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Increasing service options for Māori webinar
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Te Tairāwhiti as an adult peer support/advocacy worker, Consumer Leader, and Mataora. Guy was privileged to carry the voices of whānau to local, regional, and national forums where he was a Co-Chair of Ngā Hau e Whā (National Consumer Advocacy Group) and become a member of the National
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Pathway for peer support to transform the mental health and addiction workforce webinar
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the wellbeing of their populations. Guy Baker, Principal Advisor Māori Whānau Lived Experience He uri au o te iwi o Ngāti Porou Ko Guy Baker awau A personal journey of lived experience of mental distress later in life, sparked a passion that saw Guy join Te Kupenga Net Trust in Tairāwhiti as an adult peer
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Improve wellbeing for rangatahi and young people
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seat at decision-making tables. Expand access to youth mental health and addiction services in all localities. Reduce the number of rangatahi Māori and young people admitted to adult in-patient mental health services to zero. Invest in youth specific acute options for rangatahi Māori and young
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Access and choice for mental health and addiction services encouraging, but workforce challenges remain
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Considerable progress has been made with the Access and Choice programme rollout over the last year, despite significant challenges for the primary care and mental health and addiction sectors in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is according to the second report on the programme by Te
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Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission calls for stronger action to transform key areas of the mental health and addiction system
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investment in mental health and addiction services through the 2019 Wellbeing Budget, improvements in services have not materialised as we had hoped for over this time,” says Commission Board Chair Hayden Wano. “We commend the investment in additional, and much needed, primary and community services, but
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Top priorities for New Zealand's first Minister for Mental Health
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areas. This is why a Mental Health Minister position is so important. Take for example efforts to lift positive mental health and wellbeing for young people. These not only improve wellbeing in adulthood but also flow over into educational attainment, productivity and the economy more broadly
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Webinar: achieving equitable wellbeing outcomes for tāngata whaiora
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Te Hiringa Mahara hosted a webinar outlining findings from our 2025 Assessment of wellbeing for people who interact with mental health and addiction services . Webinar - Achieving equitable wellbeing outcomes for tāngata whaiora: what we know, what needs to change recording. The
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Mental health and addiction service access data collection
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Here are more details about why we want to hear from a wide cross section of people, how the information we collect will be used, and answers to other frequently asked questions. If you have any other questions or have issues with the online form, you can email us at kiaora@mhwc.govt.nz
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Young people experiencing acute mental distress need age-appropriate care
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experienced admissions to adult facilities. “In the last year alone, 159 young people aged 12-17 years were admitted to adult mental health inpatient services – this is one quarter of young people who were admitted for inpatient mental health care. This is unacceptable. It needs to be zero. Adult and
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Positive response from academics and agencies on our report into rangatiratanga during COVID-19
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Hiringa Mahara Director Māori, Maraea Johns. “Māori wellbeing is often referred to as being collective, and exercising rangatiratanga (self-determination, sovereignty, independence, autonomy) is a contributor to a range of positive wellbeing outcomes for iwi, hapū, and whānau.” Read the feedback in the article on Stuff