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Published: 22 August, 2024

Download our insights report focusing on acute options that can provide an alternative to acute inpatient care. Increasing the range of acute options provides people with viable and welcome alternatives that allow them to stay safe and supported in their local community. Published: August 2024.

Published: 30 June, 2022

does not cause harm. Distress A state of experiencing thoughts, feelings (e.g. hopelessness), and / or experiences (e.g. hearing voices) that are challenging for the person or whānau affected by them. The use of the term distress includes the following terms used by other agencies: mild, moderate

Published: 5 December, 2024

Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission’s Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2024 is now publicly available.

Published: 1 December, 2021

Fox (he / him) Nick Garrett (he / him) Te Kani Kingi (he / him) Amanda Luckman (she / her) Leilani Maraku  (she / her)   Hope McCrohon (she / her) Marcelus Paki (she / her) Ross Phillips (he / him) Sheridan Pooley (she / her) Dr Lynne Russell (ia / she / her) Dr Jordan Waiti (PhD) (he / him) Richard Woodcock (he / him) Craig Wright (he / him) Margaret Aimer Frank Bristol Jason Haitana Lee Trezise Denise Kingi Ulu'ave

Published: 1 October, 2020

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.

Published: 28 October, 2021

The Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission (the Commission) has today released its independent report into the progress of the Access and Choice Programme being developed and implemented under the leadership of the Ministry of Health.

Published: 1 November, 2023

Tell us about your experience accessing, or trying to access, mental health and addiction services.

Published: 5 June, 2024

Download the Mental health and addiction service monitoring report 2024: Access and options

Published: 12 September, 2023

We are delighted to announce that we will be holding a series of webinars where we will share key findings as well as our calls to action from our recent mental health and addiction service monitoring reports.

Published: 27 June, 2023

This report provides an overview of investment into kaupapa Māori mental health and addiction services, sheds light on the significant disparities faced by Māori in mental health outcomes, and calls for the need for change to address these inequities. Published 27 June 2023.