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  • Top priorities for New Zealand's first Minister for Mental Health

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    to meet the needs of rangatahi and young people, deliver services that work for Māori, and  ensure anyone experiencing severe mental illness able to access care they need while having their right to choice respected.   It is alarming that rates of psychological distress among our

  • Wellbeing outcomes for people who interact with mental health and addiction services

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    discrimination compared to people who don’t interact with services. There is also lower access to protective factors such as social connection. For Māori, connection to culture and whānau continue to be  critical enablers for improved wellbeing outcomes. Inequities in a broad range of outcomes are

  • Focus on youth wellbeing more urgent than ever

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    longer wait times for specialist services and decreasing rates of access for these services. We know from other research from Te Hiringa Mahara that addressing root causes of mental health and wellbeing such as improving trust, household income, and fostering intergenerational connection and inclusion

  • Strategy on a page

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    deliberation. The Future Excellence Horizon, linked below, provided an external perspective how we could best contribute to improved mental health and wellbeing outcomes.  Strategy on a page We are a kaitiaki of mental health and wellbeing. Our objective is to contribute to better and equitable

  • Chief Executive Karen Orsborn opinion piece on coercive practices

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    Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992, to "reflect modern approaches to human rights, supported decision-making and informed consent". All people accessing health and disability services have the right to make an informed choice and give informed consent to treatment, to the extent possible with their decision

  • Urupare mōrearea: Crisis responses monitoring report

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    how crisis responses are working across Aotearoa New Zealand, and how to improve them. Webinar Watch our webinar on what makes an effective crisis response Te Hiringa Mahara hosted a webinar on 25 September 2025 exploring effective crisis response models based on our recently released crisis

  • Mental health and addiction service monitoring

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    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 Access and Choice programme in primary care has increased access and expanded options for people with mild to moderate mental health and

  • Ake, ake, ake – A Forever Language

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    shared and embraced across the generations.  Strong cultural identity is related to te reo Māori proficiency. Cultural identity is a protective factor for improved mental health and wellbeing for Māori. Our previous population wellbeing assessment shows that Māori adults believe that te reo Māori

  • Holding a mirror up to the mental health and addiction system

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    Mahara outlines progress toward improving mental health and wellbeing outcomes for New Zealanders and shows the need to speed up much needed improvements across the system. “Efforts to improve the system over the past six years have shown some early positive movement however these changes are not yet

  • Wellbeing

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    This report and infographic on the state of wellbeing, and priorities to support greater wellbeing for Pacific peoples in Aotearoa, was published in May 2024. Assessment of youth and rangatahi wellbeing and access to services infographic This quantitative assessment of mental health and wellbeing