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Published: February 2026

psychological distress among adults has significantly increased compared to the last five years and last 10 years. 22.9% of young adults (15–24 years old) experienced high or very high levels of psychological distress in the four weeks prior to the survey. This was the highest percentage of any age

Published: 31 May, 2023

to experience long waiting times to access specialist services. Our young people deserve better,” says Te Hiringa Mahara Board Chair Hayden Wano. “The workforce has grown for specialist adult mental health and addiction services over the last five years, but workforce vacancies have doubled. We want

Published: 25 February, 2026

with 2023/2024 In 2024-25 236,300 people used Access and Choice programme services, up from 207,000 in 2023/2024 (a 14% increase) Young people are the age group who experienced the largest decrease in access Over the last five years almost 5,000 fewer 19-25 year olds (a 20% decrease), and 2,800

Published: 11 June, 2025

of people being seen by specialist mental health and addiction services over the last few years”. “There continues to be significant unmet need for professional help for mental health among young people, Māori, Pacific peoples and disabled adults.” “As the independent monitor of mental health and

Published: 18 February, 2025

the year before and more than 16,000 fewer people than four years ago. “We are very concerned about the continued downward trend in the number of people being seen by specialist mental health and addiction services over the last few years,” said Karen Orsborn, Chief Executive of Te Hiringa Mahara

Published: 27 June, 2023

and have higher rates of mental distress than other populations groups, have been advocating for equitable funding for kaupapa Māori services for decades. The proportion of tāngata whaiora Māori accessing Māori specialist mental health and addiction services has decreased over the last five-year

Published: 5 July, 2022

intentionally taken time to get to know ourselves and develop our strategy since our establishment last year. This has helped us to reflect on the essence of who we are and what we stand for in our te Reo name.   “We are embarking on a challenging hikoi of transformation as we find our place in

Published: January 2026

rangatahi Māori and young people, it reflects the expressed concerns of young people over the last five years. To lift rangatahi Māori and young peoples’ wellbeing, we need to address the barriers they have identified, with the participation of rangatahi Māori and young people in all decisions that affect

Published: 30 November, 2022

Considerable progress has been made with the Access and Choice programme rollout over the last year, despite significant challenges for the primary care and mental health and addiction sectors in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is according to the second report on the programme by Te

Published: January 2026

, young people are receiving fewer mental health medications. Our last year of reporting shows a decrease of young people being admitted to adult in-patient mental health services. There are increasing options for youth mental health services, such as telehealth, services provided through the Access and