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Published: 4 November, 2025

culturally appropriate, trauma-informed and uphold human rights wherever people live in Aotearoa New Zealand.  The report recommendations come as a national conference on mental health, “Hauora hinengaro: He ara tūroa: Mental Health: An enduring pathway”, opens in Auckland on Wednesday 5

Published: March 2024

  Watch our second recording in the Te Huringa Tuarua webinar series - 5 October 2023. Find out how we can realise the potential of the peer support workforce in Aotearoa New Zealand.   We released our peer support workforce insights paper in June this year. This paper brings

Published: 24 November, 2022

people. Between 2011 and 2021 the proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds reporting high levels of psychological distress grew from 5% to 19%. The report also found that our school bullying rates are the highest in the OECD. “This year, communities of young people have told us they are most concerned about

Published: 22 March, 2022

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Published: November 2025

.   5. Invest in tāngata whaiora Māori to decide, design and deliver solutions and develop pathways to grow the lived experience workforce. 6.  Increase resourcing of Kaupapa Māori organisations and approaches. Prioritise community partnerships to design and deliver projects which address the

Published: 15 December, 2025

accountable for change. One way we do this is through publishing monitoring reports and recommendations, assessing progress on the recommendations we make, and sharing this information with the public. We released our first 5-year monitoring report Kua Tīmata Te Haerenga | The Journey has Begun in

Published: 27 June, 2024

recently, with 1 in 5 young people experiencing higher rates of psychological distress than other age groups. At the same time, young people are less likely to get professional help for their mental health needs when they need it,” said Dr Ella Cullen, Director Wellbeing Insights and Leadership, for Te

Published: September 2023

include: National helplines Depression helpline  (24 hours a day, 7 days a week): free phone 0800 111 757 or free text 4202. Suicide Crisis Helpline : free phone 0508 828 865 (0508 TAUTOKO). Lifeline : free phone 0800 543 354 or free text 4357 (HELP). Samaritans  crisis helpline: free phone 0800

Published: 10 March, 2026

environment, as we work to foster healthy and sustainable digital environments for our rangatahi and young people. (First published on 5 March 2026) Read our submission to the Education and Workforce Select Committee Inquiry into the harm young New Zealanders encounter online, and the roles that Government, business, and society should play in addressing those harms (July 2025)  (PDF 1.7MB)

Published: July 2024

for their whānau (11) TK Notes 1. Results from the ‘What About Me’ survey indicate that 58% of 13 to 18-year-olds had good mental wellbeing in the period June to November, 2021. 2. Sutcliffe et al (2023) Rapid and unequal decline in adolescent mental health and well-being 2012–2019: Findings from