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  • Lived experiences of CCTOs report

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    This report looks at compulsory community treatment orders (CCTOs) made under section 29 of the Mental Health Act 1992. The focus is on amplifying voices of tāngata whaiora, whānau, and family. We heard that the clinical review and the court hearing processes involved in CCTOs can silence or

  • Official Information Act requests

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    Te Hiringa Mahara is part of the New Zealand public sector and must meet its obligations under the Official Information Act 1982 (the OIA). OIA requests can be addressed to us via kiaora@mhwc.govt.nz . Our policy is to proactively publish OIA responses that may be of interest to the wider public

  • Working paper: Review of suicide and self-harm monitoring indicators downloads

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    This working paper presents a focused review of suicide and self-harm monitoring indicators. The paper outlines how these indicators will contribute to building a high-level picture about rates of suicide and self-harm in Aotearoa New Zealand. The purpose of this review was to identify a small set

  • Achieving equity of Pacific mental health and wellbeing outcomes

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    analysis of well-established and respected data sources used across government to inform policy-making.  And a qualitative aspect which provides case studies of initiatives that are succeeding in promoting Pacific Peoples’ mental health and wellbeing, which may act as a model for future work

  • Targeted vaccination approaches needed in the face of Omicron variant

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    As New Zealand faces community transmission of the Omicron variant, too many people who experience mental distress or addictions remain unvaccinated. The total New Zealand vaccination rates are now very high, with over one million people boosted and 93% of the eligible population double vaccinated

  • Lived experiences of Compulsory Community Treatment Orders under the Mental Health Act (1992) webinar

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      Watch our first recording in the Te Huringa Tuarua webinar series - 28 September 2023. Find out what changes we want to see happen with Compulsory Community Treatment Orders in Aotearoa New Zealand.  In June of this year, we released a report on lived experiences of Compulsory Community

  • Expansion of mental health crisis support services welcomed

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    was made at the inaugural Hauora Hinengaro: He ara tūroa conference that Te Hiringa Mahara is co-hosting with TheMHS in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. The additional funding will provide for a range of crisis support services. Funding an 40 additional frontline clinical staff for crisis assessment and

  • Karen Orsborn: Full impact of COVID-19 on mental health yet to be seen

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    Transforming the mental health and addiction system must remain a priority as Aotearoa New Zealand continues to deal with the fallout from the pandemic, writes Karen Orsborn. COVID-19 is one of the most significant societal events many of us will experience in our lives. It is not over yet

  • Acute options for mental health care insights paper downloads

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    This insights report focuses on acute options that can provide an alternative to acute inpatient care. Increasing the range of acute options provides people with viable and welcome alternatives that allow them to stay safe and supported in their local community. Published August 2024. The report

  • Te Hiringa Mahara welcomes Health Quality and Safety Commission report on the mental health impacts of COVID-19 on Aotearoa

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    Te Hiringa Mahara Chief Executive Karen Orsborn has welcomed today’s release of the  second report of the Health Quality and Safety Commission (the Commission) on the impact of COVID-19 on health with its dedicated chapter on the impacts on people’s mental health and use of mental health