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Published: 16 June, 2022

, Whanganui, South Canterbury, and West Coast DHBs have all had a reduction in solitary confinement (seclusion) rates and, at times, have reached and sustained zero seclusion. Encouragingly, data from the first half of 2021 show solitary confinement rates (the number of people confined for every 1000

Published: 1 November, 2023

they found help, how easy or difficult it was to get what they needed. If they didn’t find help, what stopped them from getting the help they needed. If they were whānau or supporting someone else, what was their experience. Our focus was on trying to understand issues that people face when they try

Published: 25 June, 2020

. “Overall, our findings are relatively consistent across all four initial priorities; progress is happening, and communities are leading change from the front. There is strong hope that we can build a wellbeing system with people and whānau at the heart, but there is still a long way to go before

Published: February 2024

. What people share with us will help us to better understand changes in the number of people who use mental health and addiction services. Who do we want to hear from? We want to hear from people who have experience of mental distress, alcohol or other drug harm, gambling harm, or addiction who have

Published: 29 August, 2023

Rongo Ake is a report from the Initial Commission that assesses progress of the Government’s response to He Ara Oranga, the inquiry into mental health and addiction, addresses the question: “how is system transformation progressing?”, and asks: what progress is government making in its response to He

Published: 29 June, 2023

work from a Te Ao Māori perspective, which incorporates mātauranga Māori, tikanga, and kawa.  The paper provides an overview of peer workforce and reports on research data and findings from a series of focus groups Te Hiringa Mahara ran in late 2022.   “There has been significant

Published: 28 October, 2021

services, this may not include those who find co-payment a barrier to visiting their GP. This presents a significant equity issue,” Wano says. While there are a number of areas that need more focus, overall he says it is exciting to see the momentum created by the Access and Choice programme. “Now we need

Published: January 2026

.  She is Chair of the Global Leaders Exchange for mental health and disability. She has a doctorate in education from Macquarie University Sydney and in 2011 was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her services to mental health. Josiah Tualamali'i Josiah is of Samoan, Scottish

Published: 29 May, 2025

New analysis shows a 10.5% reduction in the number of people accessing addiction treatment services over the last five years raising concerns about whether there is sufficient capacity to respond to an increase in demand.  “Recent reports show drug use has increased, yet over the past five

Published: May 2026

Manawanui, a ‘long-term pathway’ to transform Aotearoa’s approach to mental health and wellbeing. Published June 2024. NZ Health Survey data summaries An easy to read summary of key mental health and substance use findings from the NZ Health Survey 2024/2025. Published February 2026. Te Rau Tira Wellbeing