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Published: August 2025

being an organisation grounded in Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Our Tauākī ki te Tiriti guides our work to improve mental health and wellbeing outcomes for Māori and whānau. This is front and centre of who we are and what we do.  We are committed to prioritising the voices of people who experience mental

Published: 2 September, 2025

forms part of the ongoing Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission programme of work examining effective crisis response systems, which will inform our upcoming monitoring report scheduled for publication in November 2025, and we expect to inform future service design

Published: 21 March, 2024

The announcement today by the Minister for Mental Health Matt Doocey that a new mental health and addiction peer support service will be set up in hospital emergency departments is a positive move.   “People who are experiencing mental distress who arrive at an emergency department will

Published: 23 May, 2024

analysis of well-established and respected data sources used across government to inform policy-making.  And a qualitative aspect which provides case studies of initiatives that are succeeding in promoting Pacific Peoples’ mental health and wellbeing, which may act as a model for future work

Published: 8 December, 2021

or community experiences positive wellbeing, they are generally engaged with society and have good quality of life and mental health. For those experiencing negative wellbeing, the reverse is often true. Our report shows that while a substantial majority are in a positive space, too many people and

Published: 13 December, 2023

. At the heart of this kaupapa is the importance of rangatahi and young people having a voice and being part of decision-making about services that impacts them.  To ensure we understand what is happening across the mental health, addiction and wellbeing systems, we engage with a wide range of

Published: March 2024

-19 insights series .  Our reports monitoring the mental health and addiction system are available here Reports in Te Huringa Tuarua insights report feature voices of lived experience. See Te Huringa Tuarua: Mental Health and Addiction Service Monitoring We have also prepared an insights on the Peer support workforce paper (June 2023)  Beyond the reports that we publish, we also advocate for improvement via submissions and other advocacy .

Published: 1 May, 2023

increased likelihood of violence, we call on the government to enhance community involvement in both planning and decision-making processes; to keep equitable access to services and support front of mind; to ensure a range of safe and accessible supports are available when needed; and to engage and

Published: 25 July, 2023

of you will know Barbara from the significant roles she has had in the mental health and addiction sector over the years, including the Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction in 2018. We will welcome Barbara at our next meeting.   The role of the Board is to provide strategic guidance

Published: 29 October, 2024

Nimon’s work ushering the legislation through the parliamentary processes. Visit the Health Select Committee page: Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) (Improving Mental Health Outcomes) Amendment Bill See our views on the draft legislation we submitted in April 2024: Speaking up about the Pae Ora amendment bill