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  • Voices report: accompanying report to Kua Tīmata Te Haerenga 2024

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    important questions about why there is a disconnect between an increasing need for mental health and addiction support and a decrease in people accessing specialist services. We continue to hear about barriers, such as long waiting lists, not knowing how or where to get support, the stigma of

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    support mental wellbeing have not improved. This is pushing people further into mental distress. To slow down levels of distress and keep people well, our analysis shows that there are critical areas of cross-government effort and focus– such as improving physical health, social connections, and

  • Advocacy

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    a choice based mental health system. More kaupapa Māori services Learn about our call for equitable funding of kaupapa Māori mental health and addiction services. Improve wellbeing for rangatahi and young people Learn about how we can support rangatahi and young people. International relationships

  • New primary mental health and addiction support provides a welcome expansion, but gaps remain – new report

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    picture of the system available. More New Zealanders are accessing mental health or addiction support from a GP or other primary health provider. The Access and Choice programme, newly established in 2019/20, provided support to around 186,000 people in 2022/23. However, the number of people

  • New Mental Health Bill - are we there yet?

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    health support requires deeper consideration of these ideas and ways to apply them in practice. A modern Mental Health Act, to the greatest extent possible, must reduce coercive practices. We are not there yet. Read the Commission's submission on the Mental Health Bill (PDF, 284 KB) This commentary was first published by Horizon magazine

  • Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission supports legislation to ban conversion therapy

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    major impact on their mental health and wellbeing and that conversion practices can cause damage across every aspect of their lives. We welcome Government action towards more effective, human rights-based legislation that supports mental wellbeing,” says Kevin Hague. Among its recommendations, the

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

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    need to thrive. It also means having hope and trust, and the freedom to flourish. Te Hiringa Mahara will focus on understanding the impacts of COVID-19 so that the response and recovery supports mental health and wellbeing. Over the coming year we will closely monitor emerging information

  • Crisis response interactive pathways model

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    pathways to mental health, substance harm, and addiction support more understandable for people with lived experience, whānau, and people working within the sector. Link to the interactive model The interactive model is available for use by anyone with an interest in modelling client pathways from

  • Meet our Lived Experience Advisors

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    Experience at the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission. She is an enthusiastic advocate of the restorative power of being ourselves and has a passion for peer support and the power of lived experience to drive transformation. She joined the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission in 2024 and has held

  • Kaupapa Māori services report

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    addictions investment allocated to kaupapa Māori services. We also advocate for a comprehensive mental health and addiction prevalence survey to strengthen evidence-based decision-making. Our  He Ara Āwhina pathways to support framework  will support this. Downloads Te Huringa 2023