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Published: 27 June, 2024

What is clear from the data is that there are some young people who are experiencing more hardship than others. For example, rangatahi Māori, disabled and LGBQTIA+ people are subject to higher levels of inequities when compared to older age groups, and lowered wellbeing than their peers, she said.

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.”

Published: June 2026

These gains are not yet reaching the people with the highest needs in the way they need to. We need a system that works for everyone: one that provides support early, responds effectively in crisis,  is easy to access, and delivers equitable outcomes.

Published: 3 April, 2025

The report provides: findings on what was delivered impact on people and the mental health and addiction landscape recommendations for the programme to achieve its objectives Selected key findings from the report on the use of Access and Choice services by Māori are included in a Kaupapa Māori primary

Published: May 2026

and whānau have access to information about what they can expect when they are experiencing crisis, regardless of where they live ensure that responses match the patterns of demand, with comparable quality and timeliness in the evenings and weekends. 2.

Published: 16 June, 2022

Over the past 10 years, such services have demonstrated that they can support people safely, and that people's levels of distress decrease when they are aided by people with lived experience who are trained in intentional peer support.

Published: 21 March, 2024

  “The peer support approach and values are critical to transforming models of care and addressing wider workforce shortages. It’s important that the Māori lived experience workforce, who bring a Te Ao Māori perspective, are included in planning.”

Published: 14 June, 2021

“The Board has great confidence that by maintaining leadership continuity, Karen’s understanding of the history and significance of He Ara Oranga, the Government Inquiry into mental health and addiction, will enable the Commission to move forward with a sense of urgency,” he says.

Published: February 2024

What is the purpose of the online forms? For our next monitoring report, we are investigating access to mental health and addiction services.

Published: August 2025

for each project or area of work that we undertake, so that we involve people with directly relevant personal experience in each project Monitoring together – the issues people share with us to inform our monitoring, and we talk to people with lived experience when we monitor wellbeing and when we monitor