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Report signals progress of Government’s response to He Ara Oranga, the inquiry into mental health and addiction
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a brave and bold shift in culture and new ways of working together.” Findings on four priority areas are: Establishing the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission The Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission is being established, which sends the right signals and provides someone to guide the system. People
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Data phase/ He Ara Oranga wellbeing outcomes framework
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many sectors to develop draft wellbeing indicators and measures for the framework. Two Technical Advisory Groups (TAGs) were set up – one focused on mental health and addiction (MHA) service level data and the other on population level data. These groups supported the Initial Commission to
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Service monitoring data summaries 2025
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Two new data summaries provide updated data on access and trends for mental health and addiction services, with the second one focused on addiction specialist services. This is released as part of our regular monitoring role. The purpose of these data summaries is to highlight and bring together
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New Mental Health Bill - are we there yet?
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now passed the Bill back to Parliament to be finalised. This marks another significant step in Aotearoa New Zealand’s process to repeal and replace the Mental Health Act 1992. However, there are no wholesale changes to the Bill recommended in the report, despite many submitters stating that the Bill
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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
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Voices report: accompanying report to Kua Tīmata Te Haerenga 2024
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The Voices report is an accompanying report to Kua Tīmata Te Haerenga | The Journey Has Begun (our 2024 mental health and addiction service monitoring report). This Voices report provides richness and depth to what we heard from tāngata whaiora, communities, and the mental health
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Hauora hinengaro: He ara tūroa: Mental Health: An enduring pathway conference 2025
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advocate on the continued improvement of mental health care. The conference provides the opportunity to bring together a forum of national and international experience and expertise including te ao Māori (Māori world views), lived/living experience, clinical, funder and systems thinking perspectives
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Te Hiringa Mahara welcomes Health Quality and Safety Commission report on the mental health impacts of COVID-19 on Aotearoa
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decision makers in Government and the mental health system to accelerate improvement to services and contribute to better mental health outcomes. We support the call for appropriate funding of health services with a focus on efficiency and equity and would add that access to a relevant range of mental
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COVID-19 restrictions impact family violence and wellbeing, empowered communities key to supporting safety at home
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to today’s Te Hiringa Mahara – the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission report, COVID-19 and safety in the home [PDF, 248 KB] . “There were increased reports of violence and more severe violence and lockdowns made it harder for people at risk to seek help,” says Te Hiringa Mahara Chief
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Targeted vaccination approaches needed in the face of Omicron variant
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As New Zealand faces community transmission of the Omicron variant, too many people who experience mental distress or addictions remain unvaccinated. The total New Zealand vaccination rates are now very high, with over one million people boosted and 93% of the eligible population double vaccinated