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Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy is a positive step, but people need to see real change
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News“Te Hiringa Mahara will monitor how the Strategy is put into practice and whether it is improving people’s lives. We will continue to speak up for action that puts people with lived experience, and their whānau, at the centre of the system,” says Ms Orsborn.
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Govt must respond to the impacts of climate change on mental health and wellbeing
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News“Our research with young people has highlighted the toll that climate change has on their wellbeing. Uncertainty about the future, worry about the impacts of climate change, and a lack of empowerment to improve the future all impact on the mental health of young people now.
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Bigger role for mental health and addiction peer support workforce called for
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News“There is a strong case for the peer workforce to play a greater role in supporting people experiencing mental distress or addiction,” said Te Hiringa Mahara CEO Karen Orsborn.
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Our work
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Lived Experience Learn about our commitment to being an advocate for communities with lived experience of mental distress and addiction. Advocacy Learn about our advocacy work.
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Commission responds to Implementation Unit’s mid-term review of 2019 mental health package
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NewsWe also echo calls for greater focus on growing our mental health and addiction workforce at pace.”
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Call for a National Mental Health Crisis System
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NewsThe current system doesn’t always work well for Māori, young people or those living rurally in particular,” said Karen Orsborn, Chief Executive of Te Hiringa Mahara - Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission.
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Acute options for mental health care insights paper downloads
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ResourceIncreasing the range of acute options provides people with viable and welcome alternatives that allow them to stay safe and supported in their local community. Published August 2024.
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Unicef report highlights Aotearoa New Zealand's low ranking for child and youth mental health and wellbeing
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NewsOur 2024 assessment of youth mental health and wellbeing paints a picture of a system that continues to marginalise young people, especially young people with lived experience of mental distress and addiction.
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Lived experiences of Compulsory Community Treatment Orders under the Mental Health Act (1992) webinar
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Alison Schneller, Principal Advisor Mental Health and Addiction Sector At Te Hiringa Mahara, Alison has a particular focus on advocating for the collective interests of people who experience mental distress or addiction (or both), and the people who support them.
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Lived experiences of CCTOs report
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ResourceThe number of people subjected to a Compulsory Community Treatment Order under the Mental Health Act increased by 8% between 2017 and 2021. In the 2020/21 year, almost 7,000 people were under compulsory treatment in our communities.