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Published: January 2026

this is unacceptable. Māori and Pacific peoples are more likely to experience compulsory treatment, and solitary confinement. In 2020/21, Māori were 1.8 times more likely than Pacific peoples and 4 times more likely than other ethnicities to be subject to Compulsory Community Treatment Orders.&nbsp

Published: 27 January, 2022

Commission. January figures from the Ministry of Health indicate that mental health service users have full vaccination rates that are 9% lower than the general population, and rates amongst addiction service users are 19% lower than the general population. The figures for Māori are also concerning

Published: 2 October, 2025

This working paper presents a focused review of suicide and self-harm monitoring indicators. The paper outlines how these indicators will contribute to building a high-level picture about rates of suicide and self-harm in Aotearoa New Zealand. The purpose of this review was to identify a small set

Published: 23 May, 2024

housing and better mental health Pacific communities and organisations are doing the mahi, but system support is needed Enabling communities to deliver on better wellbeing outcomes works Wrap around support to address wider wellbeing will achieve improved Pacific mental health outcomes By Pacific

Published: 25 August, 2022

care are a priority for us and in 2023 we will release insights about the collective voice of young people calling for better support of their mental health and wellbeing. “This work will add weight to our belief that the voices and knowledge of young people should be central to the design of systems

Published: 9 April, 2025

move ahead when they are ready. In areas where improvements can be introduced now, there is the opportunity for people in need to be better supported by a health response. People need to have confidence in the plans and implementation approach.  It is important that NZ Police and HealthNZ Te Whatu

Published: 6 October, 2022

of the pandemic requires an understanding of these broader dimensions of wellbeing.” For this report, Te Hiringa Mahara analysed more than 3000 media articles from the beginning of the pandemic to April 2022. Its analysis found that coverage tended to focus on the material resources and services

Published: 29 October, 2024

. We see an opportunity to bring together cross-government action on mental health through this strategy, something that we will be calling for and contribute to. We acknowledge the efforts by Minister for Mental Health Matt Doocey to introduce the Bill in August 2023, and more recently MP Katie

Published: January 2026

deliberation. The Future Excellence Horizon, linked below, provided an external perspective how we could best contribute to improved mental health and wellbeing outcomes.  Strategy on a page We are a kaitiaki of mental health and wellbeing. Our objective is to contribute to better and equitable

Published: 30 September, 2024

New Zealand is a step closer to getting accurate information about the level of mental health need in the community. Matt Doocey, Minister for Mental Health, announced on 26 September that the Government will fund the first Child and Youth Mental Health and Addiction Prevalence survey. This is in