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Published: February 2025

statements about future care. We support the Bill’s introduction of assessment of people’s decision-making capacity as part of new criteria for compulsory assessment and treatment of people. This is a welcome shift towards a modern supported decision-making legislative framework for specialist

Published: May 2025

and quantitative) was used to develop this report. The report shows that service access has increased in some parts of the system but decreased in others. The new Access and Choice programme in primary care has increased access and expanded options for people with mild to moderate mental health and

Published: 13 December, 2023

its first ever Minister for Mental Health sitting in Cabinet is a welcome move. This dedicated role will bring a clear focus to mental health and addiction, and we are looking forward to tangible action and increased momentum over the coming term of government. But where should the new minister start

Published: April 2024

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Published: 31 May, 2023

report uses a wide range of data to monitor service performance, along with other published information, and case-studies from exemplar organisations. Overall there has been good progress with investment and increased access to primary services, although there has been a reduction in access to

Published: 10 October, 2022

October 22 - Our first report in the COVID-19 insights series provides analysis to better understand how mental health has been reflected in media coverage of COVID-19 in Aotearoa.