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  • New report highlights Pacific wellbeing challenges

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    constraint on delivering effective services, is improving how they are funded. Introducing a contracting model built on trust will ensure Pacific organisations can meet the diverse needs of their communities. “New Zealand needs to set Pacific people up for success, and that starts with addressing

  • Peer mental support role in EDs is a positive move

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    people may experience while waiting.”   “We have yet to see the detail of how this initiative will be rolled-out but we think a staged approach is a good way to start.”  “The peer support workforce has a lot to offer and it is encouraging to see the expansion of these roles.”   In

  • Annual Report 2022/23 highlights

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    Commissioner Forum. We participated in forums organised by the World Federation for Mental Health and the International Initiative for Mental Health Leadership (IIMHL). We met visiting IIMHL CEO Steve Appleton alongside Le Va colleagues in early November.    We have a small but very committed

  • Guide to language in He Ara Āwhina

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    the number of gambling machines or alcohol stores in a community. Co-produce A process in which tāngata whaiora and whānau are involved in planning, design, delivery, and evaluation of services or supports, policy, research, or training. It involves a genuine partnership between tāngata whaiora

  • Holding a mirror up to the mental health and addiction system

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    people expect.”  “Peer support services for example have seen an increase since 2018 with greater investment in the peer and lived experience workforce. There has also been an increase in kaupapa Māori specialist mental health and addiction services since 2018, but this has yet to reach

  • Access and choice mental health programme stacks up

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    , addiction and wellbeing issues. The programme is a good investment, but efforts to reach more people need to be intensified,” said Karen Orsborn, Chief Executive Officer. During 2023-24, over 207,000 people have accessed support, with over 1.6 million sessions completed across the country since

  • New Mental Health Bill - are we there yet?

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    remain unresolved and hinder the Bill’s aims. The Committee report notes differing views on complex issues such as the use of seclusion in hospitals and retaining the use of compulsory orders in the community. The existing Mental Health Act will be replaced, but have we done enough to embed policy in

  • Mental health and addiction service monitoring

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    and quantitative) was used to develop this report. The report shows that service access has increased in some parts of the system but decreased in others. The new Access and Choice programme in primary care has increased access and expanded options for people with mild to moderate mental health and

  • Independent Commission’s report highlights the importance of improving access and choice for mental health and addiction services in Aotearoa

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    benefit from more urgent and dedicated focus.” Greater prioritisation implementing flexible, holistic services in a range of settings for Māori and Pacific peoples is needed, says Wano. The Commission also wants youth services prioritised and delivered in ways and in settings that are acceptable and

  • Covid-19 Insights Series - Exercising rangatiratanga during the COVID-19 pandemic

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    effective government support can be optimised when Māori responses are trusted, acted upon, and enabled through the realignment of wellbeing system processes. We thus call on the government to provide sustained support and resources to Māori to continue to deliver for their communities. Read other reports