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  • Crisis response webinar: what makes an effective crisis response

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    forms part of the ongoing Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission programme of work examining effective crisis response systems, which will inform our upcoming monitoring report scheduled for publication in November 2025, and we expect to inform future service design and

  • 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

  • More deliberate focus needed to ensure all people in Aotearoa experience good wellbeing

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    Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission report highlights need to listen to and work alongside people with highest need and those disproportionately experiencing inequity Te Rau Tira Wellbeing Outcomes Report 2021 [PDF, 9 MB]  found that most communities in Aotearoa New Zealand tend to

  • 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

  • Focus on youth wellbeing more urgent than ever

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    structural barriers to wellbeing. We must collaborate to act on these findings and improve mental health and wellbeing for rangatahi, young people and our future generations. Go to the infographic

  • Working towards the transformation of the mental health and wellbeing system

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    and functions of the Commission as well as the role of the Commission's Board. Gladys asked her about the things that people need to know and understand about mental health and wellbeing and the current move in Aotearoa to transform our mental health and addiction system. "He Ara Oranga talked about

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

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    On 8 April the NZ Police and Health NZ made a joint announcement about Mental Health Response Changes.  With Phase One complete, the agencies Phase Two will now start from 14 April with both agencies agreeing to a staged implementation across districts. Te Hiringa Mahara has made this

  • Te Hiringa Mahara to continue to advocate for young people after Oranga Tamariki Bill passes third reading

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    The Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System and Children and Young People’s Commission Bill, intended to strengthen the oversight of Oranga Tamariki and improve the care and support provided to young people in care, has passed its third reading in Parliament. Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and

  • Guide to language in He Ara Āwhina

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    , or severe mental health challenges mental distress or psychological distress crisis or mental health crisis suicidal distress despair mental illness acute experiences or extreme state We use the term ‘distress’ rather than ‘mental distress’ to acknowledge there are different ways that people describe

  • Board Chair Hayden Wano receives New Year Honour for services to Māori health

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    Te Hiringa Mahara congratulates our Board Chair Hayden Wano on being made a Companion of the Queen’s Service Order in the New Year’s Honours List 2023, for his service to Māori health. The award reflects Mr Wano’s 40 years-plus health sector experience in mental health, community and medical