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Published: 15 May, 2023

“Young people have solutions and are experts in their own right. What we need is to collectively and urgently ensure that there are real opportunities for young people to be involved in decisions that impact them.

Published: 31 May, 2023

“There have been substantial increases in medication dispensing, particularly for young people, and this warrants further exploration of whether young people have a full range of treatment options available. In addition, they continue to experience long waiting times to access specialist services.

Published: 28 May, 2026

We hope this investment reflects youth-led solutions, investment in education and a strong rigorous regulation on platforms and content.

Published: 31 May, 2023

The subset of measures included in the supplementary data tables were chosen to support the report’s key findings.

Published: August 2025

Our Lived Experience Position Statement, updated in 2025, outlines what we will do to uphold these commitments to lived experience communities. In all our work, we prioritise the voices and interests of people who experience mental distress, substance harm, gambling harm or addiction.

Published: 27 June, 2023

   “To ensure a more balanced allocation of resources, we call for an increase in funding for kaupapa Māori services to address inequities in the funding model. This includes an allocation of any new mental health and addictions investment allocated to kaupapa Māori services.

Published: 10 March, 2026

With France recently following in Australia's footsteps by introducing an age-based ban on social media, this idea is quickly being implemented in many countries. A similar ban is now being considered here in Aotearoa New Zealand - without a lot of evidence of its effectiveness to back this action.

Published: 5 June, 2024

The Access and Choice programme, newly established in 2019/20, provided support to around 186,000 people in 2022/23. However, the number of people accessing specialist mental health and addiction services has decreased over a five-year time frame.

Published: May 2026

Crisis responses form a critical function in ensuring people and whānau who are experiencing crisis get the urgent support they need.

Published: 17 June, 2020

“The report mirrors what we are hearing and seeing in the mental health and wellbeing system – progress has been made in response to He Ara Oranga, but there is a lot of work to do before people on the ground can see change.”