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  • Karen Orsborn appointed as Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission Chief Executive

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    clearly to those voices over the last 18 months, particularly people and whānau with lived experience of mental distress and addiction. Through the reporting of the Initial Commission, she advocated strongly for the community’s call for system transformation to be prioritised and advanced by Government

  • He Ara Āwhina framework

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    , people with Lived Experience, people who work in, support whānau with, or personally experience alcohol or other drug harm, gambling harm or addiction. and the Shared perspective. Read and download our He Ara Āwhina (pathways to support) framework [PDF 3.1 MB]   Our Goal: a whānau-dynamic mental

  • Rolling out more options for crisis care

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    Government recently announced that six new Crisis Recovery Cafés will be rolled out around the country over the next two years. The benefits of this type of care model are examined in our recently released insights paper on acute options for mental health care. Our Lived Experience team prepared

  • Our commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi

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    Waitangi Position Statement We acknowledge Te Tiriti o Waitangi as the founding document of Aotearoa New Zealand that allows Government to exercise kāwanatanga in Aotearoa New Zealand. Through our Te Tiriti o Waitangi position statement, we will: Acknowledge the detrimental impact past transgressions

  • Unicef report highlights Aotearoa New Zealand's low ranking for child and youth mental health and wellbeing

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    digital and online environments and navigating a rapidly changing world to name a few. Our 2024 assessment of youth mental health and wellbeing paints a picture of a system that continues to marginalise young people, especially young people with lived experience of mental distress and addiction. It

  • Chief Executive Karen Orsborn opinion piece on coercive practices

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    , and crisis co-response teams involving paramedics, mental health clinicians, peers and police staff. 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

  • Accountability documents

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    . We are guided by our commitment to people with lived and living experience, Māori and other priority populations, alongside whānau and those who support tangata whaiora.  Annual report 2023 - 2024 [PDF 1.1MB]     Annual Report 2022 - 2023   Our third annual report, which

  • Contact us

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    Disability Commissioner (HDC). People who have concerns about the care they or others have experienced at a mental health or addiction service should contact the Nationwide Health and Disability Advocacy Service or make a complaint to the HDC. The Advocacy Service can help people with concerns about a provider or service – call them on freephone 0800 555 050 or visit their website  to email or live chat.

  • About us

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    Who we are Learn more about where we've come from and our role. Our people Find more information about the people at Te Hiringa Mahara. Accountability documents Read and download our Statement of Intent (SOI), Statement of Performance Expectations (SPE) and Annual Report. Corporate publications Read and download our Official Information Act request replies, Kia Toipoto Action Plan and other related reports.

  • 2024 service monitoring infographics

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    Āwhina monitoring dashboard .  Kaupapa Māori mental health and addiction services infographic A key part of our legislated role is to monitor mental health and addiction services and we are committed to being grounded by our Te Tauāki ki Te Tiriti o Waitangi | Te Tiriti o Waitangi position