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Pressure on addiction treatment services highlighted
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is the wait time for people seeking support. For those seeking support from a specialist addiction service, the wait is getting longer.” “There is a strong case for increased investment in addiction services,” Sonya Russell said. “We are concerned there is not sufficient capacity within
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More investment needed for kaupapa Māori mental health and addiction services
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2024, is allocated to Kaupapa Māori services and Māori providers. This is a positive step forward,” Mr Wano said. “It is about more than just funding. These services also need to be empowered to design and deliver services tailored to their communities. In support of this, we advocate for the
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Collective effort will ensure Auditor General’s recommendations on mental health support for rangatahi and young people hit the mark
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get support with mental health issues in a timely and appropriate way. These recommendations provide further impetus for change,” said Karen Orsborn, Chief Executive of Te Hiringa Mahara | Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission. “While many reports and recommendations have come before this
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Speaking up about the Pae Ora amendment bill
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. While six other strategies were specified, mental health and addiction was not included. It is good that this omission will now be rectified. The purpose of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy is to provide a framework to guide health entities for the long-term improvement of mental health and
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Young people experiencing acute mental distress need age-appropriate care
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experienced admissions to adult facilities. “In the last year alone, 159 young people aged 12-17 years were admitted to adult mental health inpatient services – this is one quarter of young people who were admitted for inpatient mental health care. This is unacceptable. It needs to be zero. Adult and
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Access and Choice programme 2025 report downloads
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The purpose of this report is to monitor the progress and achievements of the Access and Choice programmes over the five-year period from 2019/20 to 2023/24. The report finds that, after five years, the Access and Choice programme has substantially increased access to and choice in services for
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Webinar: achieving equitable wellbeing outcomes for tāngata whaiora
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-for-profits, and wider government. For more than 30 years, he has researched and published extensively in the area of Māori health, with a specialist interest in health outcome measurement (psychometrics), Māori mental health, longitudinal research, public health and health service delivery. He is currently leading New Zealand’s largest dedicated programme of Māori mental health research – Te Aratiatia ki te Hauora.
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Mental health and wellbeing must be a high priority in health system transformation
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We welcome the transformational approach taken in the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill, which passed its third reading yesterday. The Commission’s Chair Hayden Wano says the Government now has the means to ensure better mental health and wellbeing outcomes for future generations. “It is very good to
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More action needed to address mental health and addiction service challenges
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of a transformed mental health and addiction system. We want to see more by Māori, for Māori approaches, such as kaupapa Māori services. “The improvement we need requires our collective leadership. There are some very early signs of progress, however the scale of the challenge ahead is significant
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Prioritising youth voices necessary to improve wellbeing
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and urgently ensure that there are real opportunities for young people to be involved in decisions that impact them. This is the heart of our call to action - Rangatahi Māori and young people must have a seat at every decision-making table where they can shape their own futures and their voices