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New board member announcement - welcome Wayne Langford
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NewsTe Hiringa Mahara has been governed by an active board since being formed in February 2021. On 27 September 2024 Matt Doocey, Minister for Mental Health, and Mark Patterson, Minister for Rural Communities, jointly announced the appointment of Wayne Langford as a new board member. Wayne has been
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Rural communities respond well to pandemic, despite challenges
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NewsThe COVID-19 pandemic has added additional stress to the rural community, which itself faces different wellbeing challenges to those of urban Aotearoa. This is according to today’s Te Hiringa Mahara – the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission report, The impact of COVID-19 on the wellbeing
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Expansion of mental health crisis support services welcomed
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Newsdoesn’t always work well, particularly for Māori, young people or those living rurally, so this needs to remain a real focus.” "The funding boost announced today is very positive. This will make a significant difference. It is going to take sustained leadership and collaboration to put in place much needed improvements to support people in crisis."
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Annual Report 2022/23 highlights
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Newsfor our wellbeing kaupapa. We published an 8-part COVID-19 insights series. Amongst areas of focus were insights for rural communities, Pacific peoples and older people. These reports, and along with those published earlier, were downloaded 13,800 times over the course of the year. 
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Māori responses to COVID-19 are exemplars for crisis health and wellbeing support
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News- invaluable for communicating information and preserving trust between government agencies and communities; using Māori networks of whānau, hapū and iwi to convey critical COVID-19 information to rurally isolated communities throughout and beyond the lockdown period; and organising and delivering resources
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More deliberate focus needed to ensure all people in Aotearoa experience good wellbeing
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Newsyoung people, veterans, rainbow communities, Māori, Pacific peoples, former refugees and migrants, children in state care, older people, rural communities, disabled people, prisoners, and children experiencing adverse childhood events, looked at felt life is less worthwhile, and reported less
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Call for a National Mental Health Crisis System
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Newssystem either supports someone or fails them. It’s that important.” “We need to build a system that supports people when and where they need it. The current system doesn’t always work well for Māori, young people or those living rurally in particular,” said Karen Orsborn, Chief Executive of Te
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Deepening inequities in the mental health system call for action
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NewsCommenting on the Office of the Director of Mental Health and Addiction Services: Regulatory Report (1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024) released today, Te Hiringa Mahara pointed to entrenched inequities within the system. Māori continue to be disproportionately subjected to some of the most harmful practices in our mental health system.
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Age-ban on social media can’t solve mental distress on its own
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NewsAn article outlining what needs to be done to promote online safety for rangatahi and young people.
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Positive progress with targets but challenges remain for young people
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NewsFollowing the release of the Government’s latest targets data this morning, Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission is renewing its calls for increased urgency to improve access to services for young people.