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Te Huringa: Mental Health and Addiction Service Monitoring Reports 2022
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that there has been little evidence of improvement in services or changes in wait times for specialist mental health services over the past five years. Wait times for young people to access specialist mental health services continue to be well below target and wait times for addiction services have
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Pushing ahead with Phase two of the Health NZ and Police mental health response changes
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statement in response to planned changes. People in acute mental health distress need access to the services and help they need in a timely way. Strengthening the health led crisis responses is the right direction to head. We are keeping a close eye on the implementation of changes being made by NZ
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More action needed to address mental health and addiction service challenges
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to experience long waiting times to access specialist services. Our young people deserve better,” says Te Hiringa Mahara Board Chair Hayden Wano. “The workforce has grown for specialist adult mental health and addiction services over the last five years, but workforce vacancies have doubled. We want
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Mental health and addiction targets welcomed
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The announcement of targets to address wait times and workforce pressures across the mental health and addiction system has been welcomed by Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission. “Access to appropriate services when and where they are needed is very important to people seeking
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Targeted vaccination approaches needed in the face of Omicron variant
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other service providers and churches, who have contributed to a huge turnaround in rates of vaccination for Māori and Pacific communities. This is the kind of targeted approach that is needed to ensure that people who experience mental distress and those who experience addictions, have equitable and timely access to the vaccination. “Only then, can we say that Aotearoa has done its best in ensuring that no one is being left behind,” says Wano.
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Stronger more inclusive health sector means better health and wellbeing for all
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voices of people experiencing mental distress and other challenges are heard and acted upon appropriately. “People with greater experience of negative health outcomes than most want more power in their decision-making. We are here to ensure that their views are heard; that this happens in a timely
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Independent Commission’s report highlights the importance of improving access and choice for mental health and addiction services in Aotearoa
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accessible to young people. Wano acknowledges that programme implementation has been happening during difficult times, with delays because of the COVID-19 response. The pandemic has understandably been a big challenge. However, the Access and Choice programme is critical to ensuring that people have
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Top priorities for New Zealand's first Minister for Mental Health
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discrimination to an increasingly online world. These impact on young people’s ability to feel hopeful about their futures. Yet, recently released performance measures for Te Whatu Ora | Health NZ show a concerning increase in waiting times for young people to access specialist mental health services
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Annual Report 2022/23 highlights
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, kaupapa Māori services, compulsory community treatment orders and the peer support workforce. A dashboard has been developed to ensure data is more easily accessible See: www.mwhc.govt.nz/dashboard Taking stock of the lessons we can take from the COVID-19 pandemic response was a focus
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Guide to language in He Ara Āwhina
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between generations of lineage that descend from Atua Māori. In present times whānau is also commonly used to include people who have close relationships and / or who come together with a common purpose. Tāngata whaiora can determine who their whānau and / or kaupapa whānau is when they