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Published: 21 March, 2024

recent years there has been a marginal increase in the size of the peer support workforce (an increase of 64 FTE or 18% between 2018 and 2022) but it still makes up only 3.4% of the wider mental health and addictions workforce.  “The peer support approach and values are critical to transforming

Published: 20 January, 2024

Our Supplementary paper: Access and Choice Programme workforce development funding – the first three years was published in January 2024. Since being announced in Budget 2019, approximately $54 million in contracted funding has been allocated to a range of initiatives within three main development

Published: 29 August, 2023

-define phase Advice from our Expert Advisory Group Literature and information Feedback on the draft outcomes framework Feedback on the framework In August and September 2020, the Initial Commission asked people for feedback on the draft He Ara Oranga outcomes framework.  When the Initial

Published: 25 July, 2023

Te Hiringa Mahara has been governed by an active board since being formed in February 2021. There have been two recent changes.  Having been on the board since our establishment in February 2021, Dr Jemaima Tiatia's term has come to an end. Board chair Hayden Wano has expressed his thanks

Published: 29 June, 2023

work from a Te Ao Māori perspective, which incorporates mātauranga Māori, tikanga, and kawa.  The paper provides an overview of peer workforce and reports on research data and findings from a series of focus groups Te Hiringa Mahara ran in late 2022.   “There has been significant

Published: 12 May, 2023

Feedback has been very positive in the media from the Ministry of Health and Te Aka Whai Ora on our latest report into wellbeing during COVID-19.

Published: 29 March, 2023

Te Hiringa Mahara hosted a webinar on supporting wellbeing after a crisis, such as pandemics or natural disasters, on 6 April 2023 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm.  You can watch the full webinar below. Speakers: Matthew Bloomer, Director Wellbeing System Leadership, Te Hiringa Mahara Karen Orsborn, Chief Executive Officer, Te Hiringa Mahara Dr Claire Achmad, Chief Executive Officer, Social Service Providers Aoteaora.

Published: August 2024

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Published: 14 February, 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic has added additional stress to the rural community, which itself faces different wellbeing challenges to those of urban Aotearoa.

Published: 30 November, 2022

allocated to the priority initiative in the 2019 Wellbeing Budget. “We are past the halfway point of the programme, and now is a good time to pause and reflect on whether the investment into community and primary care is paying the dividends identified in He Ara Oranga ,” says Te Hiringa Mahara Chair