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  • Guide to language in He Ara Āwhina

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    people are forced or pressured to do something. This can include forced medication, solitary confinement, forced electroconvulsive therapy, physical restraint, mechanical restraint, and environmental restraint such as locked units. Coercive practises also include influencing decision making in a

  • Improve wellbeing for rangatahi and young people

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    address this. We are particularly concerned that: Young people continue to experience long wait times to than other age groups to access specialist mental health services. Initial dispensings for antidepressant, antipsychotic, and anxiolytic medications have increased substantially. Last year, 159

  • Pressure on addiction treatment services highlighted

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    in 2019/20 to 8.6% in 2023/24. “A reported surge in methamphetamine use in the last year is likely to put further pressure on services. At a time that we need to be bolstering services, we’re seeing fewer people access addiction services.”   “Another sign that the system is under pressure

  • System performance monitoring report - June 2025

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    supported by the right workforce. Our initial monitoring findings show that while there are some early positive movements in some areas, for example peer support workforce, overall, there is a system under significant pressure. Collective and coordinated action across the system shifts is required . This is our first system performance monitoring report and we will expand and improve the set of measures used in coming years.

  • Working towards the transformation of the mental health and wellbeing system

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      Recently, our Chief Executive, Karen Orsborn, had a chat with Gladys Hartson from Pasifika Wire  - a news and podcast site for Pacific peoples in Aotearoa.  The story  and podcast interview was published late yesterday. Karen spoke to Gladys about the purpose and

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

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    everyone requiring a higher level of care gets the support they need. Focused attention is now required on addressing this problem.” The report shows mounting pressure on specialist services. This is primarily related to acute workforce shortages in specialist services and is compounded by having more

  • Acute options for mental health care insights paper

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    about risk and safety in collaboration with them. These services provided a gateway to other services when required and were most effective when they had strong relationships with local clinical services and crisis teams. Increasing the range of acute services can relieve some of the pressure that

  • Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission welcomes Budget 2022 investment in specialist mental health and addiction services

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    addressing pressures on specialist services, particularly for young people.  In its report the Commission emphasised the importance of continuing investment in youth services as well as in kaupapa Māori services, peer services, and other community-based specialist services.  "However, with $1.8

  • Mental health and addiction targets welcomed

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    measures and reports on these in the He Ara Āwhina dashboard. This helps us understand where there are pressures on the system and where improvements need to be made. In early June, the Commission released Kua Tīmata Te Haerenga | The Journey Has Begun, our 2024 mental health and addiction services

  • Peer mental support role in EDs is a positive move

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    models of care and addressing wider workforce shortages. It’s important that the Māori lived experience workforce, who bring a Te Ao Māori perspective, are included in planning.”   The Commission has provided advice to the Minister for Mental Health that will address other pressure points