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  • Commission will provide system oversight of new mental wellbeing long-term pathway

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    improving outcomes for Māori, including community-led design of kaupapa Māori services that are by Māori, for Māori working with people with lived experience of mental distress and addiction to expand access to services and choice in support options so people can recover from mental distress and addiction

  • Put an end to CCTOs

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      We are advocating for change from a coercive to a choice based mental health system. The changes we are calling for can be made now. Repeal and replace the Mental Health Act New legislation must be co-designed with people with lived experience of compulsory treatment, uphold Te Tiriti o

  • Top priorities for New Zealand's first Minister for Mental Health

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    to meet the needs of rangatahi and young people, deliver services that work for Māori, and  ensure anyone experiencing severe mental illness able to access care they need while having their right to choice respected.   It is alarming that rates of psychological distress among our

  • Mental health and addiction service monitoring

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    and quantitative) was used to develop this report. The report shows that service access has increased in some parts of the system but decreased in others. The new Access and Choice programme in primary care has increased access and expanded options for people with mild to moderate mental health and

  • Advocacy

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    health and wellbeing.  We are prioritising three focus areas for our advocacy:  Transforming from a coercive to a choice-based system Improving mental health and wellbeing for rangatahi and young people More kaupapa Māori services. We cannot advocate alone. There are many ways that you can support

  • More investment needed for kaupapa Māori mental health and addiction services

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    shed light on the challenges faced by Māori communities and emphasizes the urgent need for change.  “We want to see more funding allocation to follow the example set by the new Access and Choice programme. The government has committed to ensuring 20 per cent, or $35.5 million each year by 30 June

  • The Initial Commission reporting

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    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

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

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    Data released today by Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission shows that fewer people accessed specialist mental health and addiction services in the year from July 2023 to June 2024 than in previous years. Recently available data shows a decrease of over 3,000 fewer people than

  • New report highlights Pacific wellbeing challenges

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    access to education opportunities, appropriate housing, and adequate incomes,” said report lead Dr Ella Cullen, Te Hiringa Mahara Director Wellbeing System Leadership and Insights. “We know that improved mental health and wellbeing for people is driven by things that are out of their control. One

  • Could you access mental health or addiction support when you needed it?

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    A big thank you to everyone who gave us feedback on their journey accessing mental health and addiction services. We received over 300 responses through the data collection that we ran in November. This is now closed. We wanted to hear from people seeking help with mental distress or addiction: If