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Published: July 2024

portion of 15-year-olds who felt that they belonged at school GSS     GSS   PISA Having what is needed The proportion of households with 15 to 24-year-olds present that said their income was enough or more than enough to meet their everyday needs HES Having one’s rights and dignity

Published: April 2026

that monitors across the breadth of national-level data. It aims to show what is working well and what isn’t in mental health and addiction services, how this has changed over time, and advocate for improvements. Youth services focus report - Admission of young people to adult inpatient mental health

Published: 21 March, 2024

The announcement today by the Minister for Mental Health Matt Doocey that a new mental health and addiction peer support service will be set up in hospital emergency departments is a positive move.   “People who are experiencing mental distress who arrive at an emergency department will

Published: 17 June, 2020

The Mental Health Commissioner has today released a report , providing insights about mental health and addiction services. Chair of the Initial Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission, Mr Hayden Wano, says that this report is timely and signals how Government can enhance the response to He Ara

Published: 5 June, 2024

infographic provides an update to this quantitative data one year on – up to June 2023 – to observe what has changed and where further work is needed. We also include some of the findings for Māori from our recent monitoring report Kua Tīmata Te Haerenga | The Journey has Begun. Published: July 2024

Published: 28 August, 2024

is important to clear up any public misunderstanding about an investment of this size.” “It’s part of our monitoring role to bring transparency to investment decisions. Without it, people can lose confidence in the system’s ability to deliver.” “Going forward, we need to ensure allocation of

Published: 5 December, 2024

Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission’s Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2024 is now publicly available. The report summarises how we contributed to better and equitable mental health and wellbeing outcomes for all New Zealanders in the preceding 12 months. This

Published: 2 September, 2025

Piri Pono, a peer led residential service located in Silverdale, Auckland. Piri Pono is one of the case studies in the literature scan. Inspector Matt Morris, Health Partnerships Team Manager, Prevention Team, NZ Police.  Matt will be speaking about Wellington's co-response team, which is a case

Published: December 2025

;  To understand how effective our engagement and communications is, we are committed to regularly seeking feedback from stakeholders. We collect feedback on the quality of our work, our impact, the issues we focus on, representation of lived experience voices in our work, and how we measure up

Published: 11 June, 2025

lived and living experience Prioritises effective services for tāngata whaiora with highest need Provides effective primary prevention and early interventions Ensures accessible and effective services Upholds human rights-based practices Is supported by a workforce with the capability, competencies and