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Published: 17 June, 2020

– progress has been made in response to He Ara Oranga, but there is a lot of work to do before people on the ground can see change.” “He Ara Oranga called upon leaders to transform the mental health and addiction sector so that we’re supporting a wellbeing system – one that responds to peoples’ unique needs

Published: 6 October, 2022

understand the experiences of different communities in Aotearoa. Note:  This final paper does not evaluate the Government’s COVID-19 response – rather it highlights the shared and unique wellbeing impacts of the pandemic, for people who experience greater barriers to wellbeing across Aotearoa. Read

Published: 15 March, 2023

supporting wellbeing after a crisis on the  Advocacy section of our website Read other reports in the Covid-19 insights series Downloads Summary Report (English) pdf, 767 KB Download Summary Report (Te Reo) pdf, 126 KB Download Summary Report (English) docx, 46 KB Download Summary Report (Te Reo) docx, 46 KB Download Technical Report pdf, 4.4 MB Download Technical Report docx, 124 KB Download

Published: 1 May, 2023

some Government and community responses were valuable, but more should be done to empower communities, provide a range of safe accessible supports, and monitor and research family and sexual violence. To help members of some of Aotearoa New Zealand's communities stay safe and secure in the face of

Published: 10 October, 2022

health in Aotearoa. Understanding mental health requires understanding the broader aspects of good wellbeing – including connection, hope, rights, self-expression, and self-determination of individuals and communities. In the pandemic context, this would mean considering mental health much more

Published: March 2024

  Watch our second recording in the Te Huringa Tuarua webinar series - 5 October 2023. Find out how we can realise the potential of the peer support workforce in Aotearoa New Zealand.   We released our peer support workforce insights paper in June this year. This paper brings

Published: 27 June, 2023

More investment in kaupapa Māori mental health and addiction services is needed to ensure the support available meets the level of mental distress experienced by Māori. Despite funding increases over the past five years more needs to be done to achieve equitable funding. This is a

Published: 31 May, 2023

to experience long waiting times to access specialist services. Our young people deserve better,” says Te Hiringa Mahara Board Chair Hayden Wano. “The workforce has grown for specialist adult mental health and addiction services over the last five years, but workforce vacancies have doubled. We want

Published: 17 May, 2023

pleased to see considerable reduction in the rate of young people admitted to adult inpatient services over the last decade.  However, systemic changes are required, with committed leadership and a detailed action plan for responding to young people experiencing crisis and acute distress

Published: 9 March, 2023

broad range of community-based organisations, including Whānau Ora providers, women’s refuges, and Māori wardens. “However, while government and community responses were and are valuable, more should be done to empower communities, provide a range of safe accessible supports, and monitor and research family and sexual violence.”