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Focus on youth wellbeing more urgent than ever
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24-year-olds experienced psychological distress. This is higher than other age groups, and it has risen over time. In 2022/23, double the number of youth, in comparison to other age groups, did not receive professional mental health support when they felt they needed it. The analysis also showed
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Karen Orsborn appointed as Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission Chief Executive
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The Chair of the Commission Board, Hayden Wano, has today announced the appointment of its new Tumu Whakarae - Chief Executive for the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission.
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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
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Put an end to CCTOs
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We are advocating for change from a coercive to a choice based mental health system. The changes we are calling for can be made now.
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Collective effort will ensure Auditor General’s recommendations on mental health support for rangatahi and young people hit the mark
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We welcomed recommendations in the Auditor General's report Meeting the mental health needs of young New Zealanders report released on 15 February 2024.
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Increasing service options for Māori webinar
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In this webinar, we provided an overview of investment into kaupapa Māori mental health and addiction services, shed light on the significant disparities faced by Māori in mental health outcomes, and called for changes that are needed to address these inequities.
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Co-development phase - public consultation feedback
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The He Ara Āwhina co-development phase ran from March 2021 to June 2022. A draft version of He Ara Āwhina went out for public consultation for six weeks from 8 March to 19 April 2022.
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Covid-19 Insights Series - COVID-19 and safety in the home
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March 2023 - Our fourth report in the COVID-19 insights series shows that the pandemic and lockdowns led to an increase in reports of violence and harm in the home, with some groups particularly impacted.
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Priority on youth mental health strikes a chord
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Mahara. We are advocating for: Expand access to youth mental health and addiction services in all localities Reduce the number of rangatahi Māori and young people admitted to adult in-patient mental health services to zero A focus on addressing the drivers of wellbeing for rangatahi and young
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Pathway for peer support to transform the mental health and addiction workforce webinar
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In this webinar, we shared the evidence that points to the need to further grow our peer support workforce. We also shared the changes we want to see happen to realise the potential of the peer support workforce, including those across different levels of our health system.