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Age-ban on social media can’t solve mental distress on its own
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Newsthe world. There is no turning back the clock. Yet the downsides of the online world for young people are well known and how to address these is now playing out on the international stage. With France recently following in Australia's footsteps by introducing an age-based ban on social media, this
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Wāhanga tautuhi takirua / Co-define phase
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Resource, and need to be simple and practical, with supports put in place for implementation. People said it needed to: focus on equity and relevance for Māori, be relevant for specific and diverse populations, support a paradigm shift to wellbeing, be focused on strengths, and be relevant to all age
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Focus on youth wellbeing more urgent than ever
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NewsMore evidence of the state of New Zealand youth mental health — Youth and rangatahi wellbeing and access to services assessment — has been released today and shows that while most youth and rangatahi are doing well, there is a steady decline in youth wellbeing in comparison to older age groups more
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Covid-19 Insights Series - Impact of COVID-19 on wellbeing of older people in Aotearoa New Zealand
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Resourceage groups across a range of measures, predictably, the pandemic had negative impacts on wellbeing Different parts of the older community experienced the pandemic in different ways – the challenges faced often exacerbated existing inequities in wellbeing, and the factors that affect it The COVID-19
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Young people experiencing acute mental distress need age-appropriate care
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Newsreport - Admission of young people to adult inpatient mental health services. This report examines the trends in admitting young people (aged 12 to 17 years) to adult inpatient mental health services in Aotearoa and reflects on perspectives from young people, whānau and family who have
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NZ Health Survey 2024/2025 mental health and substance use data summary
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psychological distress among adults has significantly increased compared to the last five years and last 10 years. 22.9% of young adults (15–24 years old) experienced high or very high levels of psychological distress in the four weeks prior to the survey. This was the highest percentage of any age
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Positive progress with targets but challenges remain for young people
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Newsdistress becomes overwhelming. “We know that timely care is critical as the effects of mental distress can follow them through their lives, sometimes causing devastating effects for them and their whānau down the track. “Our current data shows that across Aotearoa New Zealand, those under the age of 18
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Improve wellbeing for rangatahi Māori and young people
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address this. We are particularly concerned that: Rangatahi Māori and young people experience the highest rates of mental distress of any age group – and report the highest rate of unmet need for health services and barriers to access services. Young people continue to experience longer wait
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Guide to language in He Ara Āwhina
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Resourcedoes not cause harm. Distress A state of experiencing thoughts, feelings (e.g. hopelessness), and / or experiences (e.g. hearing voices) that are challenging for the person or whānau affected by them. The use of the term distress includes the following terms used by other agencies: mild, moderate
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Young people are missing out on access to mental health services
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Newswith 2023/2024 In 2024-25 236,300 people used Access and Choice programme services, up from 207,000 in 2023/2024 (a 14% increase) Young people are the age group who experienced the largest decrease in access Over the last five years almost 5,000 fewer 19-25 year olds (a 20% decrease), and 2,800