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  • Call for a National Mental Health Crisis System

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    some districts there are co-response teams delivering health-led crisis support, a crisis café, peers in ED and after hours 0800 crisis line, whereas in some areas, options are limited.”  The report also highlights responses that are already working and new initiatives are underway in parts of

  • Mental health and addiction service monitoring

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    to June 2023. A wide amount of data and information (qualitative and quantitative) was used to develop this report. The report shows that service access has increased in some parts of the system but decreased in others. The Access and Choice programme in primary care has increased access and

  • Age-ban on social media can’t solve mental distress on its own

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    placed to articulate the challenges they face online and the changes that will help to keep them safe. This is what they want from their families, from decision makers and from government. Their knowledge and ideas must be central to any legislative decisions our government makes about our online

  • Unicef report highlights Aotearoa New Zealand's low ranking for child and youth mental health and wellbeing

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    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

  • Governance

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    roles as a statutory decision maker in both countries, and as a chief executive for a large NGO in the mental health and addiction sector in this country (Te Pou). Rae's governance experience includes serving as a trustee on the international board for the Cochrane Library, contributing to global

  • Lived experiences of CCTOs report

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    This report looks at compulsory community treatment orders (CCTOs) made under section 29 of the Mental Health Act 1992. The focus is on amplifying voices of tāngata whaiora, whānau, and family. We heard that the clinical review and the court hearing processes involved in CCTOs can silence or

  • Official Information Act requests

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    Te Hiringa Mahara is part of the New Zealand public sector and must meet its obligations under the Official Information Act 1982 (the OIA). OIA requests can be addressed to us via kiaora@mhwc.govt.nz . Our policy is to proactively publish OIA responses that may be of interest to the wider public

  • The future of primary mental health care

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    A think tank convened by Te Hiringa Mahara created space for ‘blue sky’ thinking about the future role primary and community care can play in supporting people with mental health and substance use needs. To share the outcome of the think tank workshop held in August 2025, we have published a short

  • Power of co-design for rangatahi and youth mental health webinar

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      Te Hiringa Mahara is kicking off Youth Week 2026 with a webinar focusing on the power of co-design for rangatahi and youth mental health.  The ‘Power of co-design for rangatahi and youth mental health’ webinar presented the key findings from our early intervention and secondary

  • Targeted vaccination approaches needed in the face of Omicron variant

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    As New Zealand faces community transmission of the Omicron variant, too many people who experience mental distress or addictions remain unvaccinated. The total New Zealand vaccination rates are now very high, with over one million people boosted and 93% of the eligible population double vaccinated