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News / News, 31 Jul 20

Cannabis legalisation and control

In this year’s general election on 19 September 2020, the public can vote on whether the recreational use of cannab...
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News / Statements, 27 Jul 20

Our call to action to the Government: implement...

We are calling for the Government to show us how He Ara Oranga, the report of the Government Inquiry into mental heal...
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News / Statements, 16 Jun 20

Final report of the Health and Disability Syste...

While the report is light on references to mental health, the focus on keeping people well through population health ...
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News / Statements, 21 May 20

Submission to independent follow-up review of s...

Our submission has been informed by the perspectives, stories and voices of people with lived experience and Māori.
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News / Statements, 14 May 20

Budget 2020 presents opportunities and concerns

The Mental Health Foundation (MHF) welcomes today’s Budget, while feeling some concern that mental health is at a c...
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News / Statements, 13 May 20

COVID-19 Public Health Response Bill

On 13 May 2020 the Mental Health Foundation wrote to all MPs to raise concerns about the powers extended to police to...
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News / Campaigns, 1 May 20

Go the distance campaign

New mental health fundraiser launched
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News / News, 19 Mar 20

Looking after mental health and wellbeing durin...

To support the mental health of New Zealanders at this time, we have developed a new online resource Looking after me...
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News / Statements, 12 Mar 20

Minister of Health OCD statement

This morning, the Minister of Health, when talking about guidance to wash hands regularly, stated that "This is the t...
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News / News, 28 Feb 20

Advisory: All the Bright Places

A new film called All the Bright Places will be released tonight on Netflix. It explores teen suicide and mental heal...
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News / News, 30 Jan 20

Joint submission on the updated Guidelines to t...

Joint submission on the updated Guidelines to the Mental Health Act 1992
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News, 10 Dec 19

Letter to Minister Nash – Stop armed police t...

A letter urgining Police Minister Stuart Nash to immediately stop the trials of armed police in our communities.
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