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  • Wellbeing outcomes for people who interact with mental health and addiction services

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    discrimination compared to people who don’t interact with services. There is also lower access to protective factors such as social connection. For Māori, connection to culture and whānau continue to be  critical enablers for improved wellbeing outcomes. Inequities in a broad range of outcomes are

  • The Access and Choice Programme: Report on the first three years 2022

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    where progress is being made, not only in access to services but also in having the opportunity to have genuine service choice. See the media release:  Access and choice for mental health and addiction services encouraging, but workforce challenges remain Our Supplementary paper: Access and

  • Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission welcomes Budget 2022 investment in specialist mental health and addiction services

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    addressing pressures on specialist services, particularly for young people.  In its report the Commission emphasised the importance of continuing investment in youth services as well as in kaupapa Māori services, peer services, and other community-based specialist services.  "However, with $1.8

  • Who we are

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    years from July 2025 brings a sharper focus on people who experience mental distress or addiction, improving the services and supports they need. Our approach will be guided by three key shifts: a much clearer focus on people with lived experience of mental distress or addiction, using our knowledge

  • Covid-19 Insights Series - Impact of COVID-19 on wellbeing of older people in Aotearoa New Zealand

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    whānau and community support to access health services, food and necessities Whilst the pandemic led to more loneliness amongst older members of the community, kaumātua worked hard to maintain connections with their communities and whānau in a variety of different ways. It is important that our

  • Governance

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    for 25 years and was Chair of the Initial Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission. Hayden has over 40 years health sector experience in mental health, community and medical services, and was the former Director of Clinical Services at Taranaki Healthcare Limited. Hayden has held a wide range of

  • Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission supports legislation to ban conversion therapy

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    that they experience disproportionately poorer mental health outcomes and are at increased risk of suicide than the general population, the Commission also called for access to appropriate and safe supports for people experiencing mental distress as a result of conversion therapy. Hague urged the Select Committee

  • Official Information Act requests

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    View/download PDF: MHWC2024-007 Correspondence, briefings and reports between the Commission, Mike King and Ministers [PDF, 192KB] Reports on community based mental health services Date published:  4 February 2025 Response date:  13 June 2024 View/download PDF: MHWC2024-006 - Reports on

  • Kaupapa Māori services report

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    and have higher rates of mental distress than other populations groups, have been advocating for equitable funding for kaupapa Māori services for decades. The proportion of tāngata whaiora Māori accessing Māori specialist mental health and addiction services has decreased over the last five-year

  • Pacific people's wellbeing - the path to equitable outcomes webinar

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    outcomes.  Le Va Chief Executive Denise Kingi-‘Ulu’ave shared insights from her organisation, with a particular focus on what they have learned about reaching and supporting Pacific young people. She also talked about how we can better work with young people to reduce the impacts of trauma and