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Where to get support
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violence. Vagus Line : free phone 0800 567 6666 (Mon, Wed, Fri 12 noon – 2pm) for the Chinese community. Victim Support: free phone 0800 842 846. Personal Advocacy and Safeguarding Adults Trust : free phone 0800 728 7878 for adults with care and support needs. For more information about where to get support, visit Te Whatu Ora’s website: https://www.tewhatuora.govt.nz/about-us/ and the Mental Health Foundation’s website: https://mentalhealth.org.nz/
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Strategy to improve mental health outcomes on the way
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Last week we welcomed the passing by Parliament of the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) (Improving Mental Health Outcomes) Amendment Bill. This amendment requires that the Minister for Mental Health produce a mental health and wellbeing strategy for Aotearoa New Zealand within 12 months. The Bill was
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Independent Commission’s report highlights the importance of improving access and choice for mental health and addiction services in Aotearoa
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The Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission (the Commission) has today released its independent report into the progress of the Access and Choice Programme being developed and implemented under the leadership of the Ministry of Health. The programme, developed in response to
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Make a complaint about us
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addiction services. These complaints are managed by the Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner (HDC). People who have concerns about the care they or others have experienced at a mental health or addiction service should contact the Nationwide Health and Disability Advocacy Service or make
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Improve wellbeing for rangatahi and young people
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people across all districts, including kaupapa Māori services, residential alternatives to hospital based inpatient mental health care and short-term respite care. Why is this important? Rates of distress for rangatahi and young people have increased over the last ten years, and more needs to be done to
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Acute options for mental health care insights paper downloads
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acute services Current picture of service access Visions for acute care Evidence of what works Examples that demonstrate the success and benefits of alternative models to acute inpatient care. Downloads Acute options for mental health care insights paper pdf, 1.1 MB Download Acute options for mental health care insights paper docx, 5.8 MB Download
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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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to youth mental health and addiction services so no matter where people live or what their ethnicity or gender is, people can get the help they need. “We know that Māori, rainbow young people, and young people in state care have higher rates of distress yet can’t always get access to the care
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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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Mental health and addiction system
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choice for mental health and addiction services in Aotearoa New Zealand. Acute options for mental health care insights paper This new insights report focuses on acute options that can provide an alternative to acute inpatient care. Budget 2019 to Budget 2022 investment in mental health and addiction
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New primary mental health and addiction support provides a welcome expansion, but gaps remain – new report
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difficulties getting access to higher levels of care such as specialist services when needed. “If you can’t get help in one part of the system you’ll invariably turn elsewhere. For instance, emergency responses continue to see increasing mental health related calls.” “We have got to do more to ensure