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Published: 12 September, 2023

We are delighted to announce that we will be holding a series of webinars where we will share key findings as well as our calls to action from our recent mental health and addiction service monitoring reports.

Published: 29 August, 2023

The He Ara Oranga wellbeing outcomes framework is a conceptual framework that describes an aspirational vision of 'what good looks like' in the future.

Published: 5 March, 2025

Te Hiringa Mahara will host a webinar on 24 March 2025 with an expert panel discussion on the Police and Health NZ change programme to responding to mental health crisis events.

Published: 1 July, 2021

Over April and May 2020, the Initial Commission sought a range of views to start developing an outcomes framework for mental health and wellbeing.

Published: April 2025

We independently monitor, assess, report and share findings on mental health and addiction services and approaches that support people's mental health and wellbeing in Aotearoa.

Published: September 2023

Here are reports we have produced.

Published: 28 October, 2021

2021 - The Access and Choice Programme progress report found that the programme has put much-needed investment into primary and community care in line with many of the recommendations in He Ara Oranga: Report of the Government Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction, enabling important services to be provided.

Published: March 2025

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Published: 30 November, 2022

2022 - The Access and Choice Programme: Report on the first three years looks at the first three years of the programme rollout since funds were allocated to the priority initiative in the 2019 Wellbeing Budget.

Published: 28 October, 2021

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.