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Published: 27 June, 2024

Hiringa Mahara. Addressing the underlying causes behind poorer mental health for youth is an urgent priority. For example, households with young people residing in them are less likely to have enough income to meet everyday needs than households without young people present. What is clear from the

Published: 16 June, 2022

available across the country. We don't need to wait for new legislation to see care approached differently and coercive practices reduced. Coercive practices include: community treatment orders, where a person may be medicated without consent and have their freedom of movement curtailed; and

Published: 10 March, 2026

the world. There is no turning back the clock. Yet the downsides of the online world for young people are well known and how to address these is now playing out on the international stage. With France recently following in Australia's footsteps by introducing an age-based ban on social media, this

Published: February 2026

unacknowledged and under-valued however it has been shown to improve hope, psychosocial outcomes and quality of life for tāngata whaiora. In recent years there has been a marginal increase in the size of the peer support workforce (an increase of 64 FTE or 18% between 2018 and 2022) but it still makes up only 3.4% of the wider mental health and addictions workforce. 

Published: 5 June, 2024

and Choice programme in primary care has increased access and expanded options for people with mild to moderate mental health and addiction needs. However, access to specialist services has decreased, with people reporting challenges accessing these services. We look at the access challenges faced

Published: 21 March, 2024

models of care and addressing wider workforce shortages. It’s important that the Māori lived experience workforce, who bring a Te Ao Māori perspective, are included in planning.”   The Commission has provided advice to the Minister for Mental Health that will address other pressure points

Published: 10 July, 2023

override tāngata whaiora and whānau perspectives. The report also documents how clinical reviews and court hearings marginalise Te Ao Māori and lived experience perspectives.  The number of people subjected to a Compulsory Community Treatment Order under the Mental Health Act increased by 8

Published: 8 June, 2023

Pacific peoples’ connection – to family, community, culture and faith – has been a key source of strength and resilience in the pandemic. This is according to today’s Te Hiringa Mahara – the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission report  Pacific connectedness and wellbeing in the pandemic&nbsp

Published: March 2026

A think tank convened by Te Hiringa Mahara created space for ‘blue sky’ thinking about the future role primary and community care can play in supporting people with mental health and substance use needs. To share the outcome of the think tank workshop held in August 2025, we have published a short

Published: January 2026

Wellbeing Commission in performing its functions and exercising its powers, under the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission Act 2020, is to contribute to better and equitable mental health and wellbeing outcomes for people in Aotearoa New Zealand. Our Transparency Statement [PDF, 45 KB] explains how we