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Karen Orsborn appointed as Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission Chief Executive

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Published: 14 June, 2021

announce the appointment of Karen Orsborn as Chief Executive of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission. The Board received many high-calibre applications and it’s an honour to have Karen take up this critical leadership role,” says Hayden Wano. Karen was previously Director Health Quality

Chief Executive Karen Orsborn opinion piece on coercive practices

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Published: 16 June, 2022

recognition of people's expertise to manage their own distress, and a lack of safe, accessible community-based options for acute care and crisis support. It is concerning that there is a persistently higher application of mental health law to Māori. For many people, the experience of compulsory treatment

Infographic - assessment of youth and rangatahi wellbeing and access to services

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Published: July 2024

from The New Zealand Health Survey, Te Whatu Ora's Programme for the Integration of Mental Health data (PRIMHD), and Whakarongorau national telehealth service, and the Access and Choice programme. Te Hiringa Mahara - Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission monitors the status of mental health and