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  • Have your say on a service-level monitoring framework for mental health and addiction

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    framework. The framework will support the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission’s function to monitor mental health services and addiction services and will be used to advocate for improvements to those services. This function was transferred from the Health and Disability Commissioner Act

  • 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

  • Corporate publications

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    Reports to the Minister Read and download our reports to the Minister Kia Toipoto Action Plan Read and download our Kia Toipoto Action plan here OIAs Find more information and download the proactively released responses to Official Information Act requests here Chief Executive expenses Find more

  • Accountability documents

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    of Performance Expectations sets out our work programme for the period 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026. It provides a one–year view of what we will deliver, how we will give effect to the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission Act 2020 and how our performance will be assessed.  Statement of Service

  • Report signals progress of Government’s response to He Ara Oranga, the inquiry into mental health and addiction

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    , and establishment of the Suicide Prevention Office. This is taking a ground-up approach, with communities leading the way. Repealing and replacing the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992 Repealing and replacing the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act

  • Recent changes to our board

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    to Jemaima for her contribution to the board, acknowledging her thought leadership, expertise and dedication.   Prior to joining Te Hiringa Mahara board Jemaima contributed to the mental wellbeing of Aotearoa through her work with the Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction in 2018

  • Official Information Act requests

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    Te Hiringa Mahara is part of the New Zealand public sector and must meet its obligations under the Official Information Act 1982 (the OIA). OIA requests can be addressed to us via kiaora@mhwc.govt.nz . Our policy is to proactively publish OIA responses that may be of interest to the wider public

  • Who we are

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    government of the day. An Initial Commission was set-up in November 2019 to start on high priority projects as well as beginning establishment of the new organisation.  The Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission Act 2020 was passed in June 2020, and we began to fulfil our new legislative functions

  • Achieving equity of Pacific mental health and wellbeing outcomes

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    analysis of well-established and respected data sources used across government to inform policy-making.  And a qualitative aspect which provides case studies of initiatives that are succeeding in promoting Pacific Peoples’ mental health and wellbeing, which may act as a model for future work

  • Annual Report 2022/23 highlights

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    on policy proposals and bills, such as the Accessibility for New Zealanders Bill, Therapeutic Products Bill and Manatū Hauora policy proposal to repeal and replace the Mental Health Act.   We generated good coverage of the issues we’re working on in a variety of media outlets. Over the