Search

Published: 20 May, 2025

understand what is standing in the way of committing to a fixed end date. It’s also important to learn from services who have successfully achieved lower rates of seclusion and compulsory treatment orders and share insights to shift practice. Upholding rights and agency of people who need mental

Published: 23 May, 2024

A report from Te Hiringa Mahara - Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission shows that more should be done to improve mental health and wellbeing outcomes of Pacific peoples. The report and data infographic was published on 23 May 2024.

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: 30 June, 2022

, psychiatric diagnosis, addiction, using mental health or addiction supports or services, or experience of barriers to accessing these support and services when they are needed. Lived experience relates to how people self-identify, and share their identity with others, so it is not our role to

Published: 1 December, 2021

We established a Technical Advisory Network (TAN) to provide advice and expertise of methods, measures, data sources and data gaps.

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: 12 September, 2023

announce that we will be holding a series of webinars where we will share key findings as well as our calls to action from our recent mental health and addiction service monitoring reports.  Earlier this year, we released Te Huringa Tuarua 2023, a suite of connected reports: a summary report as well

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: 5 June, 2024

. Hundreds of people shared their views and experiences. The thematic analysis and supporting quotes are included in this Voices report. We thank everyone who generously shared with us their experiences. Downloads Voices Report: Accompanying report to Kua Tīmata Te Haerenga pdf, 4.6 MB Download Voices report: Accompanying report to Kua Tīmata Te Haerenga docx, 8.7 MB Download

Published: 15 May, 2023

of this report are young people and whānau who shared their experiences of adult inpatient mental health services. It is for them and future generations that we stand up for a better future of mental health support. There must be investment in youth-specific acute alternatives, including kaupapa