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Published: 16 February, 2024

Recommendations in the Meeting the mental health needs of young New Zealanders report released yesterday by the Auditor General show there is a long way to go to ensure every young person who needs support can access it.  “We’ve got to do everything we can to ensure rangatahi and young people

Published: February 2026

population level findings from the NZ Health Survey 2024/2025. The data summary reports on patterns of reported psychological distress, help seeking, and unmet need for professional care and substance use. Published: 25 February 2026. Find out more   Urupare mōrearea: Crisis responses

Published: January 2026

In 2018, government commissioned an independent inquiry into mental health and addiction in Aotearoa New Zealand. The inquiry brought together thousands of voices to paint a picture of the mental health and addictions landscape, giving life to He Ara Oranga: Report of the Government Inquiry into

Published: 4 July, 2024

measures and reports on these in the He Ara Āwhina dashboard. This helps us understand where there are pressures on the system and where improvements need to be made. In early June, the Commission released Kua Tīmata Te Haerenga | The Journey Has Begun, our 2024 mental health and addiction services

Published: 18 February, 2025

. “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

Published: November 2023

] FTEs and salaries Date published: 4 February 2025 Response date: 4 October 2024 View/download PDF: MHWC2024-008 Number of FTE and salaries [PDF, 185KB] Correspondence, briefings and reports between the Commission, Mike King and Ministers Date published: 4 February 2025 Response date: 26 June 2024

Published: 15 May, 2023

peoples’ mental health and wellbeing. This is according to today’s Te Hiringa Mahara - Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission report  Young people speak out about Wellbeing: An insights report into the Wellbeing of Rangatahi Māori and other Young People in Aotearoa . Rangatahi Māori and young

Published: 1 June, 2021

approved the advice to the Commission and the Minister of Health about identified data gaps and implementation. Read and download the data phase report Download Data phase report pdf, 788 KB Download

Published: 1 November, 2022

, 5.2 MB Download Summary of Lived Experience and Tāngata Whaiora Consultation docx, 130 KB Download Summary of consultation He Ara Āwhina AOD Report pdf, 4 MB Download Summary of consultation He Ara Āwhina AOD Report docx, 126 KB Download Summary of consultation for the Shared Perspective pdf, 4.2 MB Download Summary of consultation for the Shared Perspective docx, 132 KB Download

Published: 1 July, 2021

groups. Measures need to be meaningful, and be across quantitative, qualitative and mixed methodologies. To learn more about the co-define phase of this work, read and download the full report below Downloads Developing a Mental Health and Wellbeing Outcomes Framework pdf, 550 KB Download Developing a Mental Health and Wellbeing Outcomes Framework docx, 162 KB Download