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Published: 18 February, 2025

This included a call for Health NZ to develop a mental health and addiction workforce plan to address service capacity and workforce shortages by June 2025. “We will be keeping a close watch on access and will publish further information in the coming months.

Published: 1 November, 2023

We will use the information we collected to advocate for changes to the mental health and addiction system in Aotearoa.  Keep an eye out for our mental health and addiction service monitoring report in mid-2024.

Published: 27 October, 2022

In short, greater employment of specialist, lived experience, peer, and community support will be needed. “Looking beyond the findings of the Commission’s report, we know that improved services alone will not be enough to address the mental health and wellbeing impacts of the pandemic.

Published: 8 August, 2025

We have recently expanded our suite of evidence products to include shorter infographics, evidence briefs and data summaries. This data summary is an example of providing curated mental health and addiction information for use by the sector and system.

Published: 14 May, 2026

The 22 indicators include: measures relating to social connection, like trust and loneliness; material wellbeing, like income adequacy and going without fresh fruit and vegetables to keep costs down; and Māori wellbeing, like connection to iwi and whānau wellbeing.

Published: 30 April, 2026

Te Hiringa Mahara commissioned an Effectiveness review of approaches for young people experiencing early signs of distress to provide an evidence base for people developing, funding and advocating for services and supports. Supplementing this detailed review is a shorter Evidence brief.

Published: 30 November, 2022

Read and download our Improving access and choice for youth report Downloads Improving access and choice for youth Download Improving access and choice for youth Download

Published: 24 June, 2026

It highlights key priorities for action, including earlier and easier access to support for young people, a better coordinated crisis response system, stronger investment in Kaupapa Māori and culturally appropriate services, and growth in the mental health and addiction workforce.'

Published: 11 May, 2023

   “What works for Māori will benefit all peoples of Aotearoa and Māori responses to the pandemic can continue to be an exemplar for how Aotearoa can support health and wellbeing outcomes in any future crises, and support wellbeing more generally.”

Published: 25 February, 2026

We’ve put the key mental health and substance use findings from the NZ Health Survey 2024/2025 into an easy-to-read summary.