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  • Access to specialist mental health and addiction services continues to decrease

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    the year before and more than 16,000 fewer people than four years ago. “We are very concerned about the continued downward trend in the number of people being seen by specialist mental health and addiction services over the last few years,” said Karen Orsborn, Chief Executive of Te Hiringa Mahara

  • Where to get support

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    and anyone is in immediate physical danger, phone 111. Alternatively, you can go to your nearest hospital emergency department (ED). For urgent help, mental health crisis services, or medical advice Phone your local Mental Health Crisis Assessment Team  if you are concerned about a person’s

  • 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

  • Unicef report highlights Aotearoa New Zealand's low ranking for child and youth mental health and wellbeing

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    -sector action at every level: at the individual, family, school, services or policy. Suicide prevention solutions need to be embedded across systems, policies and plans. We are calling for a “suicide prevention in all policies” approach, something we outline in our submission to the draft Suicide

  • 2025 monitoring

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    Download our factsheet providing supplementary information about the number of people accessing specialist mental health and addiction services, with data up to June 2024. Te Hiringa Mahara is releasing a package of products in April-June 2025 to monitor mental health and addiction services, and

  • Webinar: achieving equitable wellbeing outcomes for tāngata whaiora

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    Te Hiringa Mahara hosted a webinar outlining findings from our 2025 Assessment of wellbeing for people who interact with mental health and addiction services .     Webinar - Achieving equitable wellbeing outcomes for tāngata whaiora: what we know, what needs to change recording. The

  • Pressure on addiction treatment services highlighted

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    New analysis shows a 10.5% reduction in the number of people accessing addiction treatment services over the last five years raising concerns about whether there is sufficient capacity to respond to an increase in demand.  “Recent reports show drug use has increased, yet over the past five

  • Focus on youth wellbeing more urgent than ever

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    longer wait times for specialist services and decreasing rates of access for these services. We know from other research from Te Hiringa Mahara that addressing root causes of mental health and wellbeing such as improving trust, household income, and fostering intergenerational connection and inclusion

  • Mental Health Bill

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    orders are reduced and eventually phased out* increased reporting on how the Act is implemented. Reducing coercive practices The policy problems that the Bill is intended to address are well known - issues related to mental health services’ use of coercive practices that are inconsistent with human

  • Holding a mirror up to the mental health and addiction system

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    representation of Māori accessing specialist services overall”. “There have been gains, with significant improvements to access for people seeking mental health and addiction support through a GP or other primary care services, however we are very concerned about the continued downward trend in the number