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  • Covid-19 Insights Series - Wellbeing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic

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    exacerbated and amplified many existing inequities in mental health and wellbeing outcomes, and in accessing services and supports. In the face of challenges presented by the pandemic, iwi, hapū, and whānau Māori exercised rangatiratanga, providing practical support for themselves and others through the

  • Understanding wellbeing for rangatahi and young people webinar

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    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.

  • New board member announcement - welcome Wayne Langford

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    active promoting mental health and wellbeing in the rural community for many years. He is a former Board Member and current Advisor for Golden Bay Mental Health Services and Residential Treatment Facility – Te Whare Mahana. From 2022 to 2024 Wayne was a member of the Primary Industry Mental Health and

  • Covid-19 Insights Series - Impact of COVID-19 on wellbeing of older people in Aotearoa New Zealand

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    whānau and community support to access health services, food and necessities Whilst the pandemic led to more loneliness amongst older members of the community, kaumātua worked hard to maintain connections with their communities and whānau in a variety of different ways. It is important that our

  • Our submissions

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    , 138 KB Download Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) (Improving Mental Health Outcomes) Amendment Bill submission pdf, 175 KB Download 2023 submissions: Downloads Submission on Safer Online Services and Media Platforms pdf, 98 KB Download Submission on Safer Online Services and Media Platforms docx, 446 KB

  • Have your say on a service-level monitoring framework for mental health and addiction

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    The consultation phase to provide feedback on the development of a framework to monitor mental health services and addiction services is now closed. The Initial Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission provided people with an opportunity to have their say on the He Ara Āwhina service-level monitoring

  • 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

  • Refreshed strategic direction – July 2025

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    Strategy on a page. Since our establishment in February 2021, we have continued to act in our role as a kaitiaki of mental health, addiction and wellbeing. We have built a strong knowledge base and our reports, and other work, are highly valued by our key stakeholders. With the period covered by the

  • New report highlights Pacific wellbeing challenges

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    is one solution to addressing the gap between mental health and wellbeing outcomes for Pacific peoples in comparison to the rest of Aotearoa. “Holistic on-the-ground support is what makes the difference for Pacific families – we need to make it easier for people to access a range of services from

  • 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