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  • Deepening inequities in the mental health system call for action

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    Commenting on the Office of the Director of Mental Health and Addiction Services: Regulatory Report (1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024) released today, Te Hiringa Mahara pointed to entrenched inequities within the system. Māori continue to be disproportionately subjected to some of the most harmful practices in our mental health system.

  • Have your say on a service-level monitoring framework for mental health and addiction

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    The Initial Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission provided people with an opportunity to have their say on the He Ara Āwhina service-level monitoring framework.

  • The future of primary mental health care

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    This short paper captures outcome of the think tank held in August 2025 to explore the future roles of primary and community care play in supporting people with mental health and substance use needs.

  • Age-ban on social media can’t solve mental distress on its own

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    An article outlining what needs to be done to promote online safety for rangatahi and young people.

  • Leadership

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    Framework for Mental Health and Addiction and re-development of the Workforce Action Plan. Sonya’s professional qualifications include a BSc in Psychology & Biology, PGCertHS Community Development and MSc in Psychology. She recently completed her thesis on perinatal anxiety and sleep. Sonya

  • Wellbeing

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    realised, they need to feel safe, valued and connected to their communities and their cultures, and they need resources, skills, resilience, hope and purpose for the future. Our He Ara Oranga wellbeing outcomes framework brings these together in an aspirational vision of twelve wellbeing outcomes, which

  • NZ Health Survey 2024/25 mental health and substance use data summary downloads

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    We’ve put the key mental health and addiction findings from the NZ Health Survey 2024/2025 into an easy-to-read summary.

  • Acute options

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  • Monitoring 2026 landing page

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  • 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 populations groups, have been advocating for equitable funding for kaupapa Māori services for decades.