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  • Recent changes to our board

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    to Jemaima for her contribution to the board, acknowledging her thought leadership, expertise and dedication.   Prior to joining Te Hiringa Mahara board Jemaima contributed to the mental wellbeing of Aotearoa through her work with the Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction in 2018, and

  • Time called on compulsory community mental health treatment

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      People in mental distress and their whānau do not feel heard in clinical review and court processes that lead to enforced treatment a report released today by Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission shows.  The Lived Experiences of Compulsory Community Treatment

  • Bigger role for mental health and addiction peer support workforce called for

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    The significant contribution made by peer support workers in the mental health and addiction system is highlighted in a new insights paper released today by Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission.   The findings of the Peer Support Workforce Insight Paper include calls

  • More investment needed for kaupapa Māori mental health and addiction services

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    change,” Mr Wano said.   “To ensure a more balanced allocation of resources, we call for an increase in funding for kaupapa Māori services to address inequities in the funding model. This includes an allocation of any new mental health and addictions investment allocated to kaupapa Māori

  • Pacific community connections key to wellbeing during COVID-19

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    Pacific peoples’ connection – to family, community, culture and faith – has been a key source of strength and resilience in the pandemic. This is according to today’s Te Hiringa Mahara – the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission report  Pacific connectedness and wellbeing in the pandemic&nbsp

  • More action needed to address mental health and addiction service challenges

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    for action to address the challenges faced by mental health and addiction services. It shows that fewer people have used specialist services, primary mental health initiatives, telehealth and online services than in the previous year. As a result of substantial investment, people are accessing new

  • Young people experiencing acute mental distress need age-appropriate care

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    Too many young people experiencing acute mental distress are being admitted to adult inpatient mental health services, and this practice needs to stop. This is according to today’s Te Hiringa Mahara – the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission report Te Huringa Tuarua 2023: Youth services focus

  • Prioritising youth voices necessary to improve wellbeing

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    The mental health and wellbeing of rangatahi Māori and young people is one of the most important issues we can focus on today. We only need to acknowledge increasing levels of distress, and the many well-known barriers to wellbeing, to understand that much more needs to be done to support young

  • Positive response from academics and agencies on our report into rangatiratanga during COVID-19

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    Feedback has been very positive in the media from the Ministry of Health and Te Aka Whai Ora on our latest report into wellbeing during COVID-19.  Our latest report shows Māori-led initiatives played a key role in protecting the health and wellbeing of communities, supporting connection with

  • Māori responses to COVID-19 are exemplars for crisis health and wellbeing support

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    communities. For improved future health and wellbeing outcomes, effective Government support is totally optimised when Māori responses are trusted, acted upon and enabled through the realignment of health system processes.    “What works for Māori will benefit all peoples of Aotearoa and Māori