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Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act 2022

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46A: Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy

You could also call this:

"A plan to improve mental health and wellbeing in New Zealand"

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The Minister has to make a plan called the Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy. You can think of this plan as a guide to help health organisations improve mental health and wellbeing outcomes for people. The Minister will get advice from the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission when making this plan. The plan will look at how mental health and wellbeing are currently doing and how they might change in the future. It will also set out what needs to be done to improve mental health and addiction services. This includes things like training more people to work in these areas. The Minister can include other things in the plan if they think it's necessary. The plan is meant to help health organisations make good decisions about mental health and wellbeing. It's an important tool to help improve the mental health and wellbeing of people in New Zealand.

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Part 2Key roles and health documents
Key health documents: Health strategies

46AMental Health and Wellbeing Strategy

  1. The Minister must prepare and determine a Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy.

  2. The Minister must have regard to any advice from the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission when preparing the Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy.

  3. The purpose of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy is to provide a framework to guide health entities for the long-term improvement of mental health and wellbeing outcomes, including minimising the harm from addiction.

  4. The Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy must—

  5. contain an assessment of the current state of, and the performance of the health sector in relation to, mental health and wellbeing outcomes; and
    1. contain an assessment of the medium- and long-term trends that will affect mental health and wellbeing outcomes; and
      1. set out priorities for mental health and addiction services and health sector improvements relating to mental health and wellbeing, including workforce development.

        1. Subsection (4) does not limit what may be included in the Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy.

        Notes
        • Section 46A: inserted, on , by section 7 of the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) (Improving Mental Health Outcomes) Amendment Act 2024 (2024 No 45).