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Published: 16 February, 2024

health, alcohol and other drug use care for young people.  “Te Hiringa Mahara will continue to advocate for changes that improve access to and quality of mental health care for young people and their wellbeing, and we’ll keep monitoring how things are going,” Ms Orsborn said.  &nbsp

Published: 10 July, 2025

disadvantage in access to the determinants of mental health and wellbeing. This includes: lower household income; fewer social connections; and poorer individual, family and whānau wellbeing. The panel discussed findings from the assessment, approaches to improving wellbeing for whānau Māori, and

Published: May 2026

response literature scan. Webinar Further background Crisis response literature scan This crisis response literature scan reviews international and Aotearoa evidence on crisis responses for the general population, Indigenous communities, and youth. It highlights shared principles, key differences, and

Published: October 2024

Join our online community LinkedIn YouTube We have an active presence in online community spaces. Our aim is to host well-informed and connected online community. We want these to be spaces where everyone can be part of constructive conversations about improving access to mental health and

Published: 22 September, 2021

improving outcomes for Māori, including community-led design of kaupapa Māori services that are by Māori, for Māori working with people with lived experience of mental distress and addiction to expand access to services and choice in support options so people can recover from mental distress and addiction

Published: 18 August, 2022

 approaches, giving NGOs, iwi, and other organisations the freedom to support their communities in the way that works best for them. Having access to the right kinds of support that work for different populations will be important to maintaining and improving wellbeing. Beyond improving access

Published: 20 May, 2025

and social issue for Aotearoa New Zealand. Youth mental health is a complex interplay between individual, peer, family, system and macro factors. These include development in early environments, family dynamics, access to basic needs such as warm housing, adequate income, quality education, safe

Published: 25 February, 2026

This new data summary provides updated data on access and trends for mental health and addiction services in Aotearoa New Zealand. In most cases, the summary reports on data over the five-year period to June 2025.    We present measures from across the Access and Options domain of our He

Published: March 2024

through the Access and Choice programme. The decrease in service use in parts of the system is unexpected given the public reports on increasing levels of distress. We presented the data behind these findings and related measures, along with the changes we want to see happen. We also talked about future

Published: 24 March, 2026

the report we heard extensive feedback from people with lived experience, whānau and the broader sector about the wider primary care landscape. Participants expressed strong support for the need for continued Access and Choice programme funding and approach as part of this future system. Other