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Mental Health and Addiction Change Programme

Our vision

"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."

Mental Health and Addiction services are changing so we can:

  • Support people within their local communities
  • Deliver modern, safe, high-quality, holistic care that meets people’s needs
  • Make the best use of our resources to achieve equitable health outcomes
  • Enable and support safe and rewarding places for people to work.

We will:

  • Work in partnership with Māori, honouring our commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
  • Provide opportunities to work with, and listen to Māori, Pacific peoples, people with lived experience, and disabled communities.
  • Ensure people are at the centre of the Programme, from initial planning through to implementation stages.
  • Draw on He Ara Oranga, Living Life Well, and other reports on the need to transform mental health and addiction services.​​​

Four workstreams in the programme

​​​​​​​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

Programme news

28 Mar 2025

Māori Equity Lead: Keta Te Ahuru

"By advocating for integration of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, I can help ensure that Māori voices are included in decision-making processes."

28 Mar 2025

Māori Equity Lead: Henare Parker

“I am personally committed to working alongside my team to make sure care for all tāngata whaiora Māori within MHAIDS is delivered at a gold standard level."

19 Mar 2025

Advancing the lived experience voice

“What gets me up in the morning is a desire to find ways to create more respectful and healing environments for people.”

Last updated 1 April 2025.