"Mental health and wellbeing for everyone, in our communities - individuals, whānau and communities supported by trusted health services that respect people’s unique sense of culture, spirituality and wellbeing."
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Programme overview slide deck
Workstreams in the Change Programme
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Email any feedback to mhachange@ccdhb.org.nz.
Mental Health and Addiction services are changing so we can:
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Latest news and pānui
Peer support service to help people at ED with mental distress
Dennis Duerr on the power of peer support
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Mental Health and Addiction Change Programme update: February 2025
Mental Health and Addiction Change Programme update: August 2024
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There are four workstreams in the Programme, which complement one another but are able to progress independently. Find out more about the workstreams and projects that sit within them.
Kaupapa Māori Mental Health and Addiction
Acute Inpatient Mental Health
Community Child & Adolescent Mental Health
Community Mental Health and Addiction
Anyone arriving at Wellington Hospital’s Emergency Department with mental distress will soon be able to get help from people who have experienced their own mental health issues.
A milestone was celebrated in the work towards a Māori Mental Health and Addiction Service in Te Awakairangi.
"Peer support is a shortcut to hope, empathy, respect, and togetherness. It allows you to walk alongside someone in their recovery."