patient mental health services to zero A focus on addressing the drivers of wellbeing for rangatahi and young people, and ensuring
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Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission supports legislation to ban conversion therapy
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NewsAmong its recommendations, the Commission called for the bill to have a clearer definition of ‘serious harm’ that incorporates physical and mental health, individual wellbeing, and whānau wellbeing.
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Public input critical as new Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy released
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NewsA once‑in‑a‑decade Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy has been released for public consultation, and Te Hiringa Mahara is calling on New Zealanders to help shape the final document.
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Te Hiringa Mahara welcomes Health Quality and Safety Commission report on the mental health impacts of COVID-19 on Aotearoa
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NewsTe Hiringa Mahara’s recent mental health service and addiction service monitoring report, Te Huringa: Change and Transformation , highlighted that mental health services and addiction services had maintained pre-pandemic levels of services, despite the disruption and competing demands from the pandemic
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Mental health system still falling short for young people and Māori, new report shows
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NewsIntroduction to the 2026 system performance monitoring report Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission - says improvements in Aotearoa New Zealand’s mental health and addiction system must come faster to meet the rising need for young people and Māori.
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Strategy to improve mental health outcomes on the way
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NewsWhen the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill was introduced in October 2021, we advocated for the inclusion of a mental health and addiction strategy under the legislation. While six other strategies were specified, mental health and addiction was not included.
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Govt must respond to the impacts of climate change on mental health and wellbeing
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News“Support for those already facing inequities, such as people and whānau with lived experience of distress, is critical. Further, timely access to mental health and addiction services should be provided for as long as needed, without a real- or implied-time limit.