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Published: October 2023

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Published: March 2024

We have promised to uphold a ‘nothing about us, without us’ approach and to work together to improve wellbeing transform the mental health and addiction system. Our Lived Experience Position Statement outlines what we will do to uphold these commitments to lived experience communities.

Published: January 2024

We are committed to being a genuine, courageous and effective advocate for communities with lived experience of mental distress and addiction.

Published: October 2023

Māori, who make up 17% of the population and have higher rates of mental distress than other populations groups, have been advocating for equitable funding for kaupapa Māori services for decades.

Published: June 2024

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Published: 27 June, 2024

Announcement of a an up-to-date picture of the state of wellbeing for rangatahi and young people in Aotearoa. The Assessment of youth and rangatahi wellbeing and access to services infographic was released in June 2024.

Published: 14 June, 2021

The Chair of the Commission Board, Hayden Wano, has today announced the appointment of its new Tumu Whakarae - Chief Executive for the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission.

Published: 5 June, 2024

There have been significant changes in access to mental health and addiction over the past five years a monitoring report released today by Te Hiringa Mahara - Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission shows. The new report, Kua Tīmata Te Haerenga | The Journey Has Begun, provides the most up-to-date picture of the system available.

Published: October 2023

We are advocating for change from a coercive to a choice based mental health system. The changes we are calling for can be made now.

Published: 19 April, 2024

Read our submission on the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) (Improving Mental Health Outcomes) Amendment Bill.