Te pūnaha o te hauora hinengaro me ngā waranga Mental health and addiction system
We independently monitor, assess, report and share findings on mental health and addiction services and approaches that support people's mental health and wellbeing in Aotearoa.
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He Ara Āwhina Framework
Our He Ara Āwhina (Pathways to Support) framework describes how our system delivers for tangata whaiora and whānau.
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Mental health and addiction service monitoring reports
Our mental health and addiction service monitoring reports published since 2022. Updated May 2025.
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He Ara Āwhina dashboard
This dashboard pulls together data about many aspects of Aotearoa New Zealand’s mental health and addiction system. Updated June 2025.
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System performance monitoring
The Commission's first Monitoring mental health and addiction system performance in Aotearoa New Zealand: Our approach and initial findings was released in June 2025.
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Access and choice
Our independent reports on the Access and Choice Programme monitors progress providing support through primary care services. Updated April 2025.
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Acute options for mental health care insights paper
This new insights report focuses on acute options that can provide an alternative to acute inpatient care. Published August 2024.
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Budget 2019 to Budget 2022 investment in mental health and addiction report
This report focuses on where key mental health and addiction investments announced in the 2019 Wellbeing Budget in May 2019 had been spent as of 30 June 2023. Published August 2024
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Peer support workforce paper
This paper shows the critical role of the peer workforce in enabling recovery, improving hope and in transforming the landscape of mental health and addiction services. June 2023.