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Published: May 2026

over the past decade. The research is clear that supporting young people earlier, before distress escalates, can reduce the long-term impacts on their mental health, wellbeing, education, employment, and family outcomes. It also reduces the demand on the mental health system which is under pressure

Published: 4 July, 2024

The announcement of targets to address wait times and workforce pressures across the mental health and addiction system has been welcomed by Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission. “Access to appropriate services when and where they are needed is very important to people seeking

Published: November 2025

particular focus on: supporting Pacific families to achieve their goals; accessing education and employment as pathways to future wellbeing; and addressing barriers to housing and income, which limit present and future wellbeing.   Addressing the many inequities we noted will be successful when the

Published: 6 October, 2022

exacerbated and amplified many existing inequities in mental health and wellbeing outcomes, and in accessing services and supports. In the face of challenges presented by the pandemic, iwi, hapū, and whānau Māori exercised rangatiratanga, providing practical support for themselves and others through the

Published: January 2026

pressing and present issue when they think about their future, since young people, particularly rangatahi Māori, value the environment for their wellbeing Discrimination, including anti-rainbow discrimination and ableism, racism and the impacts of colonisation are significant issues for rangatahi Māori

Published: March 2024

through the Access and Choice programme. The decrease in service use in parts of the system is unexpected given the public reports on increasing levels of distress. We presented the data behind these findings and related measures, along with the changes we want to see happen. We also talked about future

Published: 31 May, 2023

specialist services, increased prescribing and little or no change on many other measures In addition: Fewer people used specialist services, primary mental health initiatives, telehealth and online services than the previous year, but many people are accessing new services being rolled out under the

Published: 31 May, 2023

according to today’s Te Hiringa Mahara – the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission, Te Huringa Tuarua 2023: Mental Health and Addiction Service Monitoring Report . The report explores what has changed in mental health and addiction services over the last five years and highlights the pressing need

Published: 23 July, 2024

violence on future wellbeing.  The session was chaired by Dr Ella Cullen, Director Wellbeing System Leadership and Insights, Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission. Webinar resources: Pacific people's wellbeing outcomes webinar presentation (by Matt Bloomer) (PDF 1.1MB) Speaker details  Matt

Published: 11 May, 2023

- invaluable for communicating information and preserving trust between government agencies and communities; using Māori networks of whānau, hapū and iwi to convey critical COVID-19 information to rurally isolated communities throughout and beyond the lockdown period; and organising and delivering resources