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  • New primary mental health and addiction support provides a welcome expansion, but gaps remain – new report

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    complex cases. For example, vacancies rates sit at 22% for psychologists and 19% for psychiatrists. “What we’re seeing is that under-pressure services have constraints on how many people they can see, with some people not meeting the threshold to access specialist services. Some people can get

  • 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

  • Accountability documents

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    Intent was prepared following a strategic review.  It provides a view on our strategic priorities, how we work and what we will deliver over the next four years. The current SOI was released in July 2025.  Statement of Intent 2025 - 2029 [PDF 1.6MB]   Statement of Intent 2022 – 2026

  • He Ara Āwhina development journey

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    measured and their expectations for how we monitor. Only some of the data we need to monitor against the framework are currently available. This means we have taken a phased approach to our system monitoring work. Phase one of this work was completed at the end of 2022. There will be a longer development

  • Chief Executive Karen Orsborn opinion piece on coercive practices

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    skills at the time. Our current mental health law overrides that right and discriminates on the basis of disability, breaching our country's obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It's important to acknowledge that mental health and addiction services

  • Top priorities for New Zealand's first Minister for Mental Health

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    ;  The challenges to progress are not confined to the size of the health budget. Having a workforce equipped to handle the challenges across all population groups is a top priority. We are calling for a detailed workforce plan to reduce clinical vacancies, and create a greater role for peer support

  • Webinars

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    health and addiction sector to find out how they can implement findings into their own mahi. Upcoming webinars There are currently no webinars scheduled. Please keep an eye out on our LinkedIn page for updates. Past webinars Understanding wellbeing for rangatahi and young people webinar,  26

  • 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

  • Hauora hinengaro: He ara tūroa: Mental Health: An enduring pathway conference 2025

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    crisis responses and has initiated sector developments to support this improvement. It is timely to come together to discover where system improvement has already occurred, what is currently underway, and how we can work together to be a part of a better collective crisis response. The TheMHS

  • Technical Advisory Network

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    We are currently in the important stage of mahi (work) to develop the methods and measures for how we will monitor and assess the mental health and addiction system. Phase 1 of this work was completed at the end of 2022, and mahi will continue for measures where data does not exist or are not