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  • Strategy on a page

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    We are kaitiaki of mental health and wellbeing. Our role is to be the eyes and ears of people in Aotearoa, amplifying the voices of our communities. We are keeping watch on what is happening in our mental health and addiction systems, speaking up and bringing focus to areas where meaningful, long

  • Chief Executive Karen Orsborn opinion piece on coercive practices

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    are stretched, and staff often don't have the time or options to work with people and whānau to find safe and mutually agreeable solutions to distress before it becomes acute. Incorporating skilled peer workers and using evidence-based alternatives to coercion like the Six Core Strategies and the

  • Targeted vaccination approaches needed in the face of Omicron variant

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    Commission. January figures from the Ministry of Health indicate that mental health service users have full vaccination rates that are 9% lower than the general population, and rates amongst addiction service users are 19% lower than the general population. The figures for Māori are also concerning

  • Put an end to CCTOs

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    Waitangi, human rights and supported decision making. The process to repeal and replace the Mental Health Act is underway but will take years to be agreed and implemented. We don’t have to wait for changes to be made now. Make changes in practice now Implement cultural and other practice changes in

  • 2024 service monitoring infographics

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    from July 2018 to June 2023. We have drawn from a broad range of quantitative service performance data and what we heard from many perspectives in the mental health and addiction sector and communities. Published: June 2024.  Download Kua Tīmata Te Haerenga | The Journey Has Begun infographic pdf, 368 KB Download

  • Positive response from academics and agencies on our report into rangatiratanga during COVID-19

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    individuals and whānau, and sharing information and resources during the COVID-19 pandemic.  “Māori exercising rangatiratanga during the pandemic showed that Māori have knowledge and skills to support not only the wellbeing of their whānau and communities, but also the wider response,” says Te

  • He mihi aroha: Kiingi Tūheitia Pōtatau Te Wherowhero VII

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    people of Tainui, iwi from across the motu and indeed the world. King Tūheitia was a great unifier of people, with his call for ‘Kotahitanga’, unity, as the way for us all. Kotahitanga is his legacy. A great inspiration and leader to Māoridom through the mana of his words and all his work. Farewell King

  • Covid-19 Insights Series - Supporting wellbeing after a crisis

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    health services, will be needed for some time, and should not have a real or implied time-limit on their provision. To help some of our most at-risk communities stay safe and secure during and beyond the recovery we call on the government to work with iwi and community organisations; to prioritise

  • Access and Choice programme

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    Access and Choice programme, as the five-year roll-out period is now complete. Te Hiringa Mahara released reports in October 2021 and November 2022 to provide independent updates on the implementation of the programme. This report builds on our two previous reports and looks at how the services have

  • Independent Commission’s report highlights the importance of improving access and choice for mental health and addiction services in Aotearoa

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    investment in the peer support workforce, which would ease shortage issues and help diversify the workforce,” says Wano. The Commission also has concerns that IPMHA services, which are delivered in general practice settings, are not completely free of charge. “While many people have accessed these