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Published: 8 June, 2022

We welcome the transformational approach taken in the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill, which passed its third reading yesterday. The Commission’s Chair Hayden Wano says the Government now has the means to ensure better mental health and wellbeing outcomes for future generations. “It is very good to

Published: 10 March, 2026

and digital age, where connection and community look a lot different than for previous generations.  Over the past three years, Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission has worked with young people to understand what drives mental health and wellbeing, including their

Published: May 2026

what is working well. Report Crisis response interactive pathways flowchart This interactive flow chart uses national data collection on mental health and addiction specialist services from PRIMHD. It shows pathways of people who are entering mental health and addiction services in crisis and how they

Published: 8 April, 2026

Strategy needs to: inspire hope and change with leadership at every level;  outline a future with concrete, measurable objectives;  provide a shared view of what a good mental health and addiction system looks like to drive progress;  feature cross-government and preventative actions to

Published: 21 March, 2024

The announcement today by the Minister for Mental Health Matt Doocey that a new mental health and addiction peer support service will be set up in hospital emergency departments is a positive move.   “People who are experiencing mental distress who arrive at an emergency department will

Published: 22 May, 2026

effects on people’s mental health, sense of stability and trust in the future, especially for young people trying to make sense of what lies ahead. If, as a country, we are serious about young people’s wellbeing, then we need to take seriously what they are telling us. They are telling us they want

Published: 23 May, 2024

is one solution to addressing the gap between mental health and wellbeing outcomes for Pacific peoples in comparison to the rest of Aotearoa. “Holistic on-the-ground support is what makes the difference for Pacific families – we need to make it easier for people to access a range of services from

Published: 2 September, 2025

forms part of the ongoing Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission programme of work examining effective crisis response systems, which will inform our upcoming monitoring report scheduled for publication in November 2025, and we expect to inform future service design and

Published: 18 August, 2022

, to understand what has happened, and how we can improve and transform the systems that support wellbeing in Aotearoa. In the meantime, we urge the Government, particularly at this time of transition in the health system, to make sure transforming the mental health and addiction system remains

Published: 27 October, 2022

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