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Displaying 51 - 60 results of 114 for "Kaupapa Māori primary mental health and addiction services: Access and Choice programme 2025"
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Focus on youth wellbeing more urgent than ever
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More evidence of the state of New Zealand youth mental health — Youth and rangatahi wellbeing and access to services assessment — has been released today and shows that while most youth and rangatahi are doing well, there is a steady decline in youth wellbeing in comparison to older age groups more
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Pushing ahead with Phase two of the Health NZ and Police mental health response changes
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statement in response to planned changes. People in acute mental health distress need access to the services and help they need in a timely way. Strengthening the health led crisis responses is the right direction to head. We are keeping a close eye on the implementation of changes being made by NZ
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Karen Orsborn appointed as Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission Chief Executive
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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 care. “With her broad experience and deep
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Chief Executive Karen Orsborn opinion piece on coercive practices
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therapeutic value, and called for investment that will provide the choice of services needed to enhance safety for all. Karen Orsborn: Time to end coercive practices in mental health care OPINION: People in Aotearoa New Zealand experiencing significant mental distress continue to be subject to coercion
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Pacific people's wellbeing - the path to equitable outcomes webinar
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, BAHons. Denise Kingi-‘Ulu’ave is a registered clinical psychologist of Tongan descent and the Chief Executive of Le Va, a national non-government primary prevention organisation. She has an extensive background in the Dept of Justice, primary and secondary mental health services, supervising staff
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Key mental health and addiction findings: NZ Health Survey 2023/24
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addiction outcomes. Overall, the data shows an increase in psychological distress, and unmet need for mental health and addiction care. While hazardous drinking has decreased, problematic use of illicit substances has not. In general, findings show significant disparities for disabled adults and Māori and
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Annual Report 2022/23 highlights
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. At the heart of this kaupapa is the importance of rangatahi and young people having a voice and being part of decision-making about services that impacts them. To ensure we understand what is happening across the mental health, addiction and wellbeing systems, we engage with a wide range of
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Voices report: accompanying report to Kua Tīmata Te Haerenga 2024
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important questions about why there is a disconnect between an increasing need for mental health and addiction support and a decrease in people accessing specialist services. We continue to hear about barriers, such as long waiting lists, not knowing how or where to get support, the stigma of
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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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Targeted vaccination approaches needed in the face of Omicron variant
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. “We must be vigilant, nevertheless, to ensure that no one is left behind, now that Omicron is in the community. There is evidence that some people who use specialist mental health services and addiction services are being left behind,” says Hayden Wano, Chair of the Mental Health and Wellbeing