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  • Strategy to improve mental health outcomes on the way

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    Last week we welcomed the passing by Parliament of the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) (Improving Mental Health Outcomes) Amendment Bill. This amendment requires that the Minister for Mental Health produce a mental health and wellbeing strategy for Aotearoa New Zealand within 12 months. The Bill was

  • New prevalence study will provide vital data

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    New Zealand is a step closer to getting accurate information about the level of mental health need in the community. Matt Doocey, Minister for Mental Health, announced on 26 September that the Government will fund the first Child and Youth Mental Health and Addiction Prevalence survey. This is in

  • Urupare mōrearea: Crisis responses monitoring report | 2025 downloads

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    mental health system.   Crisis support must be health-led, with a strong role for the lived experience workforce. People need a real choice of safe and welcoming options for both mental health and substance use crises. This must be culturally safe, trauma-informed and uphold human rights wherever

  • Rolling out more options for crisis care

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    different ways and what works for one person, will not necessarily work for another. The critical thing is people have choices and are in control of their own recovery. In our insights paper we describe the range of options that could and, in some cases, do make up the acute care continuum in Aotearoa

  • Kua Tīmata Te Haerenga | The Journey Has Begun report downloads

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    monitoring report Monitoring report summaries, in English and Te Reo Māori Accessible report summaries -  Easy read, Large print, Braille, Audio and NZSL formats are available below. See also: The Voices report : Mental health and addiction service qualitative report 2024: Access and options Read

  • 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

  • Strategy on a page

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    health and wellbeing outcomes for people with lived experience of mental distress and addiction. Improved performance of the mental health and addiction system. Ko tā mātou mahi / We will: Inspire – be an independent system leader, being a champion for positive change and fostering hope for the

  • Te Huringa Tuarua: Mental Health and Addiction Service Monitoring Reports 2023

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    Access and Choice programme Workforce vacancies in specialist adult mental health and addiction services have doubled between 2018 and 2022, and we want to see a clear strategy and roadmap to address growing workforce shortages Coercive practices continue to be widely used, particularly for Māori and

  • Youth Wellbeing Insights Report

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    mental health. It elevates the voices of young people and draws from their experiences and expertise. Read a short summary of the  Youth wellbeing insights report Watch our New Zealand Sign Language summary of the insights report Read and download our Youth wellbeing insights report Downloads Full

  • Assessment of youth and rangatahi wellbeing and access to services

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    , income adequacy, experience of discrimination, educational achievement, access to services and levels of psychological distress. We did this assessment to feed into policy and system responses to promote mental health and wellbeing for young people and rangatahi Māori in Aotearoa. The aim is to promote