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Published: March 2024

  Watch our first recording in the Te Huringa Tuarua webinar series - 28 September 2023. Find out what changes we want to see happen with Compulsory Community Treatment Orders in Aotearoa New Zealand.  In June of this year, we released a report on lived experiences of Compulsory Community

Published: April 2026

measures in the dashboard. The most recent data available is for the financial year 1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025. The list of the 76 measures, data source, and what part of the framework they can be found in is available here (XSL 29KB) . We continue to refine the measure set used to monitor

Published: 15 December, 2025

accountable for change. One way we do this is through publishing monitoring reports and recommendations, assessing progress on the recommendations we make, and sharing this information with the public. We released our first 5-year monitoring report Kua Tīmata Te Haerenga | The Journey has Begun in

Published: 3 April, 2025

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

Published: 17 September, 2021

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

Published: 29 August, 2023

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

Published: 27 June, 2023

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

Published: 27 October, 2022

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.

Published: 30 April, 2026

justice for experiential knowledge within Aotearoa's mental health system. He has worked in a range of lived experience roles, including youth governance and peer support. He is trained in Intentional Peer Support.  Maggie Shippam, PhD Candidate Maggie Shippam is a PhD Candidate in the School

Published: 23 October, 2024

community, by the community to meet their needs. There are some key characteristics that are shared among the services as discussed in the insights paper.  A key theme is the holistic nature of the services, which was highlighted as of critical importance by both staff and tāngata whaiora. Jamie