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Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission supports legislation to ban conversion therapy
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intent. We urge the Select Committee to listen carefully to the voices of rainbow communities, including trans people, those with variations of sex characteristics (sometimes known as intersex), and non-binary people, and their calls to clarify and strengthen areas of the Bill,” says Kevin Hague
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Te Hiringa Mahara welcomes Health Quality and Safety Commission report on the mental health impacts of COVID-19 on Aotearoa
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services. “As the Commission notes, the arrival of the Omicron variant has exposed long-standing, fundamental weaknesses in our health system. There is little capacity in the mental health system to cope with shocks, there are entrenched inequities in access to services and better outcomes experienced by
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Holding a mirror up to the mental health and addiction system
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Mental Health and Addiction (He Ara Oranga Report). The new report describes progress using data taken from a variety of sources. This first report is an initial step assessing performance and will be further refined in coming years. We will continue monitoring system performance and recommend
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New primary mental health and addiction support provides a welcome expansion, but gaps remain – new report
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complex cases. For example, vacancies rates sit at 22% for psychologists and 19% for psychiatrists. “What we’re seeing is that under-pressure services have constraints on how many people they can see, with some people not meeting the threshold to access specialist services. Some people can get
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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
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Where to get support
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are feeling, there is someone to talk to and free help is available. People are here for you if you just want to seek advice around how to support people that you’re worried about. Whatever support you’re looking for, there is a variety of online tools and helplines. If it is an emergency situation
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New Mental Health Bill - are we there yet?
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principles. We acknowledge the Committee’s work to achieve agreement on the proposed changes. Their efforts and engagement with complex issues in mental health law and practice, weighing up different perspectives and values, are a sign of democracy at work. At the same time, significant issues
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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
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Mental health and addiction system performance monitoring report | 2025 downloads
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The mental health and addiction system performance monitoring report provides a shared view of what a good mental health and addiction system looks like through six key system shifts.
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Hauora hinengaro: He ara tūroa: Mental Health: An enduring pathway conference 2025
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Registrations are open now the for Hauora hinengaro: He ara tūroa conference 2025. This will be held on 5 November 5th at the
Waipuna Hotel in Tamaki Makaurau Auckland. The focus will be on Waenga mōrearea: He ara oranga : Amidst crisis and distress there are pathways to wellbeing.