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  • Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission calls for stronger action to transform key areas of the mental health and addiction system

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    Te Huringa: Change and Transformation. Mental Health Service and Addiction Service Monitoring Report 2022 [PDF, 958 KB]  is being released today. The report monitors the performance of mental health services and addictions services between 2016 / 17 and 2020 / 21. “Despite significant

  • Stronger more inclusive health sector means better health and wellbeing for all

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    advocated strongly for addressing persistent inequities existing within the system and meeting the needs of people who are underserved by the system. “While the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill is a chance to prepare for a system that best serves those whose health outcomes are deteriorating, it is important

  • Broader focus on wellbeing needed to understand COVID-19 impacts

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    health response, and for encouraging empathy, but we know that some communities experienced poorer wellbeing across a range of measures. If our understanding of peoples’ experience of wellbeing is monolithic, that we are all roughly the same, we miss the opportunity to understand and support

  • Lived experiences of CCTOs report

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    This report looks at compulsory community treatment orders (CCTOs) made under section 29 of the Mental Health Act 1992. The focus is on amplifying voices of tāngata whaiora, whānau, and family. We heard that the clinical review and the court hearing processes involved in CCTOs can silence or

  • Leadership as a mental wellbeing system enabler report downloads

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    The Leadership as a mental wellbeing system enabler: Insights on progress toward Kia Manawanui report focuses on one aspect of the ‘long-term pathway’ to transform Aotearoa’s approach to mental health and wellbeing. The purpose of this report is to provide an assessment of and insights about system

  • Karen Orsborn appointed as Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission Chief Executive

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    and significance of He Ara Oranga, the Government Inquiry into mental health and addiction, will enable the Commission to move forward with a sense of urgency,” he says. He Ara Oranga set out an ambitious vision for wellbeing in Aotearoa. The Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission is charged with

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

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    response to He Ara Oranga on behalf of those with lived experience of mental health and addiction,” says Mr Wano. “We acknowledge the commitment from Government to transform the system, and we appreciate that it will take time. The mental health and wellbeing system is complex and requires a

  • He Ara Āwhina development journey

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    . Overall, people told us that He Ara Āwhina resonates with them and they like the first-person narrative, structure, and concepts. The feedback has guided us to strengthen and clarify content that is important to people. Through a dedicated Māori engagement team, we gathered strong input by Māori

  • Expert Advisory Group

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    We established an Expert Advisory Group (EAG) to guide the development of the He Ara Āwhina framework, following on from the  co-define phase  for the framework from October 2020 to February 2021. This diverse group of experts shared their expertise and perspectives and guided the co

  • Our submissions

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    As an integral part of our advocacy work, Te Hiringa Mahara often comments on and makes recommendations in response to consultation documents, regulations, draft bills, and regulations that may impact on the mental health and wellbeing of people in Aotearoa.   2025 submissions: Download