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  • More kaupapa Māori services

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    ; More kaupapa Māori services available across Aoteaora to support tāngata whaiora and whānau. Why are kaupapa Māori services important? Kaupapa Māori services offer a range of holistic services and supports that reflect whānau, hāpu, and iwi aspirations, and acknowledge the interconnection of

  • COVID-19 learnings can support communities recovering from Cyclone Gabrielle

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     ensuring local social hubs, such as marae and libraries, are up and running; putting face-to-face supports such as carer and social worker visits in place; opening schools; and ensuring the community services and volunteers reaching into communities are supported.”  Te Hiringa Mahara

  • Karen Orsborn appointed as Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission Chief Executive

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    from 1 July after leading the Commission’s establishment efforts as Acting Chief Executive since it opened in February. Throughout 2020, she also led the early set-up phase as Head of Secretariat for the Initial Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission (Initial Commission). “It’s with great pleasure I

  • Mental health and addiction targets welcomed

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    as a barometer of the state of the whole mental health and addiction system. However, it doesn’t tell the full picture, therefore we need a wider range of high-level measures across both primary/community and specialist services.” “We really need to know if there are population groups that are

  • Rural communities respond well to pandemic, despite challenges

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    health services. Poor connectivity meant more people were struggling to get help, advice and support; with older people even less likely to be online. The closure of social hubs, such as schools and libraries, during lockdowns also had large impacts on communities. “Our report highlights the

  • New report highlights Pacific wellbeing challenges

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    the root causes of mental health and wellbeing. Our reputation as a land of opportunity, and our future economy, depends on it,” Cullen said. Read the full report and infographic

  • More deliberate focus needed to ensure all people in Aotearoa experience good wellbeing

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    experience good wellbeing, most of the time. The report also found that a concerningly large minority of people and communities experience persistently poor wellbeing. “This may not come as a surprise to many, but that does not make it any less concerning,” says Board Chair, Hayden Wano. “When a person

  • Commission will provide system oversight of new mental wellbeing long-term pathway

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    Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission welcomes release of Kia Manawanui as we lead our agenda to support transformation The Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission welcomes today’s release of  Kia Manawanui Aotearoa , the government’s long-term pathway to mental wellbeing, by Minister of

  • Annual Report 2022/23 highlights

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    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

  • Covid-19 Insights Series - Exercising rangatiratanga during the COVID-19 pandemic

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    elevates how rangatiratanga was exercised throughout the pandemic. It shows that Māori have always had the knowledge and skills to support the wellbeing of their whānau and communities. Māori wellbeing is often referred to as being collective, and exercising rangatiratanga (self-determination