Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
Work smarter with a Pro licence Learn More
Parliament

Gordon Campbell | Parliament TV | Parliament Today | Video | Questions Of the Day | Search

 

Ten year action plan for mental health

Hon Pete Hodgson
Minister of Health

1 August 2006 Media Statement
EMBARGOED UNTIL 6:00 PM

Ten year action plan for mental health

A ten year action plan for the improved delivery of mental health and addiction services was launched by Health Minister Pete Hodgson today.

The plan – Te Kokiri – focuses on providing earlier access to mental health and addiction services and calls for stronger linkages between primary and specialist health services.

"Mental illness and addiction will at some time affect most New Zealand families," Pete Hodgson said. "We know we have to keep assessing how we're providing mental health and addiction services and how we can do better – that's what this plan is about."

Te Kokiri identifies specific measures to improve mental health and prevent addiction. It identifies outlines milestones to be achieved, key stakeholders and organisations responsible to meet these challenges and sets the timeframes for achieving these between 2006 and 2015.

"A central component of our work will be ensuring people with mental illness and addiction have their needs addressed earlier through access to a broad range of services. This can be achieved, in part, through stronger linkages between primary care and specialist services."

In addition, the plan includes key actions designed to meet the needs of people with mild to moderate mental illness, taking advantage of the new opportunities provided by the Primary Care Strategy, including the establishment of Primary Health Organsations (PHOs).

Advertisement - scroll to continue reading

Are you getting our free newsletter?

Subscribe to Scoop’s 'The Catch Up' our free weekly newsletter sent to your inbox every Monday with stories from across our network.

It also includes implementation of the strategy to reduce suicide and suicide attempts, the national depression initiative, the National Alcohol Strategy and the strategy to prevent and minimise gambling-related harm.

The justice, corrections, education, housing, employment and social service communities are among the sectors that have a contribution to make either through providing social services, aligning policies that promote or maintain mental health or taking action to remove barriers to recovery.

The government has invested $999 million for specialist mental health services in financial year 2006/07 – a 75 per cent increase on 1999/2000 spending.

ENDS

See... Te Kokiri: The Mental Health and Addiction Plan (PDF)

© Scoop Media

Advertisement - scroll to continue reading
 
 
 
Parliament Headlines | Politics Headlines | Regional Headlines


Gordon Campbell: On The US Opposition To Mortgage Interest Deductibility For Landlords


Should landlords be able to deduct the interest on the loans they take out to bankroll their property speculation? The US Senate Budget Committee and Bloomberg News don't think this is a good idea, for reasons set out below. Regardless, our coalition government has been burning through a ton of political capital by giving landlords a huge $2.9 billion tax break via interest deductibility, while still preaching the need for austerity to the disabled, and to everyone else...
More


 
 

Government: Concerns Conveyed To China Over Cyber Activity
Foreign Minister Winston Peters has confirmed New Zealand’s concerns about cyber activity have been conveyed directly to the Chinese Government. “The Prime Minister and Minister Collins have expressed concerns today about malicious cyber activity... More

ALSO:


Government: GDP Decline Reinforces Government’s Fiscal Plan

Declining GDP for the December quarter reinforces the importance of restoring fiscal discipline to public spending and driving more economic growth, Finance Minister Nicola Willis says... More

ALSO:


Government: Humanitarian Support For Gaza & West Bank

Winston Peters has announced NZ is providing a further $5M to respond to the extreme humanitarian need in Gaza and the West Bank. “The impact of the Israel-Hamas conflict on civilians is absolutely appalling," he said... More


Government: New High Court Judge Appointed

Judith Collins has announced the appointment of Wellington Barrister Jason Scott McHerron as a High Court Judge. Justice McHerron graduated from the University of Otago with a BA in English Literature in 1994 and an LLB in 1996... More

 
 
 
 
 
 

LATEST HEADLINES

  • PARLIAMENT
  • POLITICS
  • REGIONAL
 
 

InfoPages News Channels


 
 
 
 

Join Our Free Newsletter

Subscribe to Scoop’s 'The Catch Up' our free weekly newsletter sent to your inbox every Monday with stories from across our network.