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Published: December 2025

  There are two recommendations that need further work, particularly ensuring that services meet the needs of population groups who are not always well served by mental health and addiction services— Māori, and young people.  

Published: 5 July, 2022

This has helped us to reflect on the essence of who we are and what we stand for in our te Reo name. 

Published: December 2025

We are now considering what steps we will take in response to the feedback received.

Published: 5 February, 2023

It is also important to recognise that rural communities are not one monolithic group, and that rural issues disproportionately affect Māori.

Published: 16 June, 2026

The six shifts are grounded in the experience of people with lived and living experience of mental distress and addictions.

Published: April 2026

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Published: 5 March, 2025

Te Hiringa Mahara facilitated the webinar, and shared findings from our acute options insights paper along with an introduction to work we are doing on monitoring crisis responses.

Published: 18 February, 2025

Our role is to draw attention to areas where improvements are needed as well as highlighting where things are working well. Additional monitoring information on the 2023/24 year will be released in coming months. Read the Access to specialist mental health and addiction services, 2023/24 factsheet

Published: 7 August, 2025

The shifts in our approach that we are pursuing over the coming four years are to: bring a clearer focus on people with lived experience of mental distress or addiction utilise our knowledge and insights to promote alignment, guide the system and influence positive change across the mental health and

Published: 5 November, 2025

This is something we have been calling for so we are very pleased to see access to peer services is being expanded”.