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Published: 29 August, 2023

outcomes framework – English summary pdf, 1.8 MB Download Read and download our supporting information Downloads Population indicators that sit under the framework pdf, 205 KB Download Population indicators that sit under the framework docx, 54 KB Download More information on the intended use of the

Published: February 2024

form. These ask about: the most recent time people have supported a person to access mental health service, alcohol or other drug service, or gambling service a time when people have supported a person and they have not accessed these services. Additionally, both online forms have questions about

Published: February 2026

Peer support workforce paper 2023 Read and download our Peer support workforce paper 2023 about the critical role of the peer workforce in enabling recovery, improving hope and in transforming the landscape of mental health and addiction services. Report This paper shows the critical role of the

Published: 29 June, 2023

The significant contribution made by peer support workers in the mental health and addiction system is highlighted in a new insights paper released today by Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission.   The findings of the Peer Support Workforce Insight Paper include calls

Published: 21 March, 2024

The announcement today by the Minister for Mental Health Matt Doocey that a new mental health and addiction peer support service will be set up in hospital emergency departments is a positive move.   “People who are experiencing mental distress who arrive at an emergency department will

Published: 8 June, 2023

key feature in the how Pacific community responses served to support families and helped mitigate the challenges,” says Te Hiringa Mahara Chief Executive Karen Orsborn.    Pacific peoples endured significant challenges in the pandemic, and this included serious disruption to the ways

Published: 5 July, 2022

Hiringa Mahara (positive energy and thoughtfulness) with agencies across the system to support, transform, guide, and monitor a mental health and wellbeing system that prioritises wellbeing and that has people and whānau at its heart."

Published: 9 March, 2023

broad range of community-based organisations, including Whānau Ora providers, women’s refuges, and Māori wardens. “However, while government and community responses were and are valuable, more should be done to empower communities, provide a range of safe accessible supports, and monitor and research family and sexual violence.”

Published: 5 June, 2023

, and this included serious disruption to the ways they connect with family, community, church, and culture. However, throughout the worse periods of the pandemic, Pacific people drew on their connections to provide flexible and practical support to each other – support like trustworthy and

Published: 31 October, 2025

takes us up until 2029. We will continue to push strongly to ensure people who need support have access to appropriate services, and as well as tackling underlying factors that contribute to poor mental health.” The changes announced are:   Dr Barbara Disley, a current board member, has