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  • Lived experiences of Compulsory Community Treatment Orders under the Mental Health Act (1992) webinar

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    Treatment Orders   under the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992. In this report, we intentionally bring forward the views of tāngata whaiora Māori, people with lived experience, family, and whānau related to the Compulsory Community Treatment Order process.  The

  • Karen Orsborn: Full impact of COVID-19 on mental health yet to be seen

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    and income, with higher rates of job loss for Pacific and Asian people. Experience from past downturns shows us that more economically vulnerable populations, including people with a health condition, disability or mental health diagnosis, tend to recover more slowly from employment shocks. The

  • He Ara Āwhina development journey

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    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

  • Annual Report 2022/23 highlights

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    on policy proposals and bills, such as the Accessibility for New Zealanders Bill, Therapeutic Products Bill and Manatū Hauora policy proposal to repeal and replace the Mental Health Act.   We generated good coverage of the issues we’re working on in a variety of media outlets. Over the

  • Mental Health Bill

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    Download Mental Health Bill submission pdf, 284 KB Since our formation Te Hiringa Mahara - Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission has contributed to policy development to ensure Aotearoa New Zealand has mental health law based on human rights and eliminates coercive practices or reduces them to the

  • Chief Executive Karen Orsborn opinion piece on coercive practices

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    In early June we provided an article on coercive practices to the New Zealand Herald for consideration as part of its Great Minds campaign on mental health. The article, by our Chief Executive Karen Orsborn, pointed out that coercive practices continue in Aotearoa New Zealand despite evidence they

  • Leadership

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    Our leadership team provides strategic guidance for Te Hiringa Mahara -- Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission. The team includes Chief Executive, Karen Orsborn, and four directors who are responsible for our core workstreams.  Karen Orsborn, Tumu Whakarae | Chief Executive Karen is the Chief

  • Governance

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    populations who are at greater risk of experiencing poorer mental health and wellbeing. Board members are appointed for their governance and mental health and wellbeing sector expertise but do not act as representatives or advocates for specific communities. They do, of course, draw on their perspectives

  • Mental health and addiction specialist service access factsheet download

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    This factsheet provides supplementary information about the number of people accessing specialist mental health and addiction services, with data up to June 2024. Latest data to June 2024, shows the number of people using specialist mental health and addiction services continues to decrease. In

  • Social media community guidelines

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    Join our online community LinkedIn YouTube We have an active presence in online community spaces. Our aim is to host well-informed and connected online community. We want these to be spaces where everyone can be part of constructive conversations about improving access to mental health and