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  • Te Hiringa Mahara to continue to advocate for young people after Oranga Tamariki Bill passes third reading

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    effectiveness of whatever oversight system is put in place as part of the drive for tangible improvements in the care and support that is provided to young people in State care.”

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

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    move ahead when they are ready. In areas where improvements can be introduced now, there is the opportunity for people in need to be better supported by a health response. People need to have confidence in the plans and implementation approach.  It is important that NZ Police and HealthNZ Te Whatu

  • Meet our Lived Experience Advisors

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    We currently have two Lived Experience Advisors whose job is to support connections with tāngata whaiora and lived experience communities and provide advice on all of the work of Te Hiringa Mahara.  Saskia Ymker Saskia Ymker (she/her) is Kaitohu Mātāmua Wheako Ora | Principal Advisor Lived

  • Leadership

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    Our leadership team provides strategic guidance for Te Hiringa Mahara. The team includes Chief Executive, Karen Orsborn, and four directors who are responsible for our core workstreams.  Karen Orsborn, Tumu Whakarae | Chief Executive Karen is the Chief Executive of Te Hiringa Mahara. During

  • 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

  • Our submissions

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    As an integral part of our advocacy work, Te Hiringa Mahara often comments on and makes recommendations in response to consultation documents, regulations, draft bills, and regulations that may impact on the mental health and wellbeing of people in Aotearoa.

  • Mental health and addiction targets welcomed

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    The announcement of targets to address wait times and workforce pressures across the mental health and addiction system has been welcomed by Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission. “Access to appropriate services when and where they are needed is very important to people seeking

  • 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

  • Governance

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    The Te Hiringa Mahara Board is chaired by Hayden Wano. The board members are Professor Sunny Collings, Kevin Hague, Wayne Langford, Dr Barbara Disley, Tuari Potiki and Alexander El Amanni. Appointments to the board were announced on 18 December 2020 by the Minister of Health. The announcement was

  • Access to specialist mental health and addiction services continues to decrease

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    publish further information in the coming months. We will also be monitoring progress with the recommendations we made in 2024,” Karen Orsborn said. “Ultimately, we want to see improved access to specialist services and this needs to be a top priority.” The factsheet released today is part of broader