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Displaying 71 - 80 results of 114 for "mental health and addictions services 2021/2022"
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Working towards the transformation of the mental health and wellbeing system
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being strong system oversight and an agency that really kept the pressure on the system and also governments to actually do better, and for the system to perform better. So we monitor mental health and addiction services and we also look at some of those wider factors such as housing, education, and
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Lived experiences of CCTOs report
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This report looks at compulsory community treatment orders (CCTOs) made under section 29 of the Mental Health Act 1992. The focus is on amplifying voices of tāngata whaiora, whānau, and family. We heard that the clinical review and the court hearing processes involved in CCTOs can silence or
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Could you access mental health or addiction support when you needed it?
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A 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. We wanted to hear from people seeking help with mental distress or addiction: If
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2023-2024 annual report now available
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wellbeing outcomes for Māori and whānau Achieving equity for priority populations Advocating for a mental health and addiction system that has people and whānau at the centre Addressing the wider determinants of mental health and wellbeing. Annual reports are a core reporting requirement under the
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Stronger more inclusive health sector means better health and wellbeing for all
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the design, planning, management and delivery of hauora hinengaro and mental health services, iwi and Māori must be the major decision-makers of their care.” Commission Board member Taimi Allan also called for a supporting Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy to put more focus on mental health
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Peer support workforce paper 2023
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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. Key findings in the paper include: 
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Broader focus on wellbeing needed to understand COVID-19 impacts
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good mental health and wellbeing, services and resources are important, but not enough. People need to have their rights, dignity and tino rangatiratanga upheld; they need to feel valued and connected to their communities and their cultures; and they need skills, resilience, hope and purpose
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Mental health and addiction targets welcomed
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The announcement of targets to address wait times and workforce pressures across the mental health and addiction system has been welcomed by Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission. “Access to appropriate services when and where they are needed is very important to people seeking
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Improving crisis responses - Police and Health NZ change programme webinar
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, National Chief Mental 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 will be chaired by Dr Barbara Disley, Te Hiringa Mahara board member. The
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2024 mental health and addiction services monitoring – update webinar
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On 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.