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Collective effort will ensure Auditor General’s recommendations on mental health support for rangatahi and young people hit the mark
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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.  
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Karen Orsborn: Full impact of COVID-19 on mental health yet to be seen
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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
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2024 mental health and addiction services monitoring – update webinar
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and Choice programme in primary care has increased access and expanded options for people with mild to moderate mental health and addiction needs. However, access to specialist services has decreased, with people reporting challenges accessing these services. We look at the access challenges faced
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New primary mental health and addiction support provides a welcome expansion, but gaps remain – new report
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picture of the system available. More New Zealanders are accessing mental health or addiction support from a GP or other primary health provider. The Access and Choice programme, newly established in 2019/20, provided support to around 186,000 people in 2022/23. However, the number of people
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Mental health and addiction service use – what the data shows webinar
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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
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More kaupapa Māori services
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options for non-Māori. We are already seeing changes, but we need to see more Currently, Access and Choice allocates 20% of funding for kaupapa Māori services, which is a heading in right direction. The growth in Kaupapa Māori services over the last year is very encouraging. The establishment of an additional 17 Kaupapa Māori services over 2021 and 2022 is commendable. There are now 29 Kaupapa Māori services contracted across 19 out of 20 districts.
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Unicef report highlights Aotearoa New Zealand's low ranking for child and youth mental health and wellbeing
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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
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New report highlights Pacific wellbeing challenges
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access to education opportunities, appropriate housing, and adequate incomes,” said report lead Dr Ella Cullen, Te Hiringa Mahara Director Wellbeing System Leadership and Insights. “We know that improved mental health and wellbeing for people is driven by things that are out of their control. One
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Ake, ake, ake – A Forever Language
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; Te Reo Māori is a factor in wellbeing In July 2024 we published the Assessment of Youth and rangatahi wellbeing and access to services infographic . This shows how the link between culture and wellbeing. NCEA level 2 achievement was higher for Māori who attended kura kaupapa. Accessing te
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Mental health and addiction targets welcomed
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good to see the announcement of these five targets.” “To achieve the target, resources need to be aligned, a concrete action plan put in place, and more effort put into building system leadership momentum. We also hope to see the Minister for Mental Health closely involved.” “The focus on access acts