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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
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Have your say on a service-level monitoring framework for mental health and addiction
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The consultation phase to provide feedback on the development of a framework to monitor mental health services and addiction services is now closed. The Initial Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission provided people with an opportunity to have their say on the He Ara Āwhina service-level monitoring
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Karen Orsborn appointed as Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission Chief Executive
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Improvement and Deputy CEO at the Health Quality and Safety Commission (HQSC), leading national patient safety and quality improvement programmes across public and private hospitals, primary and community care, mental health and addiction services, and aged care. “With her broad experience and deep
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Access to specialist mental health and addiction services continues to decrease
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Data released today by Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission shows that fewer people accessed specialist mental health and addiction services in the year from July 2023 to June 2024 than in previous years. Recently available data shows a decrease of over 3,000 fewer people than
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Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission calls for stronger action to transform key areas of the mental health and addiction system
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Te Huringa: Change and Transformation. Mental Health Service and Addiction Service Monitoring Report 2022 [PDF, 958 KB] is being released today. The report monitors the performance of mental health services and addictions services between 2016 / 17 and 2020 / 21. “Despite significant
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Stronger more inclusive health sector means better health and wellbeing for all
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we get the foundation right, now. A proper foundation will ensure that people’s lived experiences of mental distress and challenges are heard upfront and robustly challenge the fairness of the existing system”, says Wano. “The Bill could say a lot more about mental health, addiction and
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Targeted vaccination approaches needed in the face of Omicron variant
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. “We must be vigilant, nevertheless, to ensure that no one is left behind, now that Omicron is in the community. There is evidence that some people who use specialist mental health services and addiction services are being left behind,” says Hayden Wano, Chair of the Mental Health and Wellbeing
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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
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Access and choice for mental health and addiction services encouraging, but workforce challenges remain
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Considerable progress has been made with the Access and Choice programme rollout over the last year, despite significant challenges for the primary care and mental health and addiction sectors in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is according to the second report on the programme by Te
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Guide to language in He Ara Āwhina
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roles) Designated roles within the mental health and addiction system where people use their personal or whānau experiences of distress, substance harm, or gambling harm to build and monitor the mental health and addiction system, services, policies, and evidence. Lived experience Lived experience