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  • Our submissions

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    Inquiry into the Harm Young New Zealanders Encounter Online, July 2025 pdf, 1.9 MB Download 2024 submissions: Downloads Mental Health Bill submission, December 2024 pdf, 284 KB Download Treaty Principles Bill submission, December 2024 pdf, 332 KB Download Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System Legislation

  • 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

  • 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

  • Te Huringa Tuarua 2023 webinar series

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    announce that we will be holding a series of webinars where we will share key findings as well as our calls to action from our recent mental health and addiction service monitoring reports.  Earlier this year, we released Te Huringa Tuarua 2023, a suite of connected reports: a summary report as well

  • Bigger role for mental health and addiction peer support workforce called for

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    investment across the mental health and addiction system in recent years and it is positive to see the additional peer support roles. Peer support workers make up approximately 3.4% of the total workforce and there is much more to do to increase the number and proportion of the total workforce that are

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

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    The Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System and Children and Young People’s Commission Bill, intended to strengthen the oversight of Oranga Tamariki and improve the care and support provided to young people in care, has passed its third reading in Parliament. Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and

  • Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission welcomes Budget 2022 investment in specialist mental health and addiction services

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    addressing pressures on specialist services, particularly for young people.  In its report the Commission emphasised the importance of continuing investment in youth services as well as in kaupapa Māori services, peer services, and other community-based specialist services.  "However, with $1.8

  • Te Rau Tira (Wellbeing outcomes report)

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    disproportionate number of Māori individuals and whānau who are not doing well and are experiencing poor wellbeing across multiple dimensions Most marginalised groups looked at, such as young people, veterans, rainbow communities, Māori, Pacific peoples, former refugees and migrants, children in state care

  • 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. 

  • Where to get support

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    Kia ora, tough times affect each of us differently. It’s okay to reach out if you need to or, if you’re worried about someone else, to encourage them to reach out. We all need a bit of support from time to time. If you or someone you know is struggling, we want you to know that however you or they