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  • Young people experiencing acute mental distress need age-appropriate care

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    Too many young people experiencing acute mental distress are being admitted to adult inpatient mental health services, and this practice needs to stop. This is according to today’s Te Hiringa Mahara – the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission report Te Huringa Tuarua 2023: Youth services focus

  • Initial Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission appointed

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    The Government announced appointments to the Initial Commission on 12 September 2019. Read the press release on the Beehive website .

  • 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

  • Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission welcomes Budget 2022 investment in specialist mental health and addiction services

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    , substance, or gambling harm) as heard through He Ara Oranga," says Commission Board Chair Hayden Wano.  The Commission’s recent Te Huringa: Change and Transformation. Mental Health Service and Addiction Service Monitoring Report highlighted the need for more to be invested in

  • Call for a National Mental Health Crisis System

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    Te 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

  • Wāhanga tautuhi takirua / Co-define phase

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    Over April and May 2020, the Initial Commission sought a range of views to start developing an outcomes framework for mental health and wellbeing. When they started this work, their aim was to ensure that everyone could have their say on how the system will monitor, measure and improve our

  • Mental health and addiction targets welcomed

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    The announcement of targets to address wait times and workforce pressures across the mental health and addiction system has been welcomed by Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission. “Access to appropriate services when and where they are needed is very important to people seeking

  • Who we are

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    Te Hiringa Mahara - Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission is a kaitiaki (guardian) of mental health and wellbeing in Aotearoa New Zealand. Our history We were established as a result of He Ara Oranga, the 2018 inquiry into mental health and addiction , as an independent Crown entity at arms-length

  • New Te Hiringa Mahara Board appointments welcomed

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    Today’s announcement of changes to the composition of the Board of Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission by Minister for Mental Health Matt Doocey have been welcomed. “The new appointments and other board changes are the beginning of the next chapter for Te Hiringa Mahara

  • Pressure on addiction treatment services highlighted

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    years there has been a drop in the number of people accessing treatment and support. The Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission is concerned that people may not be able to access support when they need it,” said Sonya Russell, Director Mental Health and Addiction System Leadership.   In 2023