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Effectiveness of early intervention and secondary prevention supports for young people
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over the past decade. The research is clear that supporting young people earlier, before distress escalates, can reduce the long-term impacts on their mental health, wellbeing, education, employment, and family outcomes. It also reduces the demand on the mental health system which is under pressure
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Te Hiringa Mahara welcomes Health Quality and Safety Commission report on the mental health impacts of COVID-19 on Aotearoa
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Newshealth and addiction treatment options is also needed. “To deliver the services needed, given the real workforce constraints, will require transformation of the way we recruit, train, support and deploy the mental health and addiction services workforce. In short, greater employment of specialist
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Strategy to improve mental health outcomes on the way
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Newspassed into law with unanimous support from MPs. When the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill was introduced in October 2021, we advocated for the inclusion of a mental health and addiction strategy under the legislation. While six other strategies were specified, mental health and addiction was not included
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Time called on compulsory community mental health treatment
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Newslaw is re-written we expect it to be in line with Te Tiriti o Waitangi, human rights and best practice so people are supported to make decisions about their treatment. Because the new law won’t come into force for several years, we need changes to cultural and other practices to be made now,” Mr Wano said. Read the report
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Chief Executive Karen Orsborn opinion piece on coercive practices
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Newssignificant distress. The Commission urges the Government to be bold in work under way to transform mental health law, and to invest in culturally appropriate, community-based acute services to provide genuine choice for people and whānau, alongside the option of inpatient care. People with personal
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Lived experiences of Compulsory Community Treatment Orders under the Mental Health Act (1992) webinar
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practices under the current Mental Health Act. The Government process to repeal and replace the Act is underway, but it is likely to be years before new legislation is passed and fully implemented. We call for new law, based on supported decision making, embedding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Te Ao
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Our submissions
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Resourcesubmission, August 2024 pdf, 207 KB Download Oranga Tamariki (Repeal of Section 7AA) Amendment Bill submission, July 2024 pdf, 394 KB Download Review of Adult Decision-Making Capacity Law submission, June 2024 pdf, 339 KB Download Modernising the 2028 Census consultation submission, June 2024 pdf, 138 KB
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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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News, wants to see Te Tiriti o Waitangi obligations upheld, investment in kaupapa Māori services, peer services, youth services, and other community-based specialist services. The Commission is also calling for a decrease in compulsory treatment orders and mental health law that does not discriminate on the
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Put an end to CCTOs
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. Why is this important? People in Aotearoa experiencing significant mental distress continue to be subject to coercive practices despite evidence there is no therapeutic value. Practices like Compulsory Community Treatment Orders or seclusion, are enabled by: outdated mental health law (the Mental
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Top priorities for New Zealand's first Minister for Mental Health
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News, lived experience and cultural workforces. There are no shortcuts to making progress on the underlying drivers of mental health and wellbeing. Constant and persistent effort is required. This should be coordinated across agencies involved in housing, welfare, employment and related