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  • Access to specialist mental health and addiction services continues to decrease

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    the year before and more than 16,000 fewer people than four years ago. “We are very concerned about the continued downward trend in the number of people being seen by specialist mental health and addiction services over the last few years,” said Karen Orsborn, Chief Executive of Te Hiringa Mahara

  • Mental Health Bill

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    Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992. To embed a fully modern human rights framework in our mental health and addiction system, more work is needed to promote supported decision-making in practice and reform other relevant legislation. We acknowledge and broadly support the first

  • Ake, ake, ake – A Forever Language

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    Te Hiringa Mahara is proud to support Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori 2024 and the revitalisation of Te Reo Māori. We highlight the link between language and wellbeing.

  • Bigger role for mental health and addiction peer support workforce called for

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    investment across the mental health and addiction system in recent years and it is positive to see the additional peer support roles. Peer support workers make up approximately 3.4% of the total workforce and there is much more to do to increase the number and proportion of the total workforce that are

  • Māori responses to COVID-19 are exemplars for crisis health and wellbeing support

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    responses to the pandemic can continue to be an exemplar for how Aotearoa can support health and wellbeing outcomes in any future crises, and support wellbeing more generally.” Read the report [PDF, 10 MB] Watch Director Māori Maraea Johns speaking about the report

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

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    crises.  It will also provide a safety net for some of our most vulnerable.  “To help impacted communities during and beyond the recovery, we call on the government to continue to work with iwi and community organisations; to prioritise investment in re-building social

  • Access and choice for mental health and addiction services encouraging, but workforce challenges remain

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    Hayden Wano. “These reports provide us with an opportunity to see where progress is being made, not only in access to services but also in having the opportunity to have genuine service choice. There are more services and capacity in previously under-supported areas, growth in Kaupapa Māori services

  • Commission responds to Implementation Unit’s mid-term review of 2019 mental health package

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    Mostly on track, but more to do – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission calls for greater focus to address barriers to accessing mental health support The Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission has welcomed the release of the Department of Prime Minster and Cabinet’s  Implementation Unit Mid

  • Webinars

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    Te Hiringa Mahara regularly holds webinars to discuss important pieces of our work and to provide a space for people, whānau and communities in Aotearoa to discuss, share their views, ask questions and find out more about the kaupapa. It also provides an opportunity for those who work in the mental

  • Chief Executive Karen Orsborn opinion piece on coercive practices

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    therapeutic value, and called for investment that will provide the choice of services needed to enhance safety for all. Karen Orsborn: Time to end coercive practices in mental health care OPINION: People in Aotearoa New Zealand experiencing significant mental distress continue to be subject to coercion