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Published: June 2026

Mental health and addiction services access data summary provides updated information on the number of people using services, wait times, workforce, among others. Data presented incorporates data from the most recent year, up to June 2025. Published: 25 February 2026. Find out more  &#xe904

Published: 13 December, 2023

young people aged 15-24 years have more than quadrupled in the last 10 years. When compared to other countries young people in Aotearoa New Zealand are faring poorly. They are navigating unique challenges to previous generations, from climate change, cost of living pressures, inequality, and

Published: 13 December, 2023

rangatahi and young people, and other populations who experience disadvantage. Having strong relationships with communities is important for our collective kaupapa. We conducted our first stakeholder engagement survey to better understand their experiences engaging with us. In this survey, 70% of

Published: March 2024

of Health, District Health Boards, ACC, and has also worked across several other sectors, such as education, justice, and defence.   Maraea Johns, Kaitohu Hauora Māori  I roto i tāna tūranga mahi ka mahi tahi a Maraea ki te Tumu Whakarae me te rangapū ārahi ki te tuku tohutohu mō te

Published: February 2026

in the right direction to update the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992. To embed a fully modern human rights framework in our mental health and addiction system, more work is needed to promote supported decision making in practice and reform other relevant legislation. We

Published: 20 May, 2025

people has not risen at the same level as other parts of the system. Youth-focused mental health services are important as young people are currently facing longer wait times for specialist mental health and addiction services. Over the last five years there has been a general decline in young people

Published: 18 August, 2022

safely, with dignity and to flourish, or a reduced ability to take part in their community for fear of becoming seriously ill. It hasn't stopped there. For others the pandemic has changed their lives completely, perhaps through leaving education, becoming unemployed, or contracting long COVID. For

Published: April 2026

mental health and addiction services in context alongside a broader set of measures on wait times, workforce, investment, among other measures to provide deeper analysis of access to services. Access to specialist mental health and addiction services, 2023/24 - February 2025. Data we released on 18

Published: 10 March, 2026

experiencing harm and distress during a crisis who need to access support. On the other side there are also well documented harms for young people and online spaces. For example exposure to harmful content is a risk factor for young people’s mental distress. Exposure to content related to self-harm

Published: 16 June, 2022

order has increased by 10 per cent between 2016 and 2020. Of particular concern, despite a reduction in the use of solitary confinement in some district health boards (DHBs), others are still showing high use of this practice. Māori in particular are faring poorly in the current system. In 2020 Māori