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Published: 27 October, 2022

Te Hiringa Mahara Chief Executive Karen Orsborn has welcomed today’s release of the  second report of the Health Quality and Safety Commission (the Commission) on the impact of COVID-19 on health with its dedicated chapter on the impacts on people’s mental health and use of mental health services

Published: 9 April, 2025

Read the Implementation of Phase Two of Mental Health Response Changes to start announcement (8 April 2025)

Published: May 2026

What we want to see change We want to see mental wellbeing outcomes make up part of the decision-making in the systems that support health, social connection, and material wellbeing.

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

others across a range of areas - despite often facing worse impacts of the pandemic.

Published: 15 December, 2025

Timely implementation of a robust workforce plan would ensure there is capacity and capability to make the right options available to people when and where they need them, and improved data systems and prevalence insights can be woven into strategic decision-making processes.

Published: 13 December, 2023

At the heart of this kaupapa is the importance of rangatahi and young people having a voice and being part of decision-making about services that impacts them.

Published: 24 July, 2024

   Of particular importance is ensuring all organisations who provide care are monitored closely with a high standard of transparency. It is only then that we can be confident that the human rights of people are recognised and protected.

Published: 5 July, 2022

  “Having a name that reflects the spirit of the work that we do and the communities that we serve is an important part of this journey.

Published: 28 May, 2026

"The longer we put off expanding the range of support in the face of growing rates of psychological distress, the worse it will be for people seeking help," says Ms Orsborn.