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  • Covid-19 Insights Series - Pacific connectedness and wellbeing in the pandemic

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    accessible public health information, access to health care, food and care packages, and spiritual and social help. The lessons learned from Pacific communities' experiences during the pandemic should inform future policies and responses. Pacific people have shown that they know how to support their

  • COVID-19 restrictions impact family violence and wellbeing, empowered communities key to supporting safety at home

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    to today’s Te Hiringa Mahara – the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission report,  COVID-19 and safety in the home [PDF, 248 KB] . “There were increased reports of violence and more severe violence and lockdowns made it harder for people at risk to seek help,” says Te Hiringa Mahara Chief

  • Covid-19 Insights Series - COVID-19 and safety in the home

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    , and grow more severe Women, children, and young people, particularly those who are Māori, or from the rainbow community, were particularly affected. Digital technology allowed online violence and abuse to be brought directly into people’s homes, but the digital divide made accessing help difficult for

  • New primary mental health and addiction support provides a welcome expansion, but gaps remain – new report

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    addiction services is higher than mental health services. “There is now an expanded range of services for people seeking initial help with their mental health or addiction through GPs and other primary services and this is a real positive. There remains much more to do to ensure that those needing a

  • Make a complaint about us

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    a complaint to the HDC . The Advocacy Service can help people with concerns about a provider or service. Call them for free on 0800 555 050 or visit their website to email or live chat. Making a complaint about us or our work Te Hiringa Mahara is committed to providing quality reporting, advice, and

  • Pushing ahead with Phase two of the Health NZ and Police mental health response changes

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    statement in response to planned changes. People in acute mental health distress need access to the services and help they need in a timely way. Strengthening the health led crisis responses is the right direction to head. We are keeping a close eye on the implementation of changes being made by NZ

  • Strategy on a page

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    challenges for the Commission might be, and how we could be successful at meeting those challenges. This helped shape the key shifts we need to make as an organisation to fulfil our legislative mandate. The report outlines six mental health and wellbeing outcomes the people of Aotearoa expect in the future

  • International relationships

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    member of the following global networks: The Global Leadership Exchange (GLE) brings together and connects mental health leaders to help spread innovation and best practice to improve mental health and addiction services around the globe. The World Federation for Mental Health promotes the advancement of mental health awareness, prevention of mental health disorder, advocacy, and best practice recovery focused interventions worldwide.  

  • Mental health and addiction service monitoring

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    summaries, this data covers the five-year period to June 2024.   The data summary on addiction specialist services shows a declining number of people using these services alongside signals of service constraints such as declined referrals and wait times. The data summary on mental health

  • Rolling out more options for crisis care

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    to have immediate access to help, hope, and healing. It’s important to have a safe and welcoming place to go, and a compassionate and culturally appropriate response. There are endless possibilities to co-create options to meet the diverse needs of tāngata whaiora. Day units, warm lines, crisis