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  • Who we are

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    from the government of the day. An Initial Commission was set-up in November 2019 to start on high priority projects and begin setting up the new organisation.  The Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission Act 2020 was passed in June 2020, and we began to fulfil our new legislative functions in

  • New report highlights Pacific wellbeing challenges

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    peoples.  This will require increased and concerted effort across all government agencies, and ongoing leadership from the Ministry for Pacific Peoples and Pacific leaders,” Cullen added. Despite these challenges, however, we also report that Pacific families are a continued source of wellbeing for

  • Commission responds to Implementation Unit’s mid-term review of 2019 mental health package

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    -term Review  on the Government’s progress following its $1.9 billion investment into mental health. “While the overall picture shows progress has been made and initiatives are on track, we support the report’s call for steps to be taken to speed up delivery in certain areas so that everything

  • More investment needed for kaupapa Māori mental health and addiction services

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    shed light on the challenges faced by Māori communities and emphasizes the urgent need for change.  “We want to see more funding allocation to follow the example set by the new Access and Choice programme. The government has committed to ensuring 20 per cent, or $35.5 million each year by 30 June

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

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    recommendations in He Ara Oranga: Report of the Government Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction , has a particular focus on people with mild-to-moderate mental health and addiction needs and improving access to primary mental health, wellbeing and addiction services, including in Kaupapa Māori, Pacific

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

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    practices under the current Mental Health Act. The Government process to repeal and replace the Act is underway, but it is likely to be years before new legislation is passed and fully implemented. We call for new law, based on supported decision making, embedding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Te Ao

  • Home

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    Mahara (Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission) is kaitiaki of mental health and wellbeing in Aotearoa New Zealand. We were established as a result of He Ara Oranga, the 2018 inquiry into mental health and addiction, as an independent Crown entity at arms-length from the government of the day. Our

  • Mental health and addiction service monitoring

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    due to workforce challenges.  The report calls for urgent action by Government and health agencies to accelerate improvement in a range of critical areas. The report makes five recommendations: Health NZ develops a mental health and addiction workforce plan to address service capacity and

  • Mental Health Bill

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    employment. These kinds of services have significant benefits for people’s wellbeing and are critical to reduce, even avoid, the use of compulsory treatment. Achieving the intent of the Bill depends on Government action on other enablers of workforce, investment, technology, and communication. People

  • Accountability documents

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    - updated An updated Statement of Intent was prepared in 2024 to ensure current government priorities are reflected. The document was released in August 2024. Statement of Intent 2022-2026 - updated [PDF 2.7MB]     Statement of Intent 2022 – 2026 This document is the first Statement of