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We asked what happened with our recommendations? Here’s what we found out
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NewsJune 2024, which included four recommendations for Health NZ and one recommendation for the government to be achieved by 30 June 2025. We know our stakeholders including tāngata whaiora and those with lived experience want to see the impact and influence our work has in creating change, so in recent
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Unicef report highlights Aotearoa New Zealand's low ranking for child and youth mental health and wellbeing
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Newsdigital and online environments and navigating a rapidly changing world to name a few. Our 2024 assessment of youth mental health and wellbeing paints a picture of a system that continues to marginalise young people, especially young people with lived experience of mental distress and addiction. It
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Call for a National Mental Health Crisis System
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News. The challenge now is to connect those services into a cohesive national system that serves those who need it,” continued Orsborn. The Commission reviewed a five-year period from January 2020 to December 2024 drawing on quantitative and qualitative data, and building on a scan of international
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Deepening inequities in the mental health system call for action
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NewsCommenting on the Office of the Director of Mental Health and Addiction Services: Regulatory Report (1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024) released today, Te Hiringa Mahara pointed to entrenched inequities within the system. Māori continue to be disproportionately subjected to some of the most harmful practices in our mental health system.
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Age-ban on social media can’t solve mental distress on its own
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NewsAn article outlining what needs to be done to promote online safety for rangatahi and young people.
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Crisis response webinar: what makes an effective crisis response
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NewsWatch a recording of Te Hiringa Mahara's webinar exploring effective crisis response models.
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Positive progress with targets but challenges remain for young people
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NewsFollowing the release of the Government’s latest targets data this morning, Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission is renewing its calls for increased urgency to improve access to services for young people.
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Refreshed strategic direction update – office hours session
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NewsFollowing the release of our new organisational strategy, we ran an an office hours session with Board chair Hayden Wano, and Chief Executive, Karen Orsborn. This was held on 20 August 2025.
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Chief Executive Karen Orsborn opinion piece on coercive practices
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NewsIn early June we provided an article on coercive practices to the New Zealand Herald for consideration as part of its Great Minds campaign on mental health.
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Improving crisis responses across Aotearoa New Zealand webinar
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NewsThis webinar provided an overview of the recently released Urupare mōrearea: Crisis Responses monitoring report, along with commentary about what a good crisis response system could look like for Aotearoa New Zealand. It was held on 1 December 2025.