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  • Covid-19 Insights Series - Pacific connectedness and wellbeing in the pandemic

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    accessible public health information, access to health care, food and care packages, and spiritual and social help. The lessons learned from Pacific communities' experiences during the pandemic should inform future policies and responses. Pacific people have shown that they know how to support their

  • Achieving equity of Pacific mental health and wellbeing outcomes

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    . Key Findings Pacific people are experiencing inequities in mental health outcomes The ‘Pacific dream’ is yet to be realised Education is a critical pathway to future wellbeing Meaningful employment and adequate income are required for Pacific people to thrive There is a positive link between stable

  • Mental health and addiction targets welcomed

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    missing out, if people have real choice, and if services are high quality. In particular, it is important services are tailored to meet the needs and choices expressed by Māori because of the high proportion of the population that experiences mental distress." Te Hiringa Mahara tracks a wide range of

  • Youth wellbeing insights

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    Aotearoa This report grows our collective understanding of the systems and determinants that affect rangatahi Māori and young people’s wellbeing, which in turn, influences mental health. It elevates the voices of young people and draws from their experiences and expertise. Four common themes of

  • Youth services focus report

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    of this report are young people and whānau who shared their experiences of adult inpatient mental health services. It is for them and future generations that we stand up for a better future of mental health support. There must be investment in youth-specific acute alternatives, including kaupapa

  • Infographic - assessment of youth and rangatahi wellbeing and access to services

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    Ara Āwhina to monitor access to mental health and addiction services and the service options available to people. Below we present the key findings for young people. Young people experienced higher rates of psychological distress and this has increased over time. Some young people can’t get mental

  • NZ Health Survey 2024/2025 mental health and substance use data summary

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    planning and investment, and to direct resources where they are most needed to improve mental health and addiction outcomes. In 2024/2025: 14.3% of adults (about 619,000 people) experienced high or very high levels of psychological distress in the four weeks prior to the survey.   High or very high

  • Access and Choice programme

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    levels of need experienced by these population groups. There has been high uptake of services, with rangatahi and young people making up 20% of people accessing the Access and Choice Programme and Māori making up 27%.  We outline the changes we want to see and make three recommendations. These

  • Young people are missing out on access to mental health services

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    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

  • New primary mental health and addiction support provides a welcome expansion, but gaps remain – new report

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    appropriate support. They have the longest wait times for getting access to specialist services of any age group. Across the whole population, there is a continued increase in psychological distress experienced by New Zealanders. “The challenges we face as a society show no sign of abating and we need