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He Ara Āwhina framework
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, people with Lived Experience, people who work in, support whānau with, or personally experience alcohol or other drug harm, gambling harm or addiction. and the Shared perspective. Read and download our He Ara Āwhina (pathways to support) framework [PDF 3.1 MB] Our Goal: a whānau-dynamic mental
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Call for a National Mental Health Crisis System
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approaches. Shorter term actions are also called for by 30 June 2026, including ensuring 24/7 phone-based crisis support and consistent pathways are also prioritised. Te Hiringa Mahara stress a strong role for a lived experience workforce, and real choices of safe and welcoming services that are
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Karen Orsborn: Full impact of COVID-19 on mental health yet to be seen
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Transforming the mental health and addiction system must remain a priority as Aotearoa New Zealand continues to deal with the fallout from the pandemic, writes Karen Orsborn. COVID-19 is one of the most significant societal events many of us will experience in our lives. It is not over yet
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Collective effort will ensure Auditor General’s recommendations on mental health support for rangatahi and young people hit the mark
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that are tailored for them,” Ms Orsborn said. This report comes at a time when rangatahi and young people are experiencing higher rates of mental distress and longer wait times to access support. In the Commission’s recent Briefing to the Incoming Minister, we pointed to the need to expand access
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Chief Executive Karen Orsborn opinion piece on coercive practices
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, and crisis co-response teams involving paramedics, mental health clinicians, peers and police staff. Over the past 10 years, such services have demonstrated that they can support people safely, and that people's levels of distress decrease when they are aided by people with lived experience who
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Unicef report highlights Aotearoa New Zealand's low ranking for child and youth mental health and wellbeing
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digital and online environments and navigating a rapidly changing world to name a few. Our 2024 assessment of youth mental health and wellbeing paints a picture of a system that continues to marginalise young people, especially young people with lived experience of mental distress and addiction. It
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Mental health and addiction service access data collection
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. What people share with us will help us to better understand changes in the number of people who use mental health and addiction services. Who do we want to hear from? We want to hear from people who have experience of mental distress, alcohol or other drug harm, gambling harm, or addiction who have
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Targeted vaccination approaches needed in the face of Omicron variant
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As New Zealand faces community transmission of the Omicron variant, too many people who experience mental distress or addictions remain unvaccinated. The total New Zealand vaccination rates are now very high, with over one million people boosted and 93% of the eligible population double vaccinated
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Te Hiringa Mahara to continue to advocate for young people after Oranga Tamariki Bill passes third reading
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Wellbeing Commission, as kaitiaki (guardian) of mental health and wellbeing, monitors the wellbeing outcomes of young people with experience of care now and will do so in the future. It will continue to advocate for their right to be heard and to influence decisions made about them, Board Chair Hayden
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Assessment of wellbeing for people who interact with mental health and addiction services downloads
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Our first assessment comparing status of wellbeing for people who interact with mental health and addiction services reveals significant inequities across economic, social and cultural indicators. People who interact with mental health and addiction services experience systemic disadvantage in