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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

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    This privacy statement below applies to the mhwc.govt.nz website, which is owned and administered by Te Hiringa Mahara. Download our full full Privacy and Security Policy (PDF 245 KB). No need to disclose personal information You may browse and access information contained within this website

  • Lived experiences of Compulsory Community Treatment Orders under the Mental Health Act (1992) webinar

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    focus is on clinical review (application) and the court hearing (outcome) as formal substitute decision-making practices under the Act. These voices raise questions about the extent to which people are involved and participate meaningfully in clinical reviews and court hearings under the Act. Such

  • He Ara Āwhina framework

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    realise the potential of whānau. We have published two versions of the framework – a summary version that is focused on the system aspirations, and the full framework that includes detailed descriptions of what an ideal mental health and addiction system looks like. Te Hiringa Mahara will use He

  • Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission supports legislation to ban conversion therapy

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    Commission called for the bill to have a clearer definition of ‘serious harm’ that incorporates physical and mental health, individual wellbeing, and whānau wellbeing. Hague says it is critical to get the definition right so that there is clear guidance around what is deemed unlawful practice. A clear

  • Access and choice mental health programme stacks up

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    , addiction and wellbeing issues. The programme is a good investment, but efforts to reach more people need to be intensified,” said Karen Orsborn, Chief Executive Officer. During 2023-24, over 207,000 people have accessed support, with over 1.6 million sessions completed across the country since

  • Peer mental support role in EDs is a positive move

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    people may experience while waiting.”   “We have yet to see the detail of how this initiative will be rolled-out but we think a staged approach is a good way to start.”  “The peer support workforce has a lot to offer and it is encouraging to see the expansion of these roles.”   In

  • Acute options for mental health care insights paper

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    Download the report Acute options for mental health care insights paper Our insights paper on acute options that can provide an alternative to acute inpatient care. Report This insights report focuses on acute options that can provide an alternative to acute inpatient care. Increasing the range of

  • More kaupapa Māori services

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    options for non-Māori. We are already seeing changes, but we need to see more Currently, Access and Choice allocates 20% of funding for kaupapa Māori services, which is a heading in right direction. The growth in Kaupapa Māori services over the last year is very encouraging. The establishment of an additional 17 Kaupapa Māori services over 2021 and 2022 is commendable. There are now 29 Kaupapa Māori services contracted across 19 out of 20 districts. 

  • Expert Advisory Group

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    -design of the vision of what a system of services, support, and approaches should look like for people and whānau who experience mental distress, substance use harm, or gambling harm (or a combination of these). The group included a Māori EAG which supported the development of a te ao Māori perspective