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Focus on youth wellbeing more urgent than ever
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Survey (HES), the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), and Ministry of Education administrative data (MoE) using datasets from 2018 & 2024. Average youth mental wellbeing scores dropped between 2018 and 2021, continuing a longer-term decline, and in 2022/23, one in five 15 to
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New primary mental health and addiction support provides a welcome expansion, but gaps remain – new report
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higher level of care get the support they need,” says Karen Orsborn, chief executive of Te Hiringa Mahara. “It is a real step forward that a significant number of people are getting early access to help. At the same time, we continue to hear that demand is increasing and people are reporting
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Te Hiringa Mahara to continue to advocate for young people after Oranga Tamariki Bill passes third reading
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Wellbeing Commission, as kaitiaki (guardian) of mental health and wellbeing, monitors the wellbeing outcomes of young people with experience of care now and will do so in the future. It will continue to advocate for their right to be heard and to influence decisions made about them, Board Chair Hayden
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Speaking up about the Pae Ora amendment bill
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) Amendment Bill are currently being considered by the Health Select Committee. Read our submission (PDF 175 KB) When the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill was introduced by the previous government in October 2021, we advocated for the inclusion of a mental health and addiction strategy under the legislation
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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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they need. We need to see this change,” Ms Orsborn said. The findings of the Auditor General mirror conclusions we have reached, and those of the Cross-Party Mental Health and Addiction Wellbeing Group whose report Under One Umbrella, released in September 2023, focused on integrated mental
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Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission welcomes Budget 2022 investment in specialist mental health and addiction services
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addressing pressures on specialist services, particularly for young people. In its report the Commission emphasised the importance of continuing investment in youth services as well as in kaupapa Māori services, peer services, and other community-based specialist services. "However, with $1.8
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Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission calls for stronger action to transform key areas of the mental health and addiction system
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collaboration between public health services and other community-based organisations. “Enormous effort is going on to effect changes like this, which we believe will ultimately pay huge dividends in service improvement.” ENDS For further information, contact: Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission media@mhwc.govt.nz or 021 613 723
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Stronger more inclusive health sector means better health and wellbeing for all
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social, economic, commercial and wider environmental determinants of health”, says Allan. “Each year around one in five of us experience mental illness or significant mental distress. We estimate 50 to 80% of New Zealanders will experience mental distress, or addiction challenges, or
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Targeted vaccination approaches needed in the face of Omicron variant
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Commission. January figures from the Ministry of Health indicate that mental health service users have full vaccination rates that are 9% lower than the general population, and rates amongst addiction service users are 19% lower than the general population. The figures for Māori are also concerning