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Achieving equity of Pacific mental health and wellbeing outcomes
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. Key Findings Pacific people are experiencing inequities in mental health outcomes The ‘Pacific dream’ is yet to be realised Education is a critical pathway to future wellbeing Meaningful employment and adequate income are required for Pacific people to thrive There is a positive link between stable
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Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission welcomes Budget 2022 investment in specialist mental health and addiction services
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billion currently being spent annually on mental health and addiction services and the system still under extreme pressure, more is needed. "We believe more funding is required to achieve equity for Māori, and improve youth services, specialist services, and other areas not addressed in the
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Peer support workforce paper 2023
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; The peer support approach and values are critical to transforming models of care and addressing wider workforce shortages. There is huge potential for further development of the Māori lived experience workforce, who bring a Te Ao Māori perspective, which incorporates mātauranga Māori, tikanga, and
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Speaking up about the Pae Ora amendment bill
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. While six other strategies were specified, mental health and addiction was not included. It is good that this omission will now be rectified. The purpose of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy is to provide a framework to guide health entities for the long-term improvement of mental health and
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System performance monitoring report - June 2025
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supported by the right workforce. Our initial monitoring findings show that while there are some early positive movements in some areas, for example peer support workforce, overall, there is a system under significant pressure. Collective and co-ordinated action across the system shifts is required . This is our first system performance monitoring report and we will expand and improve the set of measures used in coming years.
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Access to specialist mental health and addiction services continues to decrease
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Tīmata Te Haerenga service monitoring report. We found that this was not due to a decrease in need for specialist services, but largely due to significant workforce shortages and increasing complexity of people’s needs. In June 2024, the Commission made a set of recommendations for urgent action by
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COVID-19 learnings can support communities recovering from Cyclone Gabrielle
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Learning from the COVID-19 pandemic can help support the mental health and wellbeing of communities recovering from Cyclone Gabrielle. This is according to today’s Te Hiringa Mahara – the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission report, Supporting wellbeing after a crisis . 
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Mental health and addiction targets welcomed
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help and their whānau. These targets will help focus effort on making sure services are available,” says Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission Board chair Hayden Wano. “In our briefing to incoming Ministers we made a strong case for mental health and addiction targets to be developed, so it is
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NZ Health Survey 2024/2025 mental health and substance use data summary
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focusing on our legislated priority groups. The purpose of this summary is to provide a synthesis of key mental health and substance use findings from the NZ Health Survey. We want to maximise available evidence to drive improved decision making. Our aim is for this information to be used for
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Rural communities respond well to pandemic, despite challenges
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challenges presented to the rural community by these issues, and with a higher rural population, rural issues disproportionately affect Māori. It is important to remember that life has not 'returned to normal' and the need for support has not gone away. “On a positive note, connectedness and belonging have