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Published: 12 June, 2024

This new report provides insights on progress toward Kia Manawanui focuses on system leadership actions one aspect of the ‘Kia Manawanui long-term pathway’. to transform Aotearoa’s approach to mental health and wellbeing. Published June 2024.

Published: 3 April, 2025

is highest for young people aged 15–24 years (23.6%), Māori adults (22.5%), and Pacific adults (20.5%). “We are encouraged that the programme ensures population groups with the highest levels of need are offered tailored services. This is key to the success of the programme.” “There is more work to

Published: 5 June, 2024

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Published: 20 May, 2025

understand what is standing in the way of committing to a fixed end date. It’s also important to learn from services who have successfully achieved lower rates of seclusion and compulsory treatment orders and share insights to shift practice. Upholding rights and agency of people who need mental

Published: 23 May, 2024

peoples.  This will require increased and concerted effort across all government agencies, and ongoing leadership from the Ministry for Pacific Peoples and Pacific leaders,” Cullen added. Despite these challenges, however, we also report that Pacific families are a continued source of wellbeing for

Published: 21 March, 2024

An announcement on 21 March by the Minister for Mental Health Matt Doocey that a new mental health and addiction peer support service will be set up in hospital emergency departments is a positive move.  

Published: 29 May, 2025

The following two data summaries include information and data on addiction services and access to services.

Published: 20 January, 2024

This paper provides supplementary information about the workforce development funding made available through the Access and Choice Programme in Budget 2019.

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.

Published: 13 December, 2023

last year we had interviews in national media such as TVNZ Breakfast, Radio Waatea and RNZ Morning Report through to specialist outlets including rural, iwi and Pasifika media.   During the year we met with kindred agencies in Australia as a member of the Australasian Joint Mental Health