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Chief Executive Karen Orsborn opinion piece on coercive practices
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despite evidence there is no therapeutic value in such practices. The Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission wants investment that will provide the choice of services needed to enhance everyone's safety, end coercive practices and support whānau to safely navigate through significant distress
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Work with us
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This is a great time to join us and play a key role in supporting us as we assess and report on progress with system transformation, monitor mental health and addiction services, and advocate for the collective interests of people with lived experience of mental distress and/or addiction. We are
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Covid-19 Insights Series - Wellbeing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic
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exacerbated and amplified many existing inequities in mental health and wellbeing outcomes, and in accessing services and supports. In the face of challenges presented by the pandemic, iwi, hapū, and whānau Māori exercised rangatiratanga, providing practical support for themselves and others through the
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Understanding wellbeing for rangatahi and young people webinar
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Aotearoa Foundation, shares how OHI Data Navigator is bringing data and story to life to understand and respond to rangatahi needs and aspirations from a grassroots to systems level thinking. Abdulla Shiblaq, Youth Facilitator, Yes Disability, talks about the importance of making crucial services, like mental health services, accessible for the disability community, not just the basic physical accessibility but also accessibility through communications.
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Relationships and engagements
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partner agencies and Māori service providers in the improvement of mental health wellbeing for whānau, hapū and iwi, including rangatahi Māori and community. Hauora Māori system leaders The basis of engagement with Hauora Māori system leaders is on Te Arawhiti 's "Whainga Amorangi" and Te Taura Whiri i
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Peer support workforce paper 2023
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Our Peer support workforce paper 2023 shows the critical role of the peer workforce in enabling recovery, improving hope and in transforming the landscape of mental health and addiction services. The potential of this workforce is yet to be fully realised. Key findings in the paper include: 
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Wellbeing outcomes for people who interact with mental health and addiction services
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services Action toward improved social connectedness will support prevention and recovery from mental distress Promoting a sense of belonging and inclusivity will better support wellbeing for people who interact with services Connection to culture is an enabler for Māori mental health and wellbeing Whānau is a solution for supporting improved Māori mental health and wellbeing outcomes
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Stronger more inclusive health sector means better health and wellbeing for all
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and wider wellbeing outcomes, and for cross-agency efforts to be monitored. “Such a strategy would go a long way towards making the issue of mental health more visible in our society. There also needs to be strong collaboration between health agencies and other agencies on the
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Key mental health and addiction findings: NZ Health Survey 2023/24
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Pacific adults. Synthesising the health survey data is part of Te Hiringa Mahara - Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission’s role to be thought leaders in the system for mental health and wellbeing. We primarily do this through our core monitoring products. We have recently expanded our suite of
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Report signals progress of Government’s response to He Ara Oranga, the inquiry into mental health and addiction
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brave and bold shift in culture and new ways of working together.” Findings on four priority areas are: Establishing the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission The Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission is being established, which sends the right signals and provides someone to guide the system. People