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Published: August 2025

Learn about our commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and meaningful relationships and engagements for advancing Māori mental health and wellbeing in Aotearoa.

Published: September 2023

and anyone is in immediate physical danger, phone 111. Alternatively, you can go to your nearest hospital emergency department (ED). For urgent help, mental health crisis services, or medical advice Phone your local Mental Health Crisis Assessment Team  if you are concerned about a person’s

Published: 11 June, 2025

same ends. An important step is for the Government’s new Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy to reflect this thinking.” “We can’t rely on small changes to improve outcomes for people – it will take commitment to changes across the board. We want to see outcomes achieved when we look back at the 10

Published: April 2025

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Published: 20 May, 2025

In this article Sonya Russell, Director Mental Health and Addiction Sector Leadership, outlines progress by Parliament to repeal and replace the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992.  With its 17 April report on the Mental Health Bill, the Health Select Committee has

Published: 22 August, 2024

acute services Current picture of service access Visions for acute care Evidence of what works Examples that demonstrate the success and benefits of alternative models to acute inpatient care. Downloads Acute options for mental health care insights paper pdf, 1.1 MB Download Acute options for mental health care insights paper docx, 5.8 MB Download

Published: 5 December, 2024

Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission’s Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2024 is now publicly available. The report summarises how we contributed to better and equitable mental health and wellbeing outcomes for all New Zealanders in the preceding 12 months. This

Published: 28 October, 2021

of services are important issues for our communities.” The Commission’s report, titled: Access and Choice Programme: Report on the first two years / Te Hōtaka mō Ngā Whai Wāhitanga me Ngā Kōwhiringa: He purongo mo ngā rua tau tuatahi [PDF, 1.9 MB ]  is the first report of the Commission

Published: 5 June, 2024

Download Kua Timata Te Haerenga 19 June 2024 webinar presentation pdf, 5.3 MB Download Accessible formats Downloads Audio File Kua Tīmata Te Haerenga mp3, 3.5 MB Download Braille Kua Tīmata Te Haerenga brf, 8 KB Download East Read Kua Tīmata Te Haerenga report pdf, 3.7 MB Download East Read Kua Tīmata

Published: 27 June, 2023

increased investment in kaupapa Māori mental health and addiction services over the last five years, the level of investment into kaupapa Māori services remains at less than 11 per cent of the total mental health and addiction expenditure. In addition: Māori, who make up 17 per cent of the population