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

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    health support when they need. However, options for initial mental health support are increasing. Compared to adults, more young people used specialist services, but rates are decreasing. Young people face long wait times for specialist services. Less young people were admitted to adult inpatient

  • 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

  • New primary mental health and addiction support provides a welcome expansion, but gaps remain – new report

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    accessing specialist mental health and addiction services has decreased over a five-year time frame. In 2022/23, 3.4% of the population accessed a specialist service, a decrease from 3.8% in 2018/19. This is a drop of 9,000 people using these services. Of those seeking specialist support the decrease for

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

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    of their contracts. This has created an opportunity to provide support to people who may not have received it otherwise. However, while access to specialist services has not changed since the beginning of the pandemic, the Ministry of Health has reported people experiencing increased levels of

  • Age-ban on social media can’t solve mental distress on its own

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    . Action on digital literacy in school curriculums will also provide young people with the tools they need to safely navigate online spaces and social media. We can’t expect a ban on social media to counter rising psychological distress among young people without addressing wider social determinants

  • Leadership

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    community care, mental health and addiction services, and aged care. Karen has also held roles as National Lead for Elective Services and Group Manager Funding at the Ministry of Health, as well as operational roles in a District Health Board. Karen is a Fellow of the Australasian College of Health

  • Monitoring 2026 landing page

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    In February 2026 we published a data summary that looks at access to specialist mental health, substance use and addiction services (see link below). We have also published relevant population level findings on mental health and substance use from the NZ Health Survey 2024/2025 . Monitoring work

  • More kaupapa Māori services

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    achieving equitable Māori health outcomes. The growth in Kaupapa Māori services over the last year is very encouraging. The establishment of an additional 17 Kaupapa Māori services over 2021 and 2022 is commendable. There are now over 30 Kaupapa Māori services contracted across 19 out of 20 districts. 

  • Crisis response webinar: what makes an effective crisis response

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    , including in peer-led services and co-response teams. The webinar explored key principles for an effective crisis response system, including the benefits of national coordination, standards, and infrastructure, alongside the impact of kaupapa Māori and peer-led initiatives in Aotearoa. This webinar

  • Put an end to CCTOs

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    services and courts , such as supporting tikanga in court hearings Ensure tāngata whaiora and whānau perspectives are heard , such as involving whānau, family and supporters are involved in planning with tāngata whaiora Support tāngata whaiora to make decisions about their treatment , such as sharing