Mental Health and Addiction

We’re working to transform New Zealand’s mental health and addiction system.

He Ara Oranga response

Learn about the He Ara Oranga response
Primary and community wellbeing

Learn about the work to expand New Zealanders’ access to and choice of primary mental health and addiction support.
Addiction

Information on the work being done on addictions, including alcohol and other drugs, and gambling.
Mental Health and Addiction monitoring, reporting and data

Data and information about the performance of mental health and addiction services, including how many people are accessing services.
Mental Health and Addiction Community Sector Innovation Fund

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

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

Mental health advisory and advocacy services in New Zealand
Mental health publications (goes to another website)

Publications relating to mental health in New Zealand, including suicide prevention.
Updates from the Mental Health and Addiction directorate

The latest information on our work to implement the Government’s response to He Ara Oranga: The report of the Mental Health Inquiry and other priority