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

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    increase, and the support people need will be required for some time. We will need an immediate investment in local mental health and addiction services, which must not have a time limit on availability for people who need them.   “Social infrastructure should be prioritised – this includes

  • Rural communities respond well to pandemic, despite challenges

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    these communities.  “The geographies, economies and cultures of rural communities present challenges to mental health and wellbeing outcomes. This is particularly true with respect to isolation and connectivity, workforce challenges in the economy and health services, and uncertainty in

  • 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 Wellbeing Commission welcomes Budget 2022 investment in specialist mental health and addiction services

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    We commend the Government’s Budget 2022 investment in specialist mental health and addiction, particularly the investment in community-based crisis services, specialist child and adolescent mental health and addiction services, and Kaupapa Māori services.  "We see this latest announcement as a

  • Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission calls for stronger action to transform key areas of the mental health and addiction system

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    Te Huringa: Change and Transformation. Mental Health Service and Addiction Service Monitoring Report 2022 [PDF, 958 KB]  is being released today. The report monitors the performance of mental health services and addictions services between 2016 / 17 and 2020 / 21. “Despite significant

  • Stronger more inclusive health sector means better health and wellbeing for all

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    the design, planning, management and delivery of hauora hinengaro and mental health services, iwi and Māori must be the major decision-makers of their care.”   Commission Board member Taimi Allan also called for a supporting Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy to put more focus on mental health

  • Open consultations

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    In November 2023, Te Hiringa Mahara is inviting feedback on access to health or addiction services.  This online survey is for both tāngata whaiora and people accessing services, and whānau and people supporting others.   Find out more about this, visit   Fill-in our mental

  • Working towards the transformation of the mental health and wellbeing system

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    being strong system oversight and an agency that really kept the pressure on the system and also governments to actually do better, and for the system to perform better. So we monitor mental health and addiction services and we also look at some of those wider factors such as housing, education, and

  • Lived experience

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    own, first-hand experience of distress, substance harm, harmful gambling, psychiatric diagnosis, addiction, using mental health or addiction supports or services, or experiencing barriers to accessing these supports and services when they are needed. Lived experience perspectives and knowledge is

  • Acute options for mental health care insights paper

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    culturally appropriate assessment, treatment, and social support, in line with people’s needs and preferences. There is an ongoing need to expand acute options to ensure acute mental health services are accessible, acceptable, and effective. This paper highlights peer-led, community-based, and Kaupapa