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Published: 26 August, 2025

The scan finds that international system-wide models show the benefits of national coordination, standards, and infrastructure, while kaupapa Māori and peer-led initiatives in Aotearoa highlight the transformative impact of culturally grounded, whānau-led, and relational approaches.

Published: 15 December, 2025

  We acknowledge the facilitation by Ember Innovations team led by Anya Satyanand.  To capture the conversations and ideas being shared during the day, illustrator Kim Anderson was on hand. She has created six stunning visual stories that cover each of sessions during the day.

Published: January 2026

This is a great time to join us and play a key role in supporting us as we assess and report on progress with system transformation, monitor mental health and addiction services, and advocate for the collective interests of people with lived experience of mental distress and/or addiction.

Published: 1 October, 2020

He Ara Āwhina methods and measures phase 1 summary report gives an overview of our process to select methods and measures to monitor performance of the mental health and addiction system at a service level.

Published: 21 March, 2024

  In recent years there has been a marginal increase in the size of the peer support workforce (an increase of 64 FTE or 18% between 2018 and 2022) but it still makes up only 3.4% of the wider mental health and addictions workforce.

Published: August 2025

Previously I have worked in a variety of policy and operational roles across the health system, including at Te Aka Whai Ora | the Māori Health Authority, Te Whatu Ora | Health NZ, and Manatū Hauora | the Ministry of Health.

Published: January 2024

Mental Health and Addiction System Learn about how we independently monitor, assess, report and share findings on mental health and addiction services that support people's mental health and wellbeing in Aotearoa.

Published: January 2026

Taking this approach places Te Hiringa Mahara in a unique position of being able to share, learn and build capability from the Māori Health Team and Ngā Ringa Raupā.

Published: 8 December, 2021

People called for this understanding to be embedded within our mental health and addiction system, our wider health and social system, and at every level of society. “The wellbeing of each of us should be the concern of all of us.

Published: 30 June, 2022

The mental health and addiction system is part of the wellbeing system.    Mental health services Services that exist to respond to the experiences, needs and aspirations of tāngata whaiora and whānau who experience distress.