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  • Closed consultations

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    improve our country's mental health and wellbeing. To develop the framework, the Initial Commission sought participation from people across Aotearoa including Māori, Pacific people, and people with lived experience of mental health and addiction. To learn more about the co-define phase of this work

  • Karen Orsborn appointed as Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission Chief Executive

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    providing oversight of the nation’s mental health and wellbeing system, holding the Government of the day and other decision makers to account for the health and wellbeing of all people in Aotearoa New Zealand. “Karen has a strong discipline of bringing community voices to the fore. She listened

  • Mental health and addiction system

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    choice for mental health and addiction services in Aotearoa New Zealand. Acute options for mental health care insights paper This new insights report focuses on acute options that can provide an alternative to acute inpatient care. Budget 2019 to Budget 2022 investment in mental health and addiction

  • Karen Orsborn: Full impact of COVID-19 on mental health yet to be seen

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    priority. We know how important mental health and wellbeing is to people and echo their calls for a continued focus on delivering tangible improvements and continued investment to lift the wellbeing of our communities, particularly those who have borne the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic. This article was published in the New Zealand Herald on 18 August 2022.

  • Our submissions

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    Inquiry into the Harm Young New Zealanders Encounter Online, July 2025 pdf, 1.9 MB Download 2024 submissions: Downloads Mental Health Bill submission, December 2024 pdf, 284 KB Download Treaty Principles Bill submission, December 2024 pdf, 332 KB Download Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System Legislation

  • Infographic - assessment of youth and rangatahi wellbeing and access to services

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    wellbeing for the people of Aotearoa, New Zealand. We also monitor mental health and addiction services. As an entity we have a strategic priority to address the determinants of mental health and wellbeing to achieve equitable outcomes. This infographic primarily presents findings from our quantitative

  • Could you access mental health or addiction support when you needed it?

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    Read [PDF 2.9 MB] Focus Group Questions - Easy Read [PDF 1.6 MB] Consent Form - Easy Read [PDF 2.3 MB] Watch our access to mental health and addiction services videos in New Zealand Sign Language: Participation Information  Focus Group Questions Consent Form

  • Advancing Māori mental health and wellbeing

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    ) Kua Tīmata Te Haerenga | The Journey Has Begun: Mental health and addiction service monitoring report (June 2024) Te Huringa Tuarua: Kaupapa Māori services report (June 2023) Jun  Beyond the reports that we publish, we also advocate for improvement via submissions and other advocacy

  • Targeted vaccination approaches needed in the face of Omicron variant

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    . “We must be vigilant, nevertheless, to ensure that no one is left behind, now that Omicron is in the community. There is evidence that some people who use specialist mental health services and addiction services are being left behind,” says Hayden Wano, Chair of the Mental Health and Wellbeing

  • Priority on youth mental health strikes a chord

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    ;Under One Umbrella: integrated mental health, alcohol and other drug use care for young people in New Zealand report released today by the Cross-party Mental Health and Addiction Wellbeing Group. “Focusing attention on rangatahi and young people’s mental health is vital. Rangatahi and young people