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  • Time called on compulsory community mental health treatment

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    Orders report documents how tāngata whaiora, whānau and family, and Māori feel marginalised in processes that determine what treatment they receive.  “The use of compulsory community treatment orders is a practice from mental health that is out of step with human rights and current approaches to

  • Report signals progress of Government’s response to He Ara Oranga, the inquiry into mental health and addiction

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    more people and there are pockets of success and innovation to expand access and increase choice for mental health and addiction services. However, funding mechanisms have not changed enough to support a partnership approach, which would see priority populations co-design services from the beginning

  • Top priorities for New Zealand's first Minister for Mental Health

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    New Zealand’s first Minister for Mental Health, Matt Doocey, has a big job ahead of him. Te Hiringa Mahara | Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission chair Hayden Wano outlines our top priorities to transform our mental health and addiction system.  The announcement that New Zealand will have

  • Prioritising youth voices necessary to improve wellbeing

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    and urgently ensure that there are real opportunities for young people to be involved in decisions that impact them. This is the heart of our call to action - Rangatahi Māori and young people must have a seat at every decision-making table where they can shape their own futures and their voices

  • Older people contributed to communities during COVID-19, whilst dealing with impacts on personal wellbeing

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    ,” says Dr. Filipo Katavake-McGrath, Te Hiringa Mahara Director of Wellbeing System Leadership and Insights. “Anxiety and fear continue to be a challenge for older people” Attitudes toward ageing and older people have changed. While attitudes have often become more positive, older people were also

  • New report highlights Pacific wellbeing challenges

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    constraint on delivering effective services, is improving how they are funded. Introducing a contracting model built on trust will ensure Pacific organisations can meet the diverse needs of their communities. “New Zealand needs to set Pacific people up for success, and that starts with addressing

  • Rolling out more options for crisis care

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    ways to address these causes. As a staff member from Tupu Ake put it “Seven days is not long, the biggest goal is preparing people for when they go back home.” Discussion with some of the services highlighted a theme that warrants further unpacking: how power was managed.  As a staff member from

  • Covid-19 Insights

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    looks at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the wellbeing of Pacific peoples in Aotearoa and shows how Pacific peoples’ connection – to family, community, culture and faith – has been a key source of strength and resilience in the pandemic. Find out more about Pacific connectedness and wellbeing

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

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    Commission calls for the Justice Select Committee to listen carefully to the voices of rainbow communities The Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission (the Commission) appeared in front of the Justice Select Committee yesterday to speak to its  written submission  on the Conversion

  • More deliberate focus needed to ensure all people in Aotearoa experience good wellbeing

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    or community experiences positive wellbeing, they are generally engaged with society and have good quality of life and mental health. For those experiencing negative wellbeing, the reverse is often true. Our report shows that while a substantial majority are in a positive space, too many people and