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Published: 23 October, 2024

deserve in our Acute options for mental health care insights paper . While services are diverse, there are some key elements that contribute to their success. It is well known that the type of care someone experiences while in distress has a big impact on their recovery. People respond in very

Published: 1 October, 2020

Work on He Ara Āwhina began with the Initial Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission (Initial Commission) in October 2020. Find more information about the He Ara Āwhina framework here . Co-define phase October 2020 – February 2021 The Initial Commission sought feedback on why we should monitor

Published: 27 June, 2023

The report provides an overview of investment into kaupapa Māori mental health and addiction services, sheds light on the significant disparities faced by Māori in mental health outcomes, and calls for the need for change to address these inequities.  It was released on 27 June 2023. Despite

Published: 25 February, 2026

addiction outcomes. Overall, the data shows an increase in psychological distress, and unmet need for mental health and substance use care remaining similar to the previous year. Hazardous drinking has continued to decrease. In general, findings show significant disparities for disabled adults and Māori

Published: January 2026

[PDF, 143 KB] Report to Minister dated 28 February 2022 [PDF, 691 KB] Report to Minister dated 24 February 2022 [PDF, 991 KB] 2021 meeting briefings  Report to Minister dated 9 December 2021 [PDF, 251 KB] Report to Minister dated 19 November 2021 [PDF, 656 KB] Report to Minister dated 21

Published: 5 November, 2025

developed by June 2027.  "A cohesive national approach will set out what is needed and where to supplement services. The challenge is to connect services up for people who need it wherever they live. This includes crisis lines which are under pressure,” Ms Orsborn said. “The current system

Published: 8 August, 2025

addiction outcomes. Overall, the data shows an increase in psychological distress, and unmet need for mental health and addiction care. While hazardous drinking has decreased, problematic use of illicit substances has not. In general, findings show significant disparities for disabled adults and Māori and

Published: 29 August, 2023

Thematic Analysis To develop the Interim Report, the Initial Commission interviewed more than 40 organisations and agencies, which were selected to represent their wide-ranging roles in the four initial priorities of the Government’s response to He Ara Oranga. The Initial Commission spoke to

Published: 5 June, 2023

communities and we call on decision-makers to support greater wellbeing by listening to Pacific peoples, involving them in decision-making, and trusting and resourcing them to support each other and their communities. Read other reports in the  Covid-19 insights series Downloads Summary Report (English) pdf, 1.2 MB Download Summary Report (English) docx, 93 KB Download Technical Report pdf, 9.5 MB Download Technical Report docx, 2.4 MB Download

Published: 11 June, 2025

“Our new system performance monitoring report highlights the need for faster improvements to address declining mental health and wellbeing,” said Karen Orsborn, CEO of Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission. The System Performance Monitoring Report released today by Te Hiringa