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Published: November 2023

information relating to OIAs Date published:  15 December 2021  Response date:  24 September 2021 View/download PDF: MHWC2021-004 - OIA for statistical information relating to OIAs [PDF, 221 KB] Information on demands for mental health treatment after COVID-19 Date published: 15

Published: 15 May, 2023

Māori services - residential alternatives to hospital based inpatient mental health care and short-term respite care. These services can provide appropriate treatment, and a supportive culture, where young people are safe and have hope for the future. Watch our New Zealand Sign Language summary

Published: 29 August, 2023

Treatment) Act 1992 Expanding access and choice to existing primary mental health and addiction services for people with mild to moderate mental health and addictions needs. Read and download the interim report: Downloads Upholding the Wero laid in He Ara Oranga pdf, 4.3 MB Download One-page summary of

Published: July 2025

; Kawepūrongo me ngā Rauemi | News and resources View all news 11 Jun 2025 Holding a mirror up to the mental health and addiction system   29 May 2025 Pressure on addiction treatment services highlighted   20 May 2025 New Unicef report ranks Aotearoa New Zealand low for child and youth mental health and wellbeing   View all news

Published: 13 December, 2023

, kaupapa Māori services, compulsory community treatment orders and the peer support workforce. A dashboard has been developed to ensure data is more easily accessible See: www.mwhc.govt.nz/dashboard    Taking stock of the lessons we can take from the COVID-19 pandemic response was a focus

Published: January 2024

initiative developing whanau-led programmes to reduce drug harm.  He has played a significant role in informing the education and training of the workforces working in the addiction treatment sector.  He has lived experience of drug addiction and will strengthen the alcohol and other drug harm reduction lens in our governance.  

Published: July 2025

of Performance Expectations sets out our work programme for the period 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026. It provides a one–year view of what we will deliver, how we will give effect to the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission Act 2020 and how our performance will be assessed.  Statement of Service

Published: 25 June, 2025

Our first assessment comparing status of wellbeing for people who interact with mental health and addiction services reveals significant inequities across economic, social and cultural indicators. People who interact with mental health and addiction services experience systemic disadvantage in

Published: July 2025

Related works Find all of our service monitoring products released in 2025. Our 2025 wellbeing assessment provides the first comprehensive assessment of the status of wellbeing for people who interact with mental health and addiction services. Our findings show that people who interact with services

Published: July 2025

The report on the state of wellbeing, and priorities to support greater wellbeing for Pacific peoples in Aotearoa was published in May 2024. Assessment of youth and rangatahi wellbeing and access to services infographic This quantitative assessment of mental health and wellbeing among young people and