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  • Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission unveils new name 

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    intentionally taken time to get to know ourselves and develop our strategy since our establishment last year. This has helped us to reflect on the essence of who we are and what we stand for in our te Reo name.   “We are embarking on a challenging hikoi of transformation as we find our place in

  • Lived experiences of Compulsory Community Treatment Orders under the Mental Health Act (1992) webinar

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    Treatment Orders   under the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992. In this report, we intentionally bring forward the views of tāngata whaiora Māori, people with lived experience, family, and whānau related to the Compulsory Community Treatment Order process.  The

  • Abuse in care report recognises life-long trauma

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    documenting the harms that have impacted the lives of thousands of New Zealanders, but to also recognise and understand the subsequent trauma and distress that people live with as a result.   We acknowledge the pain, loss and anger of those who contributed their voices to this inquiry and

  • Chief Executive Karen Orsborn opinion piece on coercive practices

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    are trained in intentional peer support. Furthermore, a warm, home-like setting often has a positive calming effect and levels of distress, and risk, are often reduced when people are able to receive services, care and support in these environments. It is our strong view that such services should be

  • Governance

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    The Te Hiringa Mahara Board is chaired by Hayden Wano. The board members are Professor Sunny Collings, Dr Barbara Disley, Rae Lamb, Wayne Langford, Tuari Potiki and Josiah Tualamali'i. Appointments to the Board were announced on 18 December 2020 by the Minister of Health. The announcement was

  • Other documents

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    This is where you can read and download any additional corporate documents, such as our annual engagement survey summary report. Annual engagement survey summary report As a Commission with a system leadership role we work hard to build and maintain genuine relationships with a range of people and

  • Proactive release policy

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    The objective of Te Hiringa Mahara - Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission in performing its functions and exercising its powers, under the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission Act 2020, is to contribute to better and equitable mental health and wellbeing outcomes for people in Aotearoa New

  • Urupare mōrearea: Crisis responses monitoring report | 2025 downloads

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    Crisis responses are a critical part of an effective mental health system, and we are calling for a nationally cohesive approach to crisis responses to be developed by June 2027. In Aotearoa New Zealand, we have a collection of services with components that are working well. Elements of a good

  • Crisis response webinar: what makes an effective crisis response

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    Te Hiringa Mahara hosted a webinar exploring effective crisis response models based on our recently released Crisis response literature scan held on 24 September 2025. The session provided an overview of the literature scan and featured speakers showcasing examples of crisis response in practice

  • The Initial Commission

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    -development phase. Report Wāhanga tautuhi takirua | Co-define phase Read a summary and download our report on the He Ara Oranga wellbeing outcomes framework co-define phase. Report Tarāwaho huatau | Conceptual framework Following a co-design and consultation process the Board of the Initial Commission