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  • Guide to language in He Ara Āwhina

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    people are forced or pressured to do something. This can include forced medication, solitary confinement, forced electroconvulsive therapy, physical restraint, mechanical restraint, and environmental restraint such as locked units. Coercive practises also include influencing decision making in a

  • Covid-19 Insights Series - Media reporting of COVID-19

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    and mental health and wellbeing provides a scene-setter for the rest of the series. The wellbeing analysis in the report draws on the He Ara Oranga Wellbeing Outcomes Framework, which describes the aspects of good wellbeing in Aotearoa and guides the way we monitor the systems that influence

  • Top priorities for New Zealand's first Minister for Mental Health

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    ;  The challenges to progress are not confined to the size of the health budget. Having a workforce equipped to handle the challenges across all population groups is a top priority. We are calling for a detailed workforce plan to reduce clinical vacancies, and create a greater role for peer support

  • Power of co-design for rangatahi and youth mental health webinar

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      Te Hiringa Mahara is kicking off Youth Week 2026 with a webinar focusing on the power of co-design for rangatahi and youth mental health.  The ‘Power of co-design for rangatahi and youth mental health’ webinar presented the key findings from our early intervention and secondary

  • The voices of young people matter; this youth week and every week thereafter

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    people; what matters to them, what concerns them, and what they feel about the future here in Aotearoa New Zealand. In 2023, our youth wellbeing insights report identified four key ‘barriers to wellbeing’ - things that get in the way of being well - for young people across the motu. Those centred

  • Our submissions

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    New Zealand.   2026 submissions: Downloads Sale and Supply of Alcohol Improving Alcohol Regulation Amendment Bill, May 2026 docx, 419 KB Download Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy - Advice, February 2026 pdf, 109 KB Download 2025 submissions: Downloads Submission on Delivering for Pacific

  • Deepening inequities in the mental health system call for action

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    Following the release of the Office of the Director of Mental Health and Addiction Services: Regulatory Report today, Te Hiringa Mahara is renewing its call for improvements to address concerning trends for Māori and Pacific peoples. The report shows Māori are 6.6 times, and Pacific peoples are 1.7

  • The future of primary mental health care

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    A think tank convened by Te Hiringa Mahara created space for ‘blue sky’ thinking about the future role primary and community care can play in supporting people with mental health and substance use needs. To share the outcome of the think tank workshop held in August 2025, we have published a short

  • Leadership

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    Our leadership team provides strategic guidance for Te Hiringa Mahara -- Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission. The team includes Chief Executive, Karen Orsborn, and four directors who are responsible for our core workstreams.  Karen Orsborn, Tumu Whakarae | Chief Executive Karen is the Chief

  • More kaupapa Māori services

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      Māori, who make up 17% of the population and have higher rates of mental distress than other population groups, have been advocating for equitable funding for Kaupapa Māori services for decades.   What needs to change? We want to see: Equitable investment in Kaupapa Māori services