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  • Lived experiences of Compulsory Community Treatment Orders under the Mental Health Act (1992) webinar

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    Treatment Orders   under the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992. In this report, we intentionally bring forward the views of tāngata whaiora Māori, people with lived experience, family, and whānau related to the Compulsory Community Treatment Order process.  The

  • He Ara Āwhina development journey

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    and Pacific communities. People told us: Support starts and continues with people and communities, not services. The former Mental Health Commissioner’s framework was viewed as being too narrow but was something that could be refined and built upon. The voices of Māori and tāngata whaiora are crucial

  • Karen Orsborn: Full impact of COVID-19 on mental health yet to be seen

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    , and people will continue to be affected for some time to come. Aotearoa New Zealand's responses to it will continue to evolve. An essential part of the early response was to isolate people and family units. This is the prudent action when dealing with an infectious disease and kept many people in

  • Annual Report 2022/23 highlights

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    annual report available for download.    A big emphasis in the last year has been on solidifying our monitoring approach and laying the foundation for our advocacy. We published Te Huringa Tuarua, a detailed report on services, along with four insights papers exploring youth services

  • Mental Health Bill

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    Download Mental Health Bill submission pdf, 284 KB Since our formation the Commission has contributed to policy development to ensure Aotearoa New Zealand has mental health law based on human rights and eliminates coercive practices or reduces them to the greatest extent possible. We submitted on

  • Mental health and addiction service monitoring

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    Choice programme in primary care has increased access and expanded options for people with mild to moderate mental health and addiction needs. However, access to specialist services has decreased, with people reporting challenges accessing these services. These changes in service use are due to the

  • Chief Executive Karen Orsborn opinion piece on coercive practices

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    In early June we provided an article on coercive practices to the New Zealand Herald for consideration as part of its Great Minds campaign on mental health. The article, by our Chief Executive Karen Orsborn, pointed out that coercive practices continue in Aotearoa despite evidence they have no

  • Infographic - assessment of youth and rangatahi wellbeing and access to services

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    to be themselves in Aotearoa. This was consistent for Māori and non-Māori. Most young people felt they had good control over their lives and that the things they did were worthwhile. But there has been deterioration in youth mental wellbeing and determinants of wellbeing in recent years. Average

  • Leadership

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    Our leadership team provides strategic guidance for Te Hiringa Mahara. The team includes Chief Executive, Karen Orsborn, and four directors who are responsible for our core workstreams.  Karen Orsborn, Tumu Whakarae | Chief Executive Karen is the Chief Executive of Te Hiringa Mahara. During

  • Governance

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    populations who are at greater risk of experiencing poorer mental health and wellbeing. Board members are appointed for their governance and mental health and wellbeing sector expertise but do not act as representatives or advocates for specific communities. They do, of course, draw on their