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Published: 6 August, 2026

Te Hiringa Mahara welcomes today’s release of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy and its implementation plan. The Strategy is an important step toward a mental health and addiction system that is easier for people to access and better able to support them when they need help.

Published: 16 September, 2024

   Te Reo Māori is a factor in wellbeing In July 2024 we published the Assessment of Youth and rangatahi wellbeing and access to services infographic . This shows how the link between culture and wellbeing.   NCEA level 2 achievement was higher for Māori who attended kura kaupapa.

Published: 5 June, 2024

See also: The Voices report : Mental health and addiction service qualitative report 2024: Access and options Read and download four infographics with key data and insights on Kaupapa Māori services, Reducing coercive practices, Youth and rangatahi wellbeing and access to services, and a monitoring overview

Published: 30 September, 2024

For example, we know from our own assessment that a strong cultural identity for young Māori is an important enabler of better mental health outcomes.

Published: 2 September, 2025

The session provided an overview of the literature scan and featured speakers showcasing examples of crisis response in practice, including in peer-led services and co-response teams.

Published: 13 December, 2023

   The last thing we want to see is rangatahi and young people who are experiencing severe or acute distress, struggling to access support. A spectrum of age-appropriate services for rangatahi and young people needs to be available to anyone regardless of where they live in Aotearoa.

Published: January 2026

Put an end to CCTOs Learn about how we are advocating for change from a coercive to a choice based mental health system. More kaupapa Māori services Learn about our call for equitable funding of kaupapa Māori mental health and addiction services.

Published: 14 May, 2026

Building on insights from our two Wellbeing assessments of people who interact with mental health and addiction services, we have considered where to target cross-government action and effort toward tangible improvements.

Published: 17 May, 2023

This includes more age-appropriate community-based services and alternatives to hospital based inpatient mental health care; kaupapa Māori options to meet the needs of rangatahi Māori; and more youth-centric short-term respite services.

Published: 10 July, 2025

He also has lived experience of youth and adult addiction services; child, youth, and family custody; and the youth and adult justice systems and corrections processes. Alexander has been working in the mental health and addiction sector since 2009.