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  • Targeted vaccination approaches needed in the face of Omicron variant

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    Commission. January figures from the Ministry of Health indicate that mental health service users have full vaccination rates that are 9% lower than the general population, and rates amongst addiction service users are 19% lower than the general population. The figures for Māori are also concerning

  • Mental health and addiction service use – what the data shows webinar

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    within Te Hiringa Mahara. She joined the Initial Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission in 2020, which then became the permanent Commission in February 2021. Prior to this role, Natalie worked at the Health Quality and Safety Commission in the mental health and addiction quality improvement

  • Access and choice mental health programme stacks up

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    establishment. “There has been very positive feedback from those accessing the services. The impact of reaching people early is a huge net positive for Aotearoa; not just for those who need it, but for our health system, our workforce, and for New Zealand as a whole,” Ms Orsborn said. The programme has

  • Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission supports legislation to ban conversion therapy

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    Commission calls for the Justice Select Committee to listen carefully to the voices of rainbow communities The Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission (the Commission) appeared in front of the Justice Select Committee yesterday to speak to its  written submission  on the Conversion

  • The Initial Commission reporting

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    Report The Initial Commission’s interim report, He Ara Oranga - Mānuka Takoto, Kawea Ake / Upholding the Wero Laid in He Ara Oranga, was published in June 2020. It provided a check-in on progress of Government's response to He Ara Oranga, the inquiry into mental health and addiction. It focused on

  • More investment needed for kaupapa Māori mental health and addiction services

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    shed light on the challenges faced by Māori communities and emphasizes the urgent need for change.  “We want to see more funding allocation to follow the example set by the new Access and Choice programme. The government has committed to ensuring 20 per cent, or $35.5 million each year by 30 June

  • Te Hiringa Mahara welcomes Health Quality and Safety Commission report on the mental health impacts of COVID-19 on Aotearoa

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    pandemic experiences of different communities. Our next such report will examine the impacts on the wellbeing of older people in Aotearoa. Te Hiringa Mahara will also be releasing its updated mental health and addiction service monitoring report by 30 June 2023.

  • Accountability documents

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    Mahara. It provides a four-year outlook on our strategic goals and how we will deliver them. Statement of Intent 2022-2026 [PDF 1.05 MB]   Statement of Intent 2020 – 2024 We developed the Statement of Intent after our establishment on 9 February 2021. The SOI was finalised on 9 June 2021. The

  • Pacific people's wellbeing - the path to equitable outcomes webinar

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    , BAHons. Denise Kingi-‘Ulu’ave is a registered clinical psychologist of Tongan descent and the Chief Executive of Le Va, a national non-government primary prevention organisation. She has an extensive background in the Dept of Justice, primary and secondary mental health services, supervising staff

  • Māori responses to COVID-19 are exemplars for crisis health and wellbeing support

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    Mahara Director Māori, Maraea Johns.   “Māori wellbeing is often referred to as being collective, and exercising rangatiratanga (self-determination, sovereignty, independence, autonomy) is a contributor to a range of positive wellbeing outcomes for iwi, hapū, and whānau.” In the face of COVID