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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
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Covid-19 Insights Series - Supporting wellbeing after a crisis
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lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic can help support the mental health and wellbeing of communities recovering from other crises, like Cyclone Gabrielle. The report shows the following: Help provided will need to target people who already experience disadvantage, including people and whānau
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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: 
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Older people contributed to communities during COVID-19, whilst dealing with impacts on personal wellbeing
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Older people have contributed greatly to their communities through the COVID-19 pandemic whilst managing increased loneliness and a range of other challenges. This is according to today’s Te Hiringa Mahara – the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission report The impact of COVID-19 on the
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Initial Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission appointed
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The Government announced appointments to the Initial Commission on 12 September 2019.
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Covid-19 Insights Series - Wellbeing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic
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exacerbated and amplified many existing inequities in mental health and wellbeing outcomes, and in accessing services and supports. In the face of challenges presented by the pandemic, iwi, hapū, and whānau Māori exercised rangatiratanga, providing practical support for themselves and others through the
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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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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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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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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