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Published: 24 July, 2024

people who experienced abuse need to be able to access ongoing and appropriate care and support. We need to recognise that people have different responses to trauma and ensure access to culturally appropriate responses that best support their needs.  Though we cannot turn the clock back, we can

Published: 10 October, 2022

has focused on resources, namely access to services, supports and resources Distress and other impacts of the pandemic have frequently been normalised and universalised in media coverage. These are important factors, but this narrow view misses out other factors that we know are important to mental

Published: 25 February, 2026

of options and is responsive. “We have been told by young people about the challenges they face gaining access to support.  Not being able to access services can have devastating consequences for them and their whānau. Ensuring support is available when it’s most needed can reduce the lifelong

Published: July 2024

critical for Māori wellbeing and there is growing support for, and progress towards it. Rangatahi Māori have stronger connections to some aspects of te ao Māori than others. There are major and long-standing inequities that are barriers to rangatahi Māori wellbeing. Despite the challenges, rangatahi

Published: 15 December, 2025

that three recommendations from Kua Tīmata Te Haerenga have been completed. Having a plan to support the workforce and address workforce shortages, government funding for improved prevalence information, and better data systems will now provide a solid foundation from which effective changes can be

Published: 27 June, 2023

More investment in kaupapa Māori mental health and addiction services is needed to ensure the support available meets the level of mental distress experienced by Māori. Despite funding increases over the past five years more needs to be done to achieve equitable funding. This is a

Published: 8 June, 2023

key feature in the how Pacific community responses served to support families and helped mitigate the challenges,” says Te Hiringa Mahara Chief Executive Karen Orsborn.    Pacific peoples endured significant challenges in the pandemic, and this included serious disruption to the ways

Published: 5 June, 2023

, and this included serious disruption to the ways they connect with family, community, church, and culture. However, throughout the worse periods of the pandemic, Pacific people drew on their connections to provide flexible and practical support to each other – support like trustworthy and

Published: 1 June, 2021

many sectors to develop draft wellbeing indicators and measures for the framework. Two Technical Advisory Groups (TAGs) were set up – one focused on mental health and addiction (MHA) service level data and the other on population level data. These groups supported the Initial Commission to

Published: 1 November, 2022

The He Ara Āwhina co-development phase ran from March 2021 to June 2022. A draft version of He Ara Āwhina went out for public consultation for six weeks from 8 March to 19 April 2022. We supported many ways for people to share feedback such as via email, LinkedIn, mail, voice message