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Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission supports legislation to ban conversion therapy
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. The Bill aims to ban conversion practices, which cover a broad range of practices that seek to change or suppress a person’s sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. “We know from listening to rainbow communities that discrimination and prejudice against who they are has a
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Covid-19 Insights Series - Impact of COVID-19 on wellbeing of older people in Aotearoa New Zealand
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In this report, we show that older people contributed greatly through the pandemic, often coping and supporting others across a range of areas - despite often facing worse impacts of the pandemic. The report also shows the following: While older people tend to experience better wellbeing than other
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Time called on compulsory community mental health treatment
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subjected to a Compulsory Community Treatment Order under the Mental Health Act increased by 8% between 2017 and 2021. In 2021, almost 7,000 people were under compulsory treatment in our communities. “We are surprised to see that use of community treatment orders has increased in
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Bigger role for mental health and addiction peer support workforce called for
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addiction,” said Te Hiringa Mahara CEO Karen Orsborn. “Peer support workers connect with people in a unique way based on the rich experiences that they bring. The focus on strengths and connection is something that empowers people and inspires hope. “Peer support workers are a vital
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Pacific community connections key to wellbeing during COVID-19
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; “Pacific peoples must be involved in decision-making processes that directly affect them, with government agencies actively engaging with Pacific organisations that possess deep-rooted community knowledge and trust. More data and research is necessary to better understand and support Pacific
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Māori responses to COVID-19 are exemplars for crisis health and wellbeing support
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Commission report, Exercising rangatiratanga during the COVID-19 pandemic [PDF, 10 MB] . “Māori exercising rangatiratanga during the pandemic showed that Māori have knowledge and skills to support not only the wellbeing of their whānau and communities, but also the wider response,” says Te Hiringa
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COVID-19 learnings can support communities recovering from Cyclone Gabrielle
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; “Crises like the pandemic have shown us that re-establishing and strengthening the social infrastructure that supports connection and communities is key to supporting wellbeing,” says Te Hiringa Mahara Chief Executive Karen Orsborn. “We can expect rates of distress and addiction to
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Rural communities respond well to pandemic, despite challenges
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of rural communities in Aotearoa New Zealand . Around 16% of the population live in rural areas, and around 35% in total live outside of large urban areas - these figures are higher for Māori. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted and exacerbated pre-existing challenges and has had large impacts on
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Access and choice for mental health and addiction services encouraging, but workforce challenges remain
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mental health and addiction staff and reduce pressure on the existing workforce. “While we can and should take satisfaction from the progress made over the last three years, we need to ensure that people have mental health, wellbeing and addiction services when and where they are needed, and access to a
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Te Hiringa Mahara to continue to advocate for young people after Oranga Tamariki Bill passes third reading
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care are a priority for us and in 2023 we will release insights about the collective voice of young people calling for better support of their mental health and wellbeing. “This work will add weight to our belief that the voices and knowledge of young people should be central to the design of systems