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Published: 16 September, 2024

shared and embraced across the generations.  Strong cultural identity is related to te reo Māori proficiency. Cultural identity is a protective factor for improved mental health and wellbeing for Māori. Our previous population wellbeing assessment shows that Māori adults believe that te reo Māori

Published: 25 June, 2025

Our first assessment comparing status of wellbeing for people who interact with mental health and addiction services reveals significant inequities across economic, social and cultural indicators. People who interact with mental health and addiction services experience systemic disadvantage in

Published: 17 June, 2020

everyone can trust.” When established, the permanent Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission will be responsible for monitoring mental health and addiction services. The Commission will be up and running in 2021. “We thank the Mental Health Commissioner for supporting the establishment of the Commission

Published: 30 September, 2025

Submission to the Social Services and Community Committee pdf, 866 KB Download Submission to the Health Quality and Safety Commission pdf, 150 KB Download Submission on transforming our mental health law pdf, 300 KB Download Signed Letter - Oranga Tamariki Oversight submission pdf, 114 KB Download

Published: 31 July, 2023

Aotearoa Foundation, shares how OHI Data Navigator is bringing data and story to life to understand and respond to rangatahi needs and aspirations from a grassroots to systems level thinking. Abdulla Shiblaq, Youth Facilitator, Yes Disability, talks about the importance of making crucial services, like mental health services, accessible for the disability community, not just the basic physical accessibility but also accessibility through communications.

Published: 20 May, 2022

We commend the Government’s Budget 2022 investment in specialist mental health and addiction, particularly the investment in community-based crisis services, specialist child and adolescent mental health and addiction services, and Kaupapa Māori services.  "We see this latest announcement as a

Published: 25 July, 2023

to Jemaima for her contribution to the board, acknowledging her thought leadership, expertise and dedication.   Prior to joining Te Hiringa Mahara board Jemaima contributed to the mental wellbeing of Aotearoa through her work with the Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction in 2018, and

Published: 1 December, 2021

We are currently in the important stage of mahi (work) to develop the methods and measures for how we will monitor and assess the mental health and addiction system. Phase 1 of this work was completed at the end of 2022, and mahi will continue for measures where data does not exist or are not

Published: 5 June, 2024

statement . As part of this, we monitor and advocate for more Kaupapa Māori choices for whānau accessing mental health and addiction services. In June 2023 we published the Kaupapa Māori services report . This report included data on investment in, and use of, Kaupapa Māori services up to June 2022. This

Published: 30 June, 2022

roles) Designated roles within the mental health and addiction system where people use their personal or whānau experiences of distress, substance harm, or gambling harm to build and monitor the mental health and addiction system, services, policies, and evidence. Lived experience Lived experience