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  • Unicef report highlights Aotearoa New Zealand's low ranking for child and youth mental health and wellbeing

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    are failing to address well-established high rates of suicide and mental distress among our young people as a nation. There is overwhelming evidence to show that psychological distress and mental wellbeing for young people is declining over time. New Zealand’s high suicide rates was one of the

  • Report signals progress of Government’s response to He Ara Oranga, the inquiry into mental health and addiction

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    want to see the Commission prioritise genuine partnerships with Māori, Pacific peoples and people with lived experience of mental health and addiction. Prevent suicide Building blocks to prevent suicide are in place, with the publication of the suicide prevention strategy, Every Life Matters

  • The Initial Commission reporting

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    four initial priority areas, and offered advice to consider in the early days of system transformation: Establishing Te Hiringa Mahara Publishing the suicide prevention strategy and establishing a Suicide Prevention Office Repealing and replacing the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and

  • Pacific people's wellbeing - the path to equitable outcomes webinar

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    and portfolio management experience. Denise has led the design and development of two national suicide prevention programmes funded by the Ministry of Health: FLO: Pasifika for Life and LifeKeepers. Denise is a former member of the Suicide Prevention Mortality Review Committee; she currently Chairs a

  • He Ara Oranga Inquiry

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    Mental Health and Addiction . The catalyst for the inquiry was widespread concern about mental health services, within the mental health sector and the broader community, and calls for a wide-ranging inquiry from service users, their families and whānau, people affected by suicide, people working in

  • Mental health and addiction system performance monitoring report | 2025 downloads

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    capacity to meet needs now and in the future. Note: The report was updated on 12 June 2025 to clarify reported suicide rates for 2023/24 are suspected suicides and overdose deaths are accidental overdoses. Downloads System Performance Monitoring Report June 2025 pdf, 6.9 MB Download System

  • Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission supports legislation to ban conversion therapy

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    experience disproportionately poorer mental health outcomes and are at increased risk of suicide than the general population, the Commission also called for access to appropriate and safe supports for people experiencing mental distress as a result of conversion therapy. Hague urged the Select Committee to

  • Governance

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    and researcher, having practiced as a Consultant Psychiatrist for more than 25 years and led a research team at the University of Otago Wellington. Her own research focused on suicide and suicide prevention from a critical perspective. Sunny has broad expertise as a researcher, manager, and senior

  • Our submissions

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    Amendment Bill submission, December 2024 pdf, 580 KB Download Submission on the draft Suicide Prevention Action Plan for 2025-2029, November 2024 pdf, 798 KB Download Strategy to Prevent and Minimise Gambling Harm 2025/26 to 2027/28 submission, October 2024 pdf, 278 KB Download HDC Code and Act review

  • Where to get support

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    include: National helplines Depression helpline  (24 hours a day, 7 days a week): free phone 0800 111 757 or free text 4202. Suicide Crisis Helpline : free phone 0508 828 865 (0508 TAUTOKO). Lifeline : free phone 0800 543 354 or free text 4357 (HELP). Samaritans  crisis helpline: free phone 0800