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Published: 13 December, 2023

Te Hiringa Mahara Chief Executive Karen Orsborn shares highlights from our 2022-23 Annual Report. In our second full year we have ramped up our efforts as kaitiaki of mental health and wellbeing in Aotearoa. In this short note I am sharing some of the highlights from the 2022-23 year, with our full

Published: 1 December, 2021

We are currently in the important stage of mahi (work) to develop the methods and measures for how we will monitor and assess the mental health and addiction system. Phase 1 of this work was completed at the end of 2022, and mahi will continue for measures where data does not exist or are not

Published: 1 October, 2020

We established an Expert Advisory Group (EAG) to guide the development of the He Ara Āwhina framework, following on from the  co-define phase  for the framework from October 2020 to February 2021. This diverse group of experts shared their expertise and perspectives and guided the co

Published: 1 November, 2023

A big thank you to everyone who gave us feedback on their journey accessing mental health and addiction services. We received over 300 responses through the data collection that we ran in November. This is now closed. We wanted to hear from people seeking help with mental distress or addiction: If

Published: 29 August, 2023

distress and addiction. Following a co-design and consultation process, the Board of the Initial Commission adopted a suite of conceptual outcomes that describe both te ao Maori and shared wellbeing perspectives. How was the framework developed? The framework was informed by: What we heard in the co

Published: September 2023

Here are reports we have produced.

Published: 28 October, 2021

This report found that the programme has put much-needed investment into primary and community care in line with many of the recommendations in He Ara Oranga: Report of the Government Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction , enabling important services to be provided. The overall programme is on

Published: 30 November, 2022

This report and its accompanying Improving access and choice for youth report, looks at the first three years of the programme rollout since funds were allocated to the priority initiative in the 2019 Wellbeing Budget. Published in November 2022. These reports provide us with an opportunity to see

Published: 10 July, 2023

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

Published: 5 June, 2023

Te Hiringa Mahara has produced a series of short reports during 2022 and 2023 to add our collective understanding of the wellbeing impacts of the pandemic and to provide key insights on wellbeing areas or populations of focus. Pacific connectedness and wellbeing in the pandemic This report looks at