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Webinar: achieving equitable wellbeing outcomes for tāngata whaiora
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on future webinars. About our Speakers Alexander El Amanni Addiction Practitioner and Counsellor, Te Hiringa Mahara board member Alexander was born in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. He has living experience of using mental health services. He also has lived experience of youth and adult
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Strategy to improve mental health outcomes on the way
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Last week we welcomed the passing by Parliament of the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) (Improving Mental Health Outcomes) Amendment Bill. This amendment requires that the Minister for Mental Health produce a mental health and wellbeing strategy for Aotearoa New Zealand within 12 months. The Bill was
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Mental health and addiction system performance monitoring report | 2025 downloads
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Our first system performance monitoring report presents an approach to monitoring the mental health and addiction system. This report provides a shared view of what a good mental health and addiction system looks like through six key system shifts. We present monitoring findings against the shifts
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Initial Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission welcomes Mental Health Commissioner’s report on mental health and addiction services
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The Mental Health Commissioner has today released a report , providing insights about mental health and addiction services. Chair of the Initial Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission, Mr Hayden Wano, says that this report is timely and signals how Government can enhance the response to He Ara
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Stronger more inclusive health sector means better health and wellbeing for all
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The Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission has presented at an oral hearing on its recent submission on the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill. Speaking after the hearing, the Chair of the Commission Hayden Wano welcomed the opportunity to present on changes currently proposed by the Bill, and
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Key mental health and addiction findings: NZ Health Survey 2023/24
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We’ve put the key mental health and addiction findings from the NZ Health Survey 2023/2024 into one, easy to read summary. We intend for this information to be used as evidence to support planning and investment, and to direct resources where they are most needed to improve mental health and
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Collective effort will ensure Auditor General’s recommendations on mental health support for rangatahi and young people hit the mark
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to youth mental health and addiction services so no matter where people live or what their ethnicity or gender is, people can get the help they need. “We know that Māori, rainbow young people, and young people in state care have higher rates of distress yet can’t always get access to the care
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Chief Executive Karen Orsborn opinion piece on coercive practices
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In early June we provided an article on coercive practices to the New Zealand Herald for consideration as part of its Great Minds campaign on mental health. The article, by our Chief Executive Karen Orsborn, pointed out that coercive practices continue in Aotearoa New Zealand despite evidence they
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Assessment of wellbeing for people who interact with mental health and addiction services downloads
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Our first assessment comparing status of wellbeing for people who interact with mental health and addiction services reveals significant inequities across economic, social and cultural indicators. People who interact with mental health and addiction services experience systemic disadvantage in
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Understanding wellbeing for rangatahi and young people webinar
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Aotearoa Foundation, shares how OHI Data Navigator is bringing data and story to life to understand and respond to rangatahi needs and aspirations from a grassroots to systems level thinking. Abdulla Shiblaq, Youth Facilitator, Yes Disability, talks about the importance of making crucial services, like mental health services, accessible for the disability community, not just the basic physical accessibility but also accessibility through communications.