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Published: 15 December, 2025

that three recommendations from Kua Tīmata Te Haerenga have been completed. Having a plan to support the workforce and address workforce shortages, government funding for improved prevalence information, and better data systems will now provide a solid foundation from which effective changes can be

Published: January 2026

addiction services. These complaints are managed by the Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner (HDC). People who have concerns about the care they or others have experienced at a mental health or addiction service should contact the Nationwide Health and Disability Advocacy Service or make

Published: December 2025

June 2024, five recommendations to improve access to mental health and addiction services were included in the 2024 mental health and addiction service monitoring report Kua Tīmata Te Haerenga | The Journey Has Begun.   Te Hiringa Mahara is now

Published: July 2024

carefully managed by Stats NZ. For more information about the IDI please visit Stats NZ .  Data on youth access to mental health and addiction services We describe how we monitored access to mental health and addiction services using He Ara Āwhina in our report Kua Tīmata Te Haerenga | The

Published: 4 July, 2024

monitoring report . The focused was on access and options, and recommendations were made to ensure that those needing a higher level of care get the support they need. “We would like to see the new targets unlock the ambition of those working across the mental health and addiction service to transform

Published: 20 May, 2025

resources and skills to build resilience. We need to ask what more we will do to build a secure future with more certainty that inspires optimism and hope. The global rankings detailed in the Unicef report are a reminder of the scale of the task ahead of us. It will take all of us working together across social and political divides to make the shifts we urgently need. With concerted effort it will be possible to turn things around.  

Published: 10 July, 2025

Te Hiringa Mahara hosted a webinar outlining findings from our 2025 Assessment of wellbeing for people who interact with mental health and addiction services.

Published: 18 February, 2025

. “Rangatahi and young people aged under 25 make up over 10,000 of the 16,000 fewer people being seen. This requires urgent attention.” “We want to see improved access so people get timely support when they need it.” The reasons behind a reduction in access to services were reported in our 2024 Kua

Published: 23 October, 2024

Government recently announced that six new Crisis Recovery Cafés will be rolled out around the country over the next two years. The benefits of this type of care model are examined in our recently released insights paper on acute options for mental health care. Our Lived Experience team prepared

Published: 3 April, 2025

provides an overview of the implementation of Access and Choice,  primary mental health care programme.  The report finds that the Access and Choice programme has increased the access to and choice in services for people with mild to moderate mental health and addiction needs. This has