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  • Karen Orsborn: Full impact of COVID-19 on mental health yet to be seen

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    Transforming the mental health and addiction system must remain a priority as Aotearoa New Zealand continues to deal with the fallout from the pandemic, writes Karen Orsborn. COVID-19 is one of the most significant societal events many of us will experience in our lives. It is not over yet

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

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    framework. The framework will support the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission’s function to monitor mental health services and addiction services and will be used to advocate for improvements to those services. This function was transferred from the Health and Disability Commissioner Act

  • 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

  • 2024 service monitoring infographics

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    services (using the He Ara Āwhina framework). It includes key findings about compulsory treatment and ‘seclusion’ of people under the Mental Health Act 1992 and detainment for treatment under the substance Addiction Act 2017. In most cases it covers data to June 2023. Published: July 2024. Downloads

  • Report signals progress of Government’s response to He Ara Oranga, the inquiry into mental health and addiction

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    , and establishment of the Suicide Prevention Office. This is taking a ground-up approach, with communities leading the way. Repealing and replacing the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992 Repealing and replacing the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act

  • 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

  • Achieving equity of Pacific mental health and wellbeing outcomes

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    analysis of well-established and respected data sources used across government to inform policy-making.  And a qualitative aspect which provides case studies of initiatives that are succeeding in promoting Pacific Peoples’ mental health and wellbeing, which may act as a model for future work

  • Annual Report 2022/23 highlights

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    on policy proposals and bills, such as the Accessibility for New Zealanders Bill, Therapeutic Products Bill and Manatū Hauora policy proposal to repeal and replace the Mental Health Act.   We generated good coverage of the issues we’re working on in a variety of media outlets. Over the

  • Te Huringa Tuarua 2023 webinar series

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    Community Treatment Orders under the Mental Health Act 1992 webinar When: 12:00pm-12:45pm Thursday, 28 September 2023 Pathway for peer support to transform the mental health and addiction workforce webinar When: 12:00pm-12:45pm Thursday, 5 October 2023 Mental health and addiction service use – what

  • Time called on compulsory community mental health treatment

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    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.    “We are surprised to see that use of community treatment orders has increased in