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Published: 23 July, 2024

and portfolio management experience. Denise has led the design and development of two national suicide prevention programmes funded by the Ministry of Health: FLO: Pasifika for Life and LifeKeepers. Denise is a former member of the Suicide Prevention Mortality Review Committee; she currently Chairs a

Published: 28 August, 2024

funding across 12 portfolios 57% went to Health ($1.12 billion over four years) $1.54 billion was for new initiatives, $225.2 million for cost pressures, $194.1 million for a combined initiative. “This report looks at the numbers and what the agencies have achieved with the funding investment by

Published: January 2026

) and Regional Portfolio Manager for Te Whatu Ora. She has led a broad range of initiatives including maternal crisis respite, perinatal and infant mental health service development, and youth respite. Sonya has also led national strategy processes, including leading development of the Commissioning

Published: 10 December, 2020

The consultation phase to provide feedback on the development of a framework to monitor mental health services and addiction services is now closed. The Initial Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission provided people with an opportunity to have their say on the He Ara Āwhina service-level monitoring

Published: 1 November, 2023

A big thank you to everyone who gave us feedback on their journey accessing mental health and addiction services. We received over 300 responses through the data collection that we ran in November. This is now closed. We wanted to hear from people seeking help with mental distress or addiction: If

Published: January 2026

   Our tools to create system change The tools we have as an Independent Crown Entity to create system change include engagement, monitoring, and advocacy. Making recommendations and calls to action are two closely related tools that we use to highlight the changes we want to see to

Published: 9 April, 2025

statement in response to planned changes. People in acute mental health distress need access to the services and help they need in a timely way. Strengthening the health led crisis responses is the right direction to head. We are keeping a close eye on the implementation of changes being made by NZ

Published: 18 February, 2025

Government and health agencies to accelerate improvement in a range of critical areas. This included a call for Health NZ to develop a mental health and addiction workforce plan to address service capacity and workforce shortages by June 2025. “We will be keeping a close watch on access and will

Published: December 2025

create system change including engagement, monitoring, and advocacy. Making recommendations and calls to action are two closely related tools that we use to highlight the changes we want to see to improve the system's effectiveness, efficiency and adequacy. In the attached document we describe the

Published: 17 May, 2023

youth mental health inpatient services are fundamentally different, and young people experiencing distress should not have to choose services that are not age-appropriate because there is no better alternative close to their whānau and home,” says Te Hiringa Mahara Board Chair Hayden Wano. “We are