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Mental Health Bill
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Download Mental Health Bill submission pdf, 284 KB Since our formation Te Hiringa Mahara - Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission has contributed to policy development to ensure Aotearoa New Zealand has mental health law based on human rights and eliminates coercive practices or reduces them to the
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New Mental Health Bill - are we there yet?
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Newsprinciples. We acknowledge the Committee’s work to achieve agreement on the proposed changes. Their efforts and engagement with complex issues in mental health law and practice, weighing up different perspectives and values, are a sign of democracy at work. At the same time, significant issues
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Working towards the transformation of the mental health and wellbeing system
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Newsemployment that really have a big contribution to people’s wellbeing." You can listen to the podcast highlights on YouTube or the full podcast interview on Spotify.
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Mental Health Bill debate stalled
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NewsIt is one year since the Mental Health Bill was returned to Parliament for its second reading, and Te Hiringa Mahara is calling on the Government to ensure this is passed into law this year. On 17 April 2025, the Health Select Committee handed the Bill back to Parliament to be finalised. Since then
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Speaking up about the Pae Ora amendment bill
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NewsTe Hiringa Mahara supports the introduction of a Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy that will fall under the existing Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act. The law will be amended to bring into being a new strategy. Submissions on the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) (Improving Mental Health Outcomes
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Achieving equity of Pacific mental health and wellbeing outcomes
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Resource. Key Findings Pacific people are experiencing inequities in mental health outcomes The ‘Pacific dream’ is yet to be realised Education is a critical pathway to future wellbeing Meaningful employment and adequate income are required for Pacific people to thrive There is a positive link between stable
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Deepening inequities in the mental health system call for action
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Newsculturally safe, trauma-informed care which upholds human rights. “We need robust investment into community-based, peer-led, Kaupapa Māori services and social support and ensure access to safe and secure housing, meaningful social engagement, and employment,” says Ms Russell.
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Mental health and wellbeing must be a high priority in health system transformation
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News;Kia Manawanui Aotearoa,” Mr Wano said. “Irrespective of its inclusion in law, we call on the Minister of Health and the Ministry of Health to make a commitment to delivering such a strategy as a priority in the planning of the transformed health system in Aotearoa. We know how important mental health
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Achieving equity of Pacific mental health and wellbeing outcomes
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particular focus on: supporting Pacific families to achieve their goals; accessing education and employment as pathways to future wellbeing; and addressing barriers to housing and income, which limit present and future wellbeing. Addressing the many inequities we noted will be successful when the
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Lived experiences of CCTOs report
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Resource% between 2017 and 2021. In the 2020/21 year, almost 7,000 people were under compulsory treatment in our communities. We also report that Māori are more likely to be subject to CCTOs than other populations in Aotearoa. Te Hiringa Mahara is calling for Replacement of the law: We want to