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Published: 14 May, 2026

where to target cross-government action and effort toward tangible improvements. In doing this work, it will help us prioritise our future assessments, reporting, recommendations and advocacy – and will help government agencies and other bodies to prioritise their own efforts. Read and download the

Published: May 2026

;last 10 years and where the studies examined whether supports improved distress, anxiety or depressive symptoms among young people aged 12–24 years. In total, 20 studies of 16 interventions were identified that met these criteria.  Key findings  Young people told us

Published: 30 September, 2024

the Growing up in NZ study (GUiNZ) by Minister for Social Development Louise Upston on 19 September 2024. New Zealand's largest contemporary longitudinal study of child development, hosted and led by the University of Auckland, now has received $16.4 million of government funding until 2028. This next

Published: January 2026

social media Connection to whānau and culture develops cultural resilience, which is integral to wellbeing and needs to be supported and fostered. Community support, ongoing mentorship and guidance was discussed by young people to be pillars in equipping them to navigate life. System leaders, agencies

Published: 14 February, 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic has added additional stress to the rural community, which itself faces different wellbeing challenges to those of urban Aotearoa. This is according to today’s Te Hiringa Mahara – the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission report,  The impact of COVID-19 on the wellbeing

Published: November 2023

community based mental health services [PDF, 274KB] Government agency branding and websites Date published: 20 June 2024 Response date: 16 February 2024 View/download PDF: MHWC2024-001 - Government agency branding and websites OIA response [PDF, 350KB] Ministerial correspondence regarding fiscal

Published: 23 May, 2024

peoples.  This will require increased and concerted effort across all government agencies, and ongoing leadership from the Ministry for Pacific Peoples and Pacific leaders,” Cullen added. Despite these challenges, however, we also report that Pacific families are a continued source of wellbeing for

Published: 11 May, 2023

- invaluable for communicating information and preserving trust between government agencies and communities; using Māori networks of whānau, hapū and iwi to convey critical COVID-19 information to rurally isolated communities throughout and beyond the lockdown period; and organising and delivering resources

Published: April 2024

information will be held by Te Hiringa Mahara. We will hold your personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act 1993 and the Health Information Privacy Code 1994. The Privacy Act 1993 regulates us through the Information Privacy Principles as to how we collect, use, hold, disclose, access

Published: 2 February, 2022

and wider wellbeing outcomes, and for cross-agency efforts to be monitored.   “Such a strategy would go a long way towards making the issue of mental health more visible in our society. There also needs to be strong collaboration between health agencies and other agencies on the