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Initial Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission appointed
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NewsThe Government announced appointments to the Initial Commission on 12 September 2019.
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Could you access mental health or addiction support when you needed it?
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NewsA big thank you to everyone who gave us feedback on their journey accessing mental health and addiction services. We received over 300 responses through the data collection that we ran in November. This is now closed.
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Collective effort will ensure Auditor General’s recommendations on mental health support for rangatahi and young people hit the mark
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NewsRecommendations in the Meeting the mental health needs of young New Zealanders report released yesterday by the Auditor General show there is a long way to go to ensure every young person who needs support can access it.
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Pushing ahead with Phase two of the Health NZ and Police mental health response changes
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NewsOn 8 April the NZ Police and Health NZ made a joint announcement about Mental Health Response Changes. With Phase One complete, the agencies Phase Two will now start from 14 April with both agencies agreeing to a staged implementation across districts.
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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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Welcome to new Commission Board member from Chair Hayden Wano
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NewsI 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 big influence on policy and service development.
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Budget misses opportunity to respond to growing mental health need
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News"According to the recent Ipsos New Zealand health report, released this month, 61% of New Zealanders say mental health is the biggest health issue facing the country. This Budget does little to ease those concerns.
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Next steps for mental health law will be crucial
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NewsThe final reading of the Mental Health Bill on Saturday 4 July marks a significant step forward to embedding a modern, human rights framework in our mental health and addiction system.
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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.