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Published: 4 November, 2025

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

Published: 27 July, 2021

being strong system oversight and an agency that really kept the pressure on the system and also governments to actually do better, and for the system to perform better. So we monitor mental health and addiction services and we also look at some of those wider factors such as housing, education, and

Published: January 2026

us and play a key role in supporting us as we assess and report on progress with system transformation, monitor mental health and addiction services, and advocate for the collective interests of people with lived experience of mental distress and/or addiction. We are committed to being grounded in Te

Published: June 2026

peer support workforce, overall, there is a system under significant pressure. Unmet need for mental health and addiction services has increased with Māori, Pacific peoples, young people, and disabled people experiencing much higher unmet need. There are promising signs that the system is beginning to

Published: 5 June, 2024

addiction workforce across Aotearoa New Zealand about access to services and options available.  In this report we give people the space to express their views. This includes comments on the urgency of system change which will ensure people get support where and when they need it.  There are

Published: 31 October, 2025

,” said board chair Hayden Wano.   “We have a diverse, knowledgeable and hard-working board that is committed to bringing to life our vision of thriving together. The changes announced today put us on a strong footing for the future.” “In July this year we began delivering on a new strategy that

Published: 16 June, 2026

measure, only workforce is improving and ‘on track’. In practice, that means although access to services is improving overall, it is not improving fast enough for young people, who continue to face rising psychological distress and persistent gaps in age-appropriate support. “We are also seeing

Published: January 2026

have a seat at decision-making tables. Expand access to youth mental health and addiction services in all localities.  Eliminate admissions of rangatahi Māori and young people to adult in-patient mental health services.   Invest in youth specific acute options for rangatahi Māori and young people

Published: November 2023

View/download PDF: MHWC2024-007 Correspondence, briefings and reports between the Commission, Mike King and Ministers [PDF, 192KB] Reports on community based mental health services Date published:  4 February 2025 Response date:  13 June 2024 View/download PDF: MHWC2024-006 - Reports on

Published: May 2026

. For this report, we worked with Arkturus to develop a Crisis Response Interactive Pathways model. We are now making this interactive model publicly available. This interactive model (alluvial diagram) uses national data collection on mental health and addiction specialist services from Programme