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New Roles for Mental Health Commission
Wednesday, 6 December 2006, 2:54 pm | Mental Health Commission
A new bill extending the life of the Mental Health Commission by eight years has been introduced to the House by Health Minister Pete Hodgson. More >>
Call for responsive youth mental health services
Friday, 21 July 2006, 10:52 am | Mental Health Commission
The Mental Health Commission has released new research into young adults’ experience of severe mental health problems and adult mental health services. Journeys of Despair, Journeys of Hope: Young Adults Talk about Severe Mental Distress, Mental Health Services ... More >>
More responsive mental health services needed
Friday, 21 July 2006, 10:04 am | Mental Health Commission
The Mental Health Commission has released new research into young adults’ experience of severe mental health problems and adult mental health services. More >>
Commission condemns insurance discrimination
Thursday, 1 June 2006, 10:22 am | Mental Health Commission
People with experience of mental illness should have the same opportunities and access to services as other people, whether these are Government services or services in the commercial sector, the Mental Health Commission’s General Manager Mark Jacobs ... More >>
Commission criticises discrimination
Friday, 10 March 2006, 10:01 am | Mental Health Commission
The Mental Health Commission is calling for a fair deal now for a Waikato man with a history of mental illness, sacked from his job as a census collector. More >>
Call for debate on mental health treatment
Monday, 6 March 2006, 11:45 am | Mental Health Commission
The Mental Health Commission is calling for a rethink on the use of compulsory treatment for people with mental illness. More >>
MHC calls for debate on compulsory treatment
Monday, 6 March 2006, 10:35 am | Mental Health Commission
The Mental Health Commission is calling for a rethink on the use of compulsory treatment for people with mental illness. More >>
Community acute houses a positive trend
Monday, 13 February 2006, 10:49 am | Mental Health Commission
The people of Whitby should be pleased about the opening of an acute house for people with mental illness in their community, the Mental Health Commission said today. More >>
Multi agency plan to reduce discrimination
Monday, 28 November 2005, 3:15 pm | Mental Health Commission
Four agencies working for reduced discrimination associated with mental illness have joined forces to develop a plan for a combined approach to the issue. More >>
Media Reporting Mental Illness Better: Report
Tuesday, 2 August 2005, 8:07 am | Mental Health Commission
New Zealand’s print media should be congratulated for the improvement in the way it reports mental health issues, according to the Mental Health Commission. More >>
Mental Health Com supports Rights Action Plan
Thursday, 31 March 2005, 1:01 pm | Mental Health Commission
The Mental Health Commission congratulates the Human Rights Commission for its stand on improving the human rights of New Zealanders, including those with mental illness, in its Action Plan. More >>
Need to put service users first in ECT debate
Wednesday, 23 March 2005, 10:38 am | Mental Health Commission
The Mental Health Commission welcomes the just-released ECT report, but says it doesn’t go far enough to protect the rights of mental health service users or acknowledge the high level of risk of ECT as a treatment. More >>
NZ leads the world in anti-discrimination activity
Monday, 31 January 2005, 12:58 am | Mental Health Commission
New Zealand’s world acclaimed activity to eliminate discrimination against people with experience of mental illness will be celebrated by performer Mahinarangi Tocker, Minister for Disability Issues Hon Ruth Dyson and others on Tuesday 1 February at ... More >>
Homicide and Mental Illness
Wednesday, 6 October 2004, 10:48 am | Mental Health Commission
- The rate of homicides by those with serious mental illness has not changed during the transition from large psychiatric institutions to care in the community More >>
Mental Illness, Crime and the Justice System
Wednesday, 6 October 2004, 10:47 am | Mental Health Commission
This fact sheet gives a simple overview of the highly complex justice and mental health processes that affect a person suspected of committing a crime who is also thought to have a mental disorder. It contains background information only and does ... More >>
Homicide Rate Falls With Community Health Care
Monday, 18 August 2003, 10:12 am | Mental Health Commission
The arguments for a return to institutional-type care in the interests of public safety have been blown out of the water by a New Zealand report on mental illness and homicide, according to Chair of the Mental Health Commission Jan Dowland. More >>
Commission to monitor slower progress
Thursday, 8 May 2003, 5:01 pm | Mental Health Commission
A fall-off rate of progress in developing mental health services has concerned the Mental Health Commission, which will be monitoring the situation over the next year. More >>
Ring-fence project shows ring-fence intact
Friday, 14 March 2003, 10:22 am | Mental Health Commission
The Ring-fence Protection Project shows that the ring-fence around mental health money in the six DHBs investigated is intact, however it also highlights some issues that need to be addressed in the sector. More >>
Mental Health Commission breaks new ground
Wednesday, 29 January 2003, 2:13 pm | Mental Health Commission
For the first time in New Zealand the story of mental illness and recovery has been told on video, through the eyes of people who have used mental health services. More >>
What does 20 additional “packages of care” mean?
Friday, 20 December 2002, 11:37 am | Mental Health Commission
This means there will be 20 additional places for people requiring intensive rehabilitation. People need intensive rehabilitation for varying lengths of time, so 20 places is able to support a considerable number of service users. This will allow the estimated ... More >>
