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  • More kaupapa Māori services

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    options for non-Māori. We are already seeing changes, but we need to see more Currently, Access and Choice allocates 20% of funding for kaupapa Māori services, which is a heading in right direction. The growth in Kaupapa Māori services over the last year is very encouraging. The establishment of an additional 17 Kaupapa Māori services over 2021 and 2022 is commendable. There are now 29 Kaupapa Māori services contracted across 19 out of 20 districts. 

  • Abuse in care report recognises life-long trauma

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    The release of the final report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into abuse in care marks a very important milestone for people who have experienced abuse. Following release of the the report Te Hiringa Mahara Chief Executive Karen Orsborn shared this statement.

  • Focus on youth wellbeing more urgent than ever

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    data is that there are some young people who are experiencing more hardship than others. For example, rangatahi Māori, disabled and LGBQTIA+ people are subject to higher levels of inequities when compared to older age groups, and lowered wellbeing than their peers, she said. Across the board, young

  • Karen Orsborn appointed as Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission Chief Executive

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    The Chair of the Commission Board, Hayden Wano, has today announced the appointment of its new Tumu Whakarae - Chief Executive for the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission.

  • New primary mental health and addiction support provides a welcome expansion, but gaps remain – new report

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    There have been significant changes in access to mental health and addiction over the past five years a monitoring report released today by Te Hiringa Mahara - Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission shows. The new report, Kua Tīmata Te Haerenga | The Journey Has Begun, provides the most up-to-date picture of the system available.

  • Put an end to CCTOs

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    We are advocating for change from a coercive to a choice based mental health system. The changes we are calling for can be made now.

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

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    The Initial Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission provided people with an opportunity to have their say on the He Ara Āwhina service-level monitoring framework.

  • Data phase/ He Ara Oranga wellbeing outcomes framework

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    June 2021 - This report summarises the He Ara Oranga wellbeing outcomes framework data phase, which looked at existing data sources to develop draft
    indicators and measures to monitor and measure performance across the whole mental health and wellbeing system.

  • Increasing service options for Māori webinar

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    In this webinar, we provided an overview of investment into kaupapa Māori mental health and addiction services, shed light on the significant disparities faced by Māori in mental health outcomes, and called for changes that are needed to address these inequities.

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

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    The Initial Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission has released a report, He Ara Oranga – Manuka takoto, kawea ake / Upholding the Wero Laid in He Ara Oranga, signalling progress of the Government’s response to He Ara Oranga, the inquiry into mental health and addiction.