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  • Strategy to improve mental health outcomes on the way

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    . 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

  • COVID-19 learnings can support communities recovering from Cyclone Gabrielle

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    crises.  It will also provide a safety net for some of our most vulnerable.  “To help impacted communities during and beyond the recovery, we call on the government to continue to work with iwi and community organisations; to prioritise investment in re-building social

  • Peer support workforce paper 2023

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    peer support and lived experience workforce in enabling recovery, improving hope and in transforming the landscape of mental health and addiction services. The potential of this workforce is yet to be fully realised.  Key findings in the paper include: The peer support approach and its values are

  • Mental health and addiction system performance monitoring report | 2025 downloads

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    lived and living experience Prioritises effective services for tāngata whaiora with highest need Provides effective primary prevention and early interventions Ensures accessible and effective services Upholds human rights-based practices Is supported by a workforce with the capability, competencies and

  • Leadership as a mental wellbeing system enabler report

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    Aotearoa New Zealand’s approach to mental health and wellbeing. Kia Manawanui was released in 2021 and it is timely for Te Hiringa Mahara - Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission to consider if the right foundations have been put in place to deliver the medium and long-term changes. The cross-government

  • New prevalence study will provide vital data

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    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

  • Rural communities respond well to pandemic, despite challenges

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    another; share information, kai, and resources; and reduce the some of the worst psychosocial impacts of the pandemic. “By working together, and engaging with government agencies and resources, rural communities have taken practical action to protect and support themselves. To keep the momentum going

  • Māori responses to COVID-19 are exemplars for crisis health and wellbeing support

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    - invaluable for communicating information and preserving trust between government agencies and communities; using Māori networks of whānau, hapū and iwi to convey critical COVID-19 information to rurally isolated communities throughout and beyond the lockdown period; and organising and delivering resources

  • New Mental Health Bill - are we there yet?

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    principles. We acknowledge the Committee’s work to achieve agreement on the proposed changes. Their efforts and engagement with complex issues in mental health law and practice, weighing up different perspectives and values, are a sign of democracy at work. At the same time, significant issues

  • Karen Orsborn appointed as Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission Chief Executive

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    and significance of He Ara Oranga, the Government Inquiry into mental health and addiction, will enable the Commission to move forward with a sense of urgency,” he says. He Ara Oranga set out an ambitious vision for wellbeing in Aotearoa. The Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission is charged with