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  • Holding a mirror up to the mental health and addiction system

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    people expect.”  “Peer support services for example have seen an increase since 2018 with greater investment in the peer and lived experience workforce. There has also been an increase in kaupapa Māori specialist mental health and addiction services since 2018, but this has yet to reach

  • Mental Health Bill

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    * increased reporting on how the Act is implemented. Reducing coercive practices The policy problems that the Bill is intended to address are well known - issues related to mental health services’ use of coercive practices that are inconsistent with human rights and therapeutic care. Over the past

  • Targeted vaccination approaches needed in the face of Omicron variant

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    connected with and brought into vaccination rollout. These groups require active engagement and, in many cases, the best parties to do that are the community-led service providers. “We cannot speak highly enough about the targeted efforts of Māori and Pacific community providers as well as

  • Rural communities respond well to pandemic, despite challenges

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    these communities.  “The geographies, economies and cultures of rural communities present challenges to mental health and wellbeing outcomes. This is particularly true with respect to isolation and connectivity, workforce challenges in the economy and health services, and uncertainty in

  • New Mental Health Bill - are we there yet?

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    now passed the Bill back to Parliament to be finalised. This marks another significant step in Aotearoa New Zealand’s process to repeal and replace the Mental Health Act 1992. However, there are no wholesale changes to the Bill recommended in the report, despite many submitters stating that the Bill

  • Top priorities for New Zealand's first Minister for Mental Health

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    ?   The COVID-19 pandemic, the increasingly severe natural disasters and the cost of living crisis has led to mounting concerns about whether services are readily available.  Mental health is more visible than ever before, and not always for the right reasons.   What we need

  • Covid-19 Insights Series - Impact of COVID-19 on wellbeing of older people in Aotearoa New Zealand

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    pandemic has changed attitudes toward ageing and older people, with older people being positioned as vulnerable, less adaptable and a burden on the rest of society Older Māori, Pacific and Asian people were often highly connected within their own communities, highlighted by their ability to leverage

  • Broader focus on wellbeing needed to understand COVID-19 impacts

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    good mental health and wellbeing, services and resources are important, but not enough.  People need to have their rights, dignity and tino rangatiratanga upheld; they need to feel valued and connected to their communities and their cultures; and they need skills, resilience, hope and purpose

  • Wellbeing

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    The report on the state of wellbeing, and priorities to support greater wellbeing for Pacific peoples in Aotearoa was published in May 2024. Assessment of youth and rangatahi wellbeing and access to services infographic This quantitative assessment of mental health and wellbeing among young people and

  • Governance

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    Service, Christchurch), the Community Alcohol and Drug Service (CADS) Christchurch, and was co-ordinator of Te Aroha o Te Hau Angiangi, the Taha Māori Programme at Queen Mary Hospital, Hanmer Springs. He has an extensive background in the Māori health, education and justice sectors. He was also General