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Published: 27 October, 2022

health and addiction treatment options is also needed. “To deliver the services needed, given the real workforce constraints, will require transformation of the way we recruit, train, support and deploy the mental health and addiction services workforce. In short, greater employment of specialist

Published: 15 December, 2025

designed and implemented. Health NZ must now build on this success by taking the next steps to improve access to MHA services on the ground. Timely implementation of a robust workforce plan would ensure there is capacity and capability to make the right options available to people when and where they

Published: 13 December, 2023

. The number one issue for secondary schools according to a recently released NZCER survey is support for students with mental health and wellbeing problems.   The last thing we want to see is rangatahi and young people who are experiencing severe or acute distress, struggling to access

Published: 30 June, 2022

, or severe mental health challenges mental distress or psychological distress crisis or mental health crisis suicidal distress despair mental illness acute experiences or extreme state We use the term ‘distress’ rather than ‘mental distress’ to acknowledge there are different ways that people describe

Published: July 2024

Ara Āwhina to monitor access to mental health and addiction services and the service options available to people. Below we present the key findings for young people. Young people experienced higher rates of psychological distress and this has increased over time. Some young people can’t get mental

Published: 18 August, 2022

distress during the pandemic. Te Hiringa Mahara believes that having better access and options for support is more important now than ever, because of the increased pressure COVID-19 has placed on people and communities and the health workforce that supports them. We welcome recent funding in

Published: July 2026

As an independent Crown Entity, Te Hiringa Mahara is required to publish a Statement of Intent (SOI) covering a period of four years, an annual Statement of Performance Expectations (SPE), as well as an Annual Report.

Published: 25 June, 2026

The composition of the Board of Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission is changing. The current chair Hayden Wano is standing down in July. The new chairperson is Dr Barbara Disley, and Kelly Feng has been appointed as a new board member.

Published: 16 June, 2026

As an integral part of our advocacy work, Te Hiringa Mahara often comments on and makes recommendations in response to consultation documents, regulations, draft bills, and regulations that may impact on the mental health and wellbeing of people in Aotearoa.

Published: June 2026

Updated: 16 June 2026.