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Published: January 2026

, young people are receiving fewer mental health medications. Our last year of reporting shows a decrease of young people being admitted to adult in-patient mental health services. There are increasing options for youth mental health services, such as telehealth, services provided through the Access and

Published: 5 November, 2025

Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission welcomes investment in crisis response services announced today by Minister for Mental Health Matt Doocey. The substantial funding package will improve access to support for people in mental health and substance use crisis. The announcement

Published: 25 July, 2023

the subsequent ground-breaking He Ara Oranga report. It is through Jemaima's significant contribution over our first two years that we are in the strong position we are today.  A new member has been appointed to the board. Dr Barbara Disley is joining the board for a three-year term. Many of

Published: May 2024

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Published: 20 April, 2026

message was received loud and clear; the current Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992 is outdated and in need of a review. Repealing and replacing the law is one of 40 recommendations made in the Inquiry report. “While some changes don’t need to wait for the law to pass, the

Published: 3 April, 2025

flexibility of delivery modes, including offering virtual services, increased productivity and recruitment, and, most essentially, to sustain funding.” One-fifth (20.2 per cent) of all people using Access and Choice services is aged 12–24 (equivalent to nearly 42,000 young people), “Because rangatahi

Published: 30 June, 2022

The most important terms in He Ara Āwhina are explained here, along with complex terms that are not ‘everyday language’. We have also included words that people told us needed more explanation during our public consultation on the draft He Ara Āwhina framework. Where we have made use of other

Published: 9 April, 2026

monitoring products and provide curated information on mental health and wellbeing for use by interested stakeholders and complements our other reporting. The 13 measures in this Summary Set provide an overview across the breadth of He Ara Āwhina monitoring framework. A key role for Te Hiringa

Published: 16 September, 2024

read through reports on our website that highlight the benefits of te reo Māori in supporting wellbeing, see  Mairangatia te hauora hinengaro me te toiora Māori | Advancing Māori mental health and wellbeing .    Kia kaha te reo Māori - Let’s make the Māori language strong! &nbsp

Published: June 2024

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