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  • Our monitoring dashboard

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    display data. This has accessibility features built into the software. If you have any trouble accessing this, please get in touch.  Tell us what you think This is the third version of our dashboard, and we invite feedback on this. Our aim is to improve what we offer. Any feedback and suggestions

  • He Ara Āwhina development journey

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    We created a framework called He Ara Āwhina, which means pathways to support. He Ara Āwhina was published 30 June 2022 and describes what an ideal mental health and addiction system looks like. The process for developing this framework is described on this page.

  • Our commitment to lived experience

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    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

  • 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

  • Refreshed strategic direction – July 2025

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    equitable mental health and wellbeing outcomes for all. In the coming year we will bring renewed vigour to our role as a kaitiaki/guardian of mental health, addiction and wellbeing. We remain committed to fulfilling our leadership role to improve mental health and wellbeing outcomes with the aspiration

  • Webinar: achieving equitable wellbeing outcomes for tāngata whaiora

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    disadvantage in access to the determinants of mental health and wellbeing. This includes: lower household income; fewer social connections; and poorer individual, family and whānau wellbeing. The panel discussed findings from the assessment, approaches to improving wellbeing for whānau Māori

  • Pushing ahead with Phase two of the Health NZ and Police mental health response changes

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    move ahead when they are ready. In areas where improvements can be introduced now, there is the opportunity for people in need to be better supported by a health response. People need to have confidence in the plans and implementation approach.  It is important that NZ Police and HealthNZ Te Whatu

  • Access to specialist mental health and addiction services continues to decrease

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    . “Rangatahi and young people aged under 25 make up over 10,000 of the 16,000 fewer people being seen. This requires urgent attention.” “We want to see improved access so people get timely support when they need it.” The reasons behind a reduction in access to services were reported in our 2024 Kua

  • Rolling out more options for crisis care

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    community, by the community to meet their needs. There are some key characteristics that are shared among the services as discussed in the insights paper.  A key theme is the holistic nature of the services, which was highlighted as of critical importance by both staff and tāngata whaiora. Jamie

  • Achieving equity of Pacific mental health and wellbeing outcomes

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    housing and better mental health Pacific communities and organisations are doing the mahi, but system support is needed Enabling communities to deliver on better wellbeing outcomes works Wrap around support to address wider wellbeing will achieve improved Pacific mental health outcomes By Pacific