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  • Top priorities for New Zealand's first Minister for Mental Health

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    ;  The challenges to progress are not confined to the size of the health budget. Having a workforce equipped to handle the challenges across all population groups is a top priority. We are calling for a detailed workforce plan to reduce clinical vacancies, and create a greater role for peer support

  • Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission supports legislation to ban conversion therapy

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    experience disproportionately poorer mental health outcomes and are at increased risk of suicide than the general population, the Commission also called for access to appropriate and safe supports for people experiencing mental distress as a result of conversion therapy. Hague urged the Select Committee to

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

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    more people and there are pockets of success and innovation to expand access and increase choice for mental health and addiction services. However, funding mechanisms have not changed enough to support a partnership approach, which would see priority populations co-design services from the beginning

  • Rolling out more options for crisis care

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    and carers, and other priority populations to ensure services meet their needs and preferences. We will continue to advocate for choice at all levels of the system - through policy and government resourcing, commissioning, and service delivery. By promoting choice, we are better able to ensure tāngata whaiora are supported in ways that work for them and support their recovery. Download: Acute options for mental health care insights paper

  • Ake, ake, ake – A Forever Language

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    shared and embraced across the generations.  Strong cultural identity is related to te reo Māori proficiency. Cultural identity is a protective factor for improved mental health and wellbeing for Māori. Our previous population wellbeing assessment shows that Māori adults believe that te reo Māori

  • New report highlights Pacific wellbeing challenges

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    peoples state of wellbeing. Across almost every measure of wellbeing, Pacific peoples face greater challenges than the rest of the population. “Pacific peoples don’t have access to the essential building blocks they need to ensure they can thrive in Aotearoa. There are ongoing barriers to equitable

  • Access and choice for mental health and addiction services encouraging, but workforce challenges remain

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    the next two years to meet expected population targets and will require further increases in workforce. To ensure the successful long-term transformation of mental health, addiction and wellbeing services in Aotearoa, we call for a comprehensive strategy and roadmap that will provide additional

  • He Ara Āwhina development journey

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    2022. We supported many ways for people to share feedback to ensure the framework and six-week consultation process was accessible to everyone, especially our priority population groups. During our public consultation process we received over 260 submissions across all priority population groups

  • Refreshed strategic direction update – office hours session

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    No summary available

  • Mental health and addiction system performance monitoring report | 2025 downloads

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    The mental health and addiction system performance monitoring report provides a shared view of what a good mental health and addiction system looks like through six key system shifts.