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Published: 4 November, 2025

crisis response system are often delivered as standalone services or locally driven initiatives. There are proven approaches that need to be scaled-up nationwide, such as 24/7 access to phone-based crisis support, to ensure people get access to crisis support when and where they need it.  Our reporting

Published: 4 November, 2025

ensure everyone in New Zealand can access the support they need at a time of crisis. There are around 100 people every day who access crisis mental health services.”  “Right now, some districts have a range of crisis services; while others have very limited options, especially after hours. In

Published: 24 March, 2026

paper. The paper documents the discussion which answered two provocative questions: What does the primary care landscape need to look like? How do we get there? This discussion followed the release in April 2025 of our final monitoring report on the Access and Choice programme. During development of

Published: 31 May, 2023

Access and Choice programme Workforce vacancies in specialist adult mental health and addiction services have doubled between 2018 and 2022, and we want to see a clear strategy and roadmap to address growing workforce shortages Coercive practices continue to be widely used, particularly for Māori and

Published: 4 September, 2023

should be able to access the right support where and when they need,” says Karen Orsborn, Te Hiringa Mahara chief executive.  “We only need to acknowledge increasing levels of distress, and the many well-known barriers to wellbeing, to understand that much more needs to be done to support young

Published: 18 February, 2025

This factsheet provides supplementary information about the number of people accessing specialist mental health and addiction services, with data up to June 2024. Latest data to June 2024, shows the number of people using specialist mental health and addiction services continues to decrease. In

Published: 25 June, 2025

access to the determinants of mental health and wellbeing, including lower household income, fewer social connections, and poorer individual and family and whānau wellbeing. This analysis of quantitative data includes reporting against 22 wellbeing indicators from our He Ara Oranga Wellbeing Outcomes

Published: 16 September, 2024

; Te Reo Māori is a factor in wellbeing In July 2024 we published the Assessment of Youth and rangatahi wellbeing and access to services infographic . This shows how the link between culture and wellbeing.   NCEA level 2 achievement was higher for Māori who attended kura kaupapa. Accessing te

Published: 5 November, 2025

Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission welcomes investment in crisis response services announced today by Minister for Mental Health Matt Doocey. The substantial funding package will improve access to support for people in mental health and substance use crisis. The announcement

Published: 5 June, 2024

The purpose of this report is to monitor mental health and addiction services over the five-year period from July 2018 to June 2023. The report focuses on access to services and options available.  On this page you can download or view: Kua Tīmata Te Haerenga | The Journey Has Begun 2024