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Budget misses opportunity to respond to growing mental health need
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NewsTe Hiringa Mahara - Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission is disappointed to see no new explicit investment into mental health and addiction services in today's budget. Of particular concern is the lack of funding for specialist services, where too many people are already waiting far too long to
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Assessment of youth and rangatahi wellbeing and access to services
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, income adequacy, experience of discrimination, educational achievement, access to services and levels of psychological distress. We did this assessment to feed into policy and system responses to promote mental health and wellbeing for young people and rangatahi Māori in Aotearoa. The aim is to promote
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Mental health system still falling short for young people and Māori, new report shows
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Newspractice. Māori continue to experience these practices at a higher rate than any other group. We also want to see action toward not having young people admitted into adult units. “A fair, robust mental health system is one that works for everyone. For us to achieve that, we must see strong leadership, targeted action where need is greatest, and a more coordinated response to the wider drivers of mental distress,” says Ms Orsborn.
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Accountability documents
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As an independent Crown Entity, Te Hiringa Mahara - Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission is required to publish a Statement of Intent (SOI) covering a period of four years, an annual Statement of Performance Expectations (SPE), as well as an Annual Report. Statement of Intents Statement of
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Crisis response interactive pathways model
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Crisis responses are a critical part of an effective mental health and addiction system. However, crisis response pathways are hard to navigate, fragmented, and patchy, and many people don’t get the help they need. In November 2025 we published Urupare mōrearea: Crisis responses monitoring report
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Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission unveils new name
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NewsThe Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission has a new name – Te Hiringa Mahara. The name, Te Hiringa Mahara – Te hinengaro tūmata tōrunga pai o te whakaaro nui (Igniting minds through positive energy and thoughtfulness), was unveiled at a ceremony in Wellington today. Board Chair
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Positive progress with targets but challenges remain for young people
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Newssustained leadership embedded to ensure lasting, meaningful change,” says Ms Russell. The Commission has recommended that Health NZ take action to improve access to specialist mental health and addiction services for young people, including youth-specific crisis responses, streamlined pathways into
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Infographic - assessment of youth and rangatahi wellbeing and access to services
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Māori expressed optimism about whānau wellbeing. Youth access to mental health and addiction services The He Ara Oranga framework describes what wellbeing looks like for people and whānau in Aotearoa New Zealand, at a population level, while He Ara Āwhina describes an ideal mental health and
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He Ara Āwhina | Pathways to Support 2026 monitoring summary downloads
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ResourceThis summary set of measures provides an at-a-glance overview of mental health and addiction service performance across the domains of He Ara Āwhina | Pathways to Support framework. We use the framework to monitor service performance over time. The summary set and dashboard are part of our suite of
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Meet our Lived Experience Advisors
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Experience at the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission. She is an enthusiastic advocate of the restorative power of being ourselves and has a passion for peer support and the power of lived experience to drive transformation. She joined the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission in 2024 and has held