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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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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 ringfenced funding for Kaupapa Māori services, which is heading in the right direction. Increases in future years for Kaupapa Māori services will contribute significantly towards
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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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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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We asked what happened with our recommendations? Here’s what we found out
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populations are not always well supported by mental health and addiction services. Data and workforce plans are necessary work, and we need to prioritise actions that improve access and experience for Māori and young people. We want to see sustained action from Health NZ to ensure equitable outcomes. While
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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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Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission welcomes Budget 2022 investment in specialist mental health and addiction services
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billion currently being spent annually on mental health and addiction services and the system still under extreme pressure, more is needed. "We believe more funding is required to achieve equity for Māori, and improve youth services, specialist services, and other areas not addressed in the
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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
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Advancing Māori mental health and wellbeing
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Huringa Tuarua: Kaupapa Māori services report (June 2023) Beyond the reports that we publish, we also advocate for improvement via submissions and other advocacy