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  • Expert Advisory Group

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    -design of the vision of what a system of services, support, and approaches should look like for people and whānau who experience mental distress, substance use harm, or gambling harm (or a combination of these). The group included a Māori EAG which supported the development of a te ao Māori perspective

  • Assessment of progress - implementation of Kua Tīmata Te Haerenga recommendations downloads

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    , peer and cultural workforces, Māori and lived experience leadership, and across primary, community, and specialist services). Health NZ develops an action plan by June 2025 to meet the needs of Māori and whānau accessing specialist mental health and addiction services. Health NZ provides guidance for

  • 2023-2024 annual report now available

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    wellbeing outcomes for Māori and whānau Achieving equity for priority populations Advocating for a mental health and addiction system that has people and whānau at the centre Addressing the wider determinants of mental health and wellbeing. Annual reports are a core reporting requirement under the

  • New report highlights Pacific wellbeing challenges

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    example is adequate household income – Pacific young people are putting their learning on hold to support their families due to rising cost of living. We can expect this situation to worsen if left unaddressed.” "We want to see a continued focus on mental health and wellbeing outcomes for Pacific

  • Youth services focus report

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    of this report are young people and whānau who shared their experiences of adult inpatient mental health services. It is for them and future generations that we stand up for a better future of mental health support. There must be investment in youth-specific acute alternatives, including kaupapa

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

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    people and whānau at the centre of a unified and inclusive system Stronger, more visible leadership and genuine partnerships A clear, long-term plan we develop together A strategy that supports and develops our wellbeing workforce Investment that expands access and increases choice, and prioritises

  • Lived experiences of CCTOs report

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    This report looks at compulsory community treatment orders (CCTOs) made under section 29 of the Mental Health Act 1992. The focus is on amplifying voices of tāngata whaiora, whānau, and family. We heard that the clinical review and the court hearing processes involved in CCTOs can silence or

  • Peer support workforce paper 2023

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    Our Peer support workforce paper 2023 shows the critical role of the peer workforce in enabling recovery, improving hope and in transforming the landscape of mental health and addiction services. The potential of this workforce is yet to be fully realised. Key findings in the paper include:&nbsp

  • Welcome to new Commission Board member from Chair Hayden Wano

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    I would like to welcome our newest member, Tuari Potiki, to the Board of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission. Tuari exemplifies leadership and has had a big influence on policy and service development. He continues to work in a place of manaaki and bring a voice of whānau in his work and

  • Mental health and addiction targets welcomed

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    help and their whānau. These targets will help focus effort on making sure services are available,” says Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission Board chair Hayden Wano. “In our briefing to incoming Ministers we made a strong case for mental health and addiction targets to be developed, so it is