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Published: March 2024

interests of people who experience mental distress or addiction (or both), and the people who support them. Alison has a research background in sociology and law, and recently completed PhD research that critically explored processes and practices related to Compulsory Community Treatment Order applications

Published: 13 December, 2023

Te Hiringa Mahara Chief Executive Karen Orsborn shares highlights from our 2022-23 Annual Report. In our second full year we have ramped up our efforts as kaitiaki of mental health and wellbeing in Aotearoa. In this short note I am sharing some of the highlights from the 2022-23 year, with our full

Published: February 2025

and emergency responses over the five years from July 2018 to June 2023. A wide amount of data and information (qualitative and quantitative) was used to develop this report. The report shows that service access has increased in some parts of the system but decreased in others. The new Access and

Published: 16 June, 2022

orders, where a person must remain in an inpatient mental health unit and may be subjected to unconsented treatment and/or solitary confinement, where a person is restricted, alone, in an area or room that they cannot leave. Such practices are enabled by outdated mental health law, a lack of

Published: January 2025

Studies, PGDip in Management Studies, Masters in Business Administration and is part-way through a Masters in Clinical Psychology. Sonya Russell, Kaiwhakahaere Hauora Hinengaro, Waranga | Director Mental Health and Addiction Sector Leadership Sonya is of Ngāpuhi, Croatian and Pākehā descent and lives

Published: January 2024

Health Advisory Committee, and chaired that Committee when it existed previously. Kevin has held various leadership roles in business, government and community sectors. He was previously Chief Executive of the West Coast District Health Board and the Royal Forest & Bird Protection Society, and