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Published: 22 March, 2023

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 .&nbsp

Published: 6 October, 2022

their findings to contribute to our collective understanding of the impacts of the pandemic on wellbeing and on different parts of Aotearoa and what can be done to address these gaps.” View the report

Published: 24 September, 2021

used. The right workforce and staffing levels are also key to ensuring that inpatient facilities can optimise the number of acute beds available at any given time.  “Inpatient facilities are only part of the equation. As a nation, we need to keep having the wider

Published: 8 April, 2026

public on the development of the Strategy, and we encourage wide input to that process. More information on the Strategy, including how to be involved, can be found on the Ministry of Health’s website .   Downloads Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy Advice - May 2025 pdf, 185 KB Download

Published: 4 July, 2024

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

Published: 10 July, 2023

CCTO continue to live at home and are still able to work or study.    “We were told forced treatment can have a negative impact on peoples’ trust in and engagement with services. This is the opposite of what is needed to facilitate recovery,” Mr Wano said.  The number of people

Published: May 2026

as well as safe and welcoming places to go ensure tāngata whaiora and whānau have access to information about what they can expect when they are experiencing crisis, regardless of where they live ensure that responses match the patterns of demand, with comparable quality and timeliness in the

Published: 20 May, 2025

vitally important we continue to learn from people with first-hand experience of the Mental Health Act 1992. Their insights, ideas and approaches have potential to move us forward on pathways that are rights-based and offer safe alternatives to the use of coercive practices – they can guide both the

Published: 23 July, 2024

, Principal Advisor, drew on the report findings, focued on understanding how we can better support Pacific wellbeing by understanding and supporting the ambitions and needs of Pacific families. He shared examples of successful community and government initiatives that have demonstrated positive

Published: 11 May, 2023

responses to the pandemic can continue to be an exemplar for how Aotearoa can support health and wellbeing outcomes in any future crises, and support wellbeing more generally.” Read the report [PDF, 10 MB] Watch Director Māori Maraea Johns speaking about the report