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  • Access and choice mental health programme stacks up

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    do for the programme to reach its full potential. We have noted some regional variations, and the number being seen falls short of the goal of 325,000 people,” Ms Orsborn said. “While the programme has positive impacts, to be fully realised there needs to be focused effort. This will take greater

  • Report signals progress of Government’s response to He Ara Oranga, the inquiry into mental health and addiction

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    , and establishment of the Suicide Prevention Office. This is taking a ground-up approach, with communities leading the way. Repealing and replacing the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992 Repealing and replacing the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act

  • Meet our Lived Experience Advisors

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    journey of lived experience sparked a passion that saw me join Te Kupenga Net Trust in Tairawhiti as an adult peer support/advocacy worker, Consumer Leader and Mataora. I was privileged to carry the voices of whānau to local, regional and national forums where I was to Co-Chair of Nga Hau e Wha

  • Pushing ahead with Phase two of the Health NZ and Police mental health response changes

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    safety for everyone involved. We are aware the state of readiness for transition varies around the country. The teams working at the frontline know their community and need to be trusted to respond in the best way. This lends itself to a phased, regional approach, where different parts of the country

  • Leadership

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    to joining Te Hiringa Mahara, Sonya has worked in both health and community sectors. Positions have included Principal Advisor and Programme Director for Manatū Hauora Ministry of Health, acting CEO for a non-government organisation (NGO) and Regional Portfolio Manager for Te Whatu Ora. She has led

  • Pathway for peer support to transform the mental health and addiction workforce webinar

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    support/advocacy worker, Consumer Leader, and Mataora. Guy was privileged to carry the voices of whānau to local, regional, and national forums where he was a Co-Chair of Ngā Hau e Whā (National Consumer Advocacy Group) and become a member of the National Association of Mental Health Services Consumer Advisors (NAMHSCA) prior to joining Te Hiringa Mahara in 2022.

  • Our commitment to lived experience

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    tāngata mātau-ā-wheako Māori Amplifying the voices of people who have experienced loss, harm, or exclusion in the mental health and addiction system Monitoring the mental health and addiction system, and monitoring wellbeing, together with people with lived experience Ensuring that each project or focus

  • 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

  • Where did the $1.9 billion Wellbeing Budget go?

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    June 2023. Of the unspent $163.8 million, almost $62 million was set aside for capital works. “The vast majority of the $1.9 billion investment has been spent and we can now show where the money went,” said Karen Orsborn, Chief Executive. “We have documented where the money went because we thought it

  • 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