Mental health and addiction workforce development

Health NZ funds programmes to support the development of the mental health and addictions workforce that are facilitated by partner organisations.

Supporting innovative time-limited projects and initiatives aimed at improving mental health outcomes in New Zealand.

Our plan to grow the mental health workforce in New Zealand. Having a strong and well-resourced health workforce is key to improving health outcomes.

A project to develop a new associate psychologist training programme, focused on improving people’s access to psychological services and expanding the psychology workforce.