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Wellbeing outcomes for people who interact with mental health and addiction services
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Wellbeing assessment: people who interact with mental health and addiction services downloads Download our wellbeing assessment revealing people who interact with mental health and addiction services face significantly greater barriers to wellbeing compared to the general population. Infographics
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Ake, ake, ake – A Forever Language
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shared and embraced across the generations. Strong cultural identity is related to te reo Māori proficiency. Cultural identity is a protective factor for improved mental health and wellbeing for Māori. Our previous population wellbeing assessment shows that Māori adults believe that te reo Māori
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Put an end to CCTOs
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Waitangi, human rights and supported decision making. The process to repeal and replace the Mental Health Act is underway but will take years to be agreed and implemented. We don’t have to wait for changes to be made now. Make changes in practice now Implement cultural and other practice changes in
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Assessment of progress - implementation of Kua Tīmata Te Haerenga recommendations downloads
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, peer and cultural workforces, Māori and lived experience leadership, and across primary, community, and specialist services). Health NZ develops an action plan by June 2025 to meet the needs of Māori and whānau accessing specialist mental health and addiction services. Health NZ provides guidance for
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Time called on compulsory community mental health treatment
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Orders report documents how tāngata whaiora, whānau and family, and Māori feel marginalised in processes that determine what treatment they receive. “The use of compulsory community treatment orders is a practice from mental health that is out of step with human rights and current approaches to
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Targeted vaccination approaches needed in the face of Omicron variant
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Commission. January figures from the Ministry of Health indicate that mental health service users have full vaccination rates that are 9% lower than the general population, and rates amongst addiction service users are 19% lower than the general population. The figures for Māori are also concerning
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Assessment of wellbeing for people who interact with mental health and addiction services downloads
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Our first assessment comparing status of wellbeing for people who interact with mental health and addiction services reveals significant inequities across economic, social and cultural indicators. People who interact with mental health and addiction services experience systemic disadvantage in
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Lived experiences of CCTOs report
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a reduction in the rate of CCTO use. We want to see a reduction in the inequitable use of CCTOs for Māori and Pacific. We want to see services and courts implementing cultural and other practices that ensure tāngata whaiora as well as whānau and family perspectives are heard, and tāngata whaiora
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New prevalence study will provide vital data
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that drive mental health outcomes and prevent mental distress. For example, we know from our own assessment that a strong cultural identity for young Māori is an important enabler of better mental health outcomes. Given this, we are also heartened to see a funding announcement for further funding of
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Leadership
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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 Framework for