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Where to get support
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and anyone is in immediate physical danger, phone 111. Alternatively, you can go to your nearest hospital emergency department (ED). For urgent help, mental health crisis services, or medical advice Phone your local Mental Health Crisis Assessment Team if you are concerned about a person’s
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Crisis response webinar: what makes an effective crisis response
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Newsforms part of the ongoing Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission programme of work examining effective crisis response systems, which will inform our upcoming monitoring report scheduled for publication in November 2025, and we expect to inform future service design and
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Hauora hinengaro: He ara tūroa 2025 conference report
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NewsWhen people gathered at the Hauora hinengaro: He ara tūroa conference in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland in early November, it was a first for more than one reason. The day-long event was the first-time people from across the mental health and addiction sector have met to look at how crisis responses are
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Urupare mōrearea: Crisis responses monitoring report
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what is working well. Report Crisis response interactive pathways flowchart This interactive flow chart uses national data collection on mental health and addiction specialist services from PRIMHD. It shows pathways of people who are entering mental health and addiction services in crisis and how they
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Call for a National Mental Health Crisis System
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NewsTe Hiringa Mahara - Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission, is calling for a cohesive national mental health crisis response system by June 2027. “A highly effective crisis response system is at the heart of mental health and addiction services. When people are in crisis it is often where the
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Leadership
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Our leadership team provides strategic guidance for Te Hiringa Mahara -- Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission. The team includes Chief Executive, Karen Orsborn, and four directors who are responsible for our core workstreams. Karen Orsborn, Tumu Whakarae | Chief Executive Karen is the Chief
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Acute options for mental health care insights paper
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Download the report Acute options for mental health care insights paper Our insights paper on acute options that can provide an alternative to acute inpatient care. Report This insights report focuses on acute mental health service options that can provide an alternative to acute inpatient care
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Pushing ahead with Phase two of the Health NZ and Police mental health response changes
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Newsstatement in response to planned changes. People in acute mental health distress need access to the services and help they need in a timely way. Strengthening the health led crisis responses is the right direction to head. We are keeping a close eye on the implementation of changes being made by NZ
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Rolling out more options for crisis care
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NewsGovernment 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
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Crisis response interactive pathways flowchart
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Crisis responses are a critical part of an effective mental health and addiction system. However, crisis response pathways are hard to navigate, fragmented, and patchy, and many people don’t get the help they need. In November 2025 we published Urupare mōrearea: Crisis responses monitoring report