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Published: 8 December, 2021

their communities are not. “As a country, we need to address this. The He Ara Oranga report from the Government Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction highlighted that mental wellbeing is deeply connected to wider wellbeing in our society. People called for this understanding to be embedded

Published: 25 July, 2023

to Jemaima for her contribution to the board, acknowledging her thought leadership, expertise and dedication.   Prior to joining Te Hiringa Mahara board Jemaima contributed to the mental wellbeing of Aotearoa through her work with the Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction in 2018, and

Published: 27 June, 2024

More evidence of the state of New Zealand youth mental health — Youth and rangatahi wellbeing and access to services assessment — has been released today and shows that while most youth and rangatahi are doing well, there is a steady decline in youth wellbeing in comparison to older age groups more

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: February 2026

monitoring report This report focuses on crisis responses over a five-year period, from January 2020 to December 2024. It examines how the current crisis response system is functioning, provides insights into the pathways people and whānau navigate when experiencing crisis, and defines what a good crisis

Published: September 2023

and anyone is in immediate physical danger, phone 111. Alternatively, you can go to your nearest hospital emergency department (ED). For urgent help, mental health crisis services, or medical advice Phone your local Mental Health Crisis Assessment Team  if you are concerned about a person’s

Published: 28 October, 2021

The Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission (the Commission) has today released its independent report into the progress of the  Access and Choice Programme  being developed and implemented under the leadership of the Ministry of Health. The programme, developed in response to

Published: January 2026

pandemic, often coping and supporting others across a range of areas - despite often facing worse impacts of the pandemic. Find out more about the impact of COVID-19 on wellbeing of older people in Aotearoa New Zealand   Media reporting of COVID-19 Our first report, Media reporting of COVID-19 and mental health and wellbeing, provides a scene-setter for the rest of the series. Find out more about COVID-19 media reporting  

Published: 5 February, 2023

communities, and greater involvement of rural communities in planning and decision-making, particularly with rural Māori. Read other reports in the Covid-19 insights series Downloads Summary Report (English) pdf, 198 KB Download Summary Report (Te Reo) pdf, 193 KB Download Summary Report (English) docx, 74 KB Download Summary Report (Te Reo) docx, 87 KB Download Technical Report pdf, 9.2 MB Download Technical Report docx, 1.6 MB Download

Published: 5 June, 2024

in practice and legislation that respects people’s rights to make decisions about their care and treatment and supports their capacity to do so. This infographic contains data about the use of selected coercive practices. We report this data as part of our monitoring of mental health and addiction