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Published: 5 June, 2024

in practice and legislation that respects people’s rights to make decisions about their care and treatment and supports their capacity to do so. This infographic contains data about the use of selected coercive practices. We report this data as part of our monitoring of mental health and addiction

Published: 1 October, 2020

and Pacific communities. People told us: Support starts and continues with people and communities, not services. The former Mental Health Commissioner’s framework was viewed as being too narrow but was something that could be refined and built upon. The voices of Māori and tāngata whaiora are crucial

Published: August 2025

being denied support Treat lived experience as an unfinished sentence, asking ourselves “lived experience of…?” for each project or area of work that we undertake, so that we involve people with directly relevant personal experience in each project Monitoring together – the issues people share with

Published: 29 October, 2024

passed into law with unanimous support from MPs. When the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill was introduced in October 2021, we advocated for the inclusion of a mental health and addiction strategy under the legislation. While six other strategies were specified, mental health and addiction was not included

Published: 9 April, 2025

move ahead when they are ready. In areas where improvements can be introduced now, there is the opportunity for people in need to be better supported by a health response. People need to have confidence in the plans and implementation approach.  It is important that NZ Police and HealthNZ Te Whatu

Published: 18 February, 2025

. “Rangatahi and young people aged under 25 make up over 10,000 of the 16,000 fewer people being seen. This requires urgent attention.” “We want to see improved access so people get timely support when they need it.” The reasons behind a reduction in access to services were reported in our 2024 Kua

Published: 23 October, 2024

the following overview of the paper. There is huge potential for more peer-led, community-based and Kaupapa Māori, services to support people experiencing acute distress.  Te Hiringa Mahara has brought much needed attention to a wide range of options that haven’t always got the limelight they

Published: August 2025

We currently have two Lived Experience Advisors whose job is to support connections with tāngata whaiora and lived experience communities and provide advice on all of the work of Te Hiringa Mahara.  Saskia Ymker Saskia Ymker (she/her) is Kaitohu Mātāmua Wheako Ora | Principal Advisor Lived

Published: 23 May, 2024

housing and better mental health Pacific communities and organisations are doing the mahi, but system support is needed Enabling communities to deliver on better wellbeing outcomes works Wrap around support to address wider wellbeing will achieve improved Pacific mental health outcomes By Pacific

Published: 3 April, 2025

substantially increased access to support, however efforts to reach the aim of 325,000 people accessing services needs to be intensified.  Our expert panel discussed their experiences with the programme from the perspectives of lived experience, Kaupapa Māori services, and the workforce. &nbsp