Suicide Prevention: A review of evidence of risk and protective factors, and points of effective intervention Last Publication Date: 02 May 2005 This review was commissioned by the Ministry to help inform its development of the draft New Zealand Suicide Prevention Strategy, which was released April 27 2005…
Evaluation of the criminal list pilot - Wellington District Court Last Publication Date: 01 May 2005 A pilot scheme of court-referred restorative justice conferences began operation in September 2001 in the District Courts in Auckland, Waitakere, Hamilton and Dunedin. Judges in the…
Regional Approaches to Mental Health: A Sector View and Beyond Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2005 The District Health Boards (DHBs) are charged with delivering health care for their resident populations under the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000. Mental…
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2005 ECT is used mainly in the treatment of severe depressive episodes. It involves the passage of an electric current across the head of a person to…
Access to cancer services for Māori Last Publication Date: 02 Feb 2005 The Ministry of Health contracted with the Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences in 2004 to undertake a research project focussed on reviewing available baseline…
Evaluation of the Youth Horizons Trust SCD Bridging Programme Report Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2005 This report presents the findings of an evaluation of the process, outcomes and economic components of the Bridging Programme delivered by the Youth Horizons Trust. The…
Experiencing A Recovery–Oriented Acute Mental Health Service Last Publication Date: 31 Jan 2005 Community-based services for acute mental illness are used in addition to inpatient services provision, and can provide a whole-system of care response. This paper investigated one…
Insight and Other Puzzles: Undefined Terms in the New Zealand Mental Health Review Tribunal Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2004 This paper, focusing on decisions of the New Zealand's Mental Health review Tribunal (MHRT) consists of a literature review and an account of the findings of…
Methadone Maintenance Treatment: Barriers to, and incentives for, the transfer of opioid-dependent people from secondary care to primary health care Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2004 There is evidence that providing care for opioid-dependent people on methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) in primary health care settings, supported by specialist services, has beneficial outcomes. The…
The Effectiveness of Service User-Run or Service User-Led Mental Health Services for People with Mental Illness Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2004 A systematic review of available, published international evidence for the effectiveness of service user-run, or service user-led, mental health services was requested by the Mental Health…