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Holding a mirror up to the mental health and addiction system
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News“Our new system performance monitoring report highlights the need for faster improvements to address declining mental health and wellbeing,” said Karen Orsborn, CEO of Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission. The System Performance Monitoring Report released today by Te Hiringa
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Te Hiringa Mahara to continue to advocate for young people after Oranga Tamariki Bill passes third reading
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NewsThe Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System and Children and Young People’s Commission Bill, intended to strengthen the oversight of Oranga Tamariki and improve the care and support provided to young people in care, has passed its third reading in Parliament. Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and
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Where to get support
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Kia ora, tough times affect each of us differently. It’s okay to reach out if you need to or, if you’re worried about someone else, to encourage them to reach out. We all need a bit of support from time to time. If you or someone you know is struggling, we want you to know that however you or they
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Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission supports legislation to ban conversion therapy
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NewsCommission calls for the Justice Select Committee to listen carefully to the voices of rainbow communities The Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission (the Commission) appeared in front of the Justice Select Committee yesterday to speak to its written submission on the Conversion
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The future of primary mental health care
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ResourceA think tank convened by Te Hiringa Mahara created space for ‘blue sky’ thinking about the future role primary and community care can play in supporting people with mental health and substance use needs. To share the outcome of the think tank workshop held in August 2025, we have published a short
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New Mental Health Bill - are we there yet?
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NewsIn this article Sonya Russell, Director Mental Health and Addiction Sector Leadership, outlines progress by Parliament to repeal and replace the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992. With its 17 April report on the Mental Health Bill, the Health Select Committee has
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Covid-19 Insights Series - Wellbeing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic
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ResourceTe Hiringa Mahara has produced a series of short reports during 2022 and 2023 to add our collective understanding of the wellbeing impacts of the pandemic and to provide key insights on wellbeing areas or populations of focus. Wellbeing impacts of COVID-19 pandemic This eighth (and final) report
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Congratulations to Taimi Allan on new role as SA Mental Health Commissioner
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NewsWe extend warm congratulations to board member Taimi Allan who has been appointed as Mental Health Commissioner of South Australia. The SA Commissioner plays a significant leadership role working to strengthen the mental wellbeing of South Australians. This is a role that Taimi is very
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Young people are missing out on access to mental health services
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NewsTe Hiringa Mahara is calling for increased urgency to improve access to specialist mental health and addiction services for young people after new analysis shows a continued reduction in the number of young people accessing services. Despite 15-to-24 year-olds reporting increasing levels of
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Budget misses opportunity to respond to growing mental health need
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NewsTe Hiringa Mahara - Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission is disappointed to see no new explicit investment into mental health and addiction services in today's budget. Of particular concern is the lack of funding for specialist services, where too many people are already waiting far too long to