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Published: 4 July, 2024

missing out, if people have real choice, and if services are high quality. In particular, it is important services are tailored to meet the needs and choices expressed by Māori because of the high proportion of the population that experiences mental distress." Te Hiringa Mahara tracks a wide range of

Published: 25 June, 2025

Our first assessment comparing status of wellbeing for people who interact with mental health and addiction services reveals significant inequities across economic, social and cultural indicators. People who interact with mental health and addiction services experience systemic disadvantage in

Published: 5 March, 2025

experience insights and representatives from Health NZ and Police. Te Hiringa Mahara facilitated the webinar, and shared findings from our acute options insights paper along with an introduction to work we are doing on monitoring crisis responses. Our speakers: Dr Leeanne Fisher, National Chief Mental

Published: 1 October, 2020

mental health services and addiction services, what we should include in our monitoring approach, and how we should go about our monitoring work. Ninety-seven individuals and groups gave feedback through a discussion document, at lived experience focus groups, as well as hui and talanoa with Māori

Published: August 2025

We have promised to uphold a ‘nothing about us, without us’ approach and to work together to improve wellbeing and transform the mental health and addiction system. We monitor lived experience leadership and participation across the system and advocate for improvement. Our Lived Experience Position

Published: 29 October, 2024

. It is good that this omission has now been rectified. We look forward to working with Minister Doocey and officials on the strategy, to focus effort toward improving mental health and wellbeing outcomes for people with experience of mental distress and addiction. There were some provisions we drew

Published: 7 August, 2025

approach that we are pursuing over the coming four years are to: bring a clearer focus on people with lived experience of mental distress or addiction utilise our knowledge and insights to promote alignment, guide the system and influence positive change across the mental health and addiction system step

Published: 9 April, 2025

Ora share their plans and have good communication systems in place.  We have heard concerns about communication of the proposed changes from many people.  We must keep the focus on the people who access these services and continue to call for input from people with lived experience and

Published: 23 October, 2024

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

Published: August 2025

We currently have two Lived Experience Advisors whose job is to support connections with tāngata whaiora and lived experience communities and provide advice on all of the work of Te Hiringa Mahara.  Saskia Ymker Saskia Ymker (she/her) is Kaitohu Mātāmua Wheako Ora | Principal Advisor Lived