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Initial Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission welcomes Mental Health Commissioner’s report on mental health and addiction services
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NewsThe Mental Health Commissioner has today released a report , providing insights about mental health and addiction services.
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Mental Health Bill debate stalled
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NewsA new Mental Health Act is needed to support the reduction and ultimately the end of seclusion and enable clear pathways for safe and rights-based alternatives.
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Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy consultation
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Newsdrive progress; feature cross-government and preventative actions to improve mental health and wellbeing; and take a coordinated approach to bring together government strategies and plans that address mental health.
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Mental health and addiction targets welcomed
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NewsWe also hope to see the Minister for Mental Health closely involved.” “The focus on access acts as a barometer of the state of the whole mental health and addiction system.
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Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission welcomes Budget 2022 investment in specialist mental health and addiction services
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NewsWe 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.
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New Mental Health Bill - are we there yet?
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NewsIn this article Sonya Russell, Director Mental Health and Addiction Sector Leadership, outlines progress by Parliament to repeal and replace the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992.
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Time called on compulsory community mental health treatment
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NewsThe number of people subjected to a Compulsory Community Treatment Order under the Mental Health Act increased by 8% between 2017 and 2021. In 2021, almost 7,000 people were under compulsory treatment in our communities.
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Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission board appointments announced
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NewsDr Disley has held significant roles in the mental health and addiction sector over the past 30 plus years, including being a member of the Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction in 2018.
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Initial Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission appointed
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NewsThe Government announced appointments to the Initial Commission on 12 September 2019.
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Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission unveils new name
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News“Our role is to work in the spirit of Te Hiringa Mahara (positive energy and thoughtfulness) with agencies across the system to support, transform, guide, and monitor a mental health and wellbeing system that prioritises wellbeing and that has people and whānau at its heart."