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  • Strategy to improve mental health outcomes on the way

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    passed into law with unanimous support from MPs. When the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill was introduced in October 2021, we advocated for the inclusion of a mental health and addiction strategy under the legislation. While six other strategies were specified, mental health and addiction was not included

  • Pushing ahead with Phase two of the Health NZ and Police mental health response changes

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    reporting on this later in 2025 and expect this to inform future service design and improvements. Read the Implementation of Phase Two of Mental Health Response Changes to start announcement (8 April 2025)

  • Our submissions

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    pdf, 1.3 MB Download 2021 submissions: Downloads Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill submission pdf, 541 KB Download Submission on the Conversion Practices Prohibition bill pdf, 150 KB Download Submission on the Mental Health Amendment Bill pdf, 171 KB Download Submission on the mental wellbeing long term pathway pdf, 290 KB Download Submission on Strategy to Prevent and Minimise Gambling Harm pdf, 278 KB Download

  • Access to specialist mental health and addiction services continues to decrease

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    . “Rangatahi and young people aged under 25 make up over 10,000 of the 16,000 fewer people being seen. This requires urgent attention.” “We want to see improved access so people get timely support when they need it.” The reasons behind a reduction in access to services were reported in our 2024 Kua

  • Rolling out more options for crisis care

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    services spoke about being listened to and given options in response to their needs. As a guest from Te Puna Wai said, “[I] had a great chat with one of the staff members who helped de-escalate the situation and made me feel confident to stay safe when I got home.” While our focus in the report is on

  • Achieving equity of Pacific mental health and wellbeing outcomes

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    This report and data infographic bring together insights about Pacific peoples wellbeing using our He Ara Oranga Wellbeing Outcomes Framework along with engagement with Pacific communities.   The report sets out to describe the factors that contribute to wellbeing. The report comprises an

  • New prevalence study will provide vital data

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    Funding of a new Child and Youth Mental Health and Addiction Prevalence survey was welcomed by Te Hiringa Mahara. The survey is keeping with a recommendation we made to first survey rangatahi and young people, before extending a prevalence study to the wider population.

  • Where did the $1.9 billion Wellbeing Budget go?

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    Details of how the 2019 Wellbeing Budget Taking mental health seriously funding was spent have been made public by Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission. In a new report released today, the Commission shows that 92% of all funding allocated had been spent or committed by 30

  • Youth Wellbeing Insights Report

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    Young people speak out about Wellbeing: An insights report into the Wellbeing of Rangatahi Māori and other Young People in Aotearoa This report grows our collective understanding of the systems and determinants that affect rangatahi Māori and young people’s wellbeing, which in turn, influences

  • Pacific people's wellbeing - the path to equitable outcomes webinar

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    Te Hiringa Mahara and Le Va co-hosted a webinar on supporting Pacific people's wellbeing in Aotearoa. The webinar shared and expanded on the findings of our Pacific wellbeing report which was released in May 2024.   The report brought together an assessment of Pacific peoples mental health and