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Published: 5 June, 2024

We continue to hear about barriers, such as long waiting lists, not knowing how or where to get support, the stigma of asking for help, discrimination, or a lack of suitable options.

Published: December 2025

We collect feedback on the quality of our work, our impact, the issues we focus on, representation of lived experience voices in our work, and how we measure up to this.   This is the second stakeholder survey we have published since 2023.

Published: 6 July, 2026

We will continue to advocate strongly for the elimination of seclusion for adults and the reduction and eventual phasing out of community compulsory treatment orders that remain sanctioned under the law."

Published: May 2026

The model allows exploration by region, age, ethnicity, year, and initial response setting, providing an overview of service use patterns.

Published: 28 October, 2021

The overall programme is on schedule, with the rollout of integrated primary mental health and addiction services proceeding as planned. However, we would like to see the rollout of services for Māori, Pacific peoples, and youth accelerated.

Published: 10 March, 2026

A similar ban is now being considered here in Aotearoa New Zealand - without a lot of evidence of its effectiveness to back this action. So what can be done to make online life safer?

Published: 28 August, 2024

It describes each initiative in terms of what it set out to achieve and its status as of 30 June 2023. The report also includes key mental health and addiction initiatives from Budget 2020 to Budget 2022.

Published: April 2026

The future of primary mental health care This short paper captures outcome of a think tank held in August 2025 to explore the future roles of primary and community care play in supporting people with mental health and s We independently monitor, assess, report and share findings on mental health and

Published: June 2026

Online safety education rolled out in schools, greater regulation of social media platforms and youth co-design of solutions. Commitment to ring fenced prevention and early intervention investment that reflects the 25% population of young people.

Published: 1 February, 2024

The briefing is our perspective on an overview of mental health and wellbeing in New Zealand, and outlines current issues and opportunities in these portfolios.