2004

2004 Publications

Annual report for the year ended 30 June 2004 (PDF, 493kb)
The Commissioner's seventh annual report says that there is a growing recognition that mental health is not just the business of the mental health sector. The report comments on the year's performance and the projects undertaken in that year. 66 pages.

Journeys Towards Equality: Taking Stock of New Zealand's Efforts to Reduce Discrimination Against People with Experience of Mental Illness, 2004 (PDF, 342kb)
This report describes and analyses all the major work in New Zealand to counter discrimination against people with experience of mental illness. (88 pages)

Occasional paper number 6: Disturbing the Sounds of Silence: Mental Health Services' Responsiveness to People with Trauma Histories, September 2004 (Word, 224kb)
The purpose of this paper is to answer the question, 'are mental health services in New Zealand responsive to people with trauma histories'. It looks at the link between abuse and mental illness and what service users say about this link. It investigates how mental service services are responding and recommends some next steps.

A Pacific Perspective on the NZ Mental Health Classification and Outcomes Study (CAOS), February 2004 (Word, 218kb)
This discussion paper prepared for the Mental Health Commission by Fuimaono Karl Pulotu-Endemann, Magila Annandale and Annette Instone provides a Pacific perspective on the policy implications arising from the New Zealand Mental Health Classification and Outcomes Study (CAOS). The paper summarises the CAOS evidence focussing on Pacific-specific information. (52 pages)

Second Mental Health Plan: Report of the Sector Leaders' Forum, 26-27 February 2004 (Word, 143kb)
This paper reports on the views and deliberations over the two-day Sector Leader Forum convened by the Minister of Health to contribute to the development of the Second Mental Health Plan.

Implementing a Smoke-Free Environment in Mental Health Services, July 2004 (Word, 50kb)
An amendment to the Smoke-free Environments Act has prompted this paper, which investigates how acute services can move towards becoming smoke-free. (7 pages)

Our Lives in 2014: A recovery vision from people with experience of mental illness, June 2004 (PDF, 631kb)
The purpose of this vision was to guide the development of the Ministry of Health's second mental health plan and to influence the overall development of the services and sectors that affect people with mental illness. It is not a Mental Health Commission publication, but the Commission was very pleased to assist with its production. (28 pages)

Responding to people at times of crisis - a framework for mental health crisis services, May 2004 (PDF, 106kb)
This paper presents a framework for delivering mental health services to people experience a crisis, for consideration by mental health services. (four pages)

Review of the Information Sharing Policies and Practices of District Health Board Mental Health Services: Report on Stage 1, May 2004 (Word, 202kb)
This report presents the findings and recommendation of Stage one of the review of the quality of DHB mental health service information sharing policies. Qualitative information was also collected on perceptions of current DHB practices. Stage two, of the project will focus on the training DHBs propose to provide to clinical staff on privacy and information sharing issues. Stage three will look at changes in practice as a result of the training. Findings and recommendations of these stages will be presented to the Minister in subsequent reports. (36 pages)

Labour Market Constraints Affecting the Mental Health Sector Report to the Mental Health Commission March 2004 (Word, 238kb)
This report provides a description and analysis of the constraints that affect, or may affect, the mental health workforce. It considers how these constraints are being dealt with in New Zealand and elsewhere, and where possible, suggests strategies for releasing these constraints. It was prepared at the Centre for Health Services Research and Policy, University of Auckland. (35 pages)

Review of Mental Health Services Expenditure Report for Year Ended 30 June 2003 (Word, 205kb)
This review of mental health services expenditure includes issues to be addressed and recommendations on how to do this.

Report on Progress 2002 - 2003 towards implementing the Blueprint for Mental Health Services in New Zealand, April 2004 (PDF, 258kb)
A report on progress towards reaching the objectives of the National Mental Health Strategy and the guidelines in the Commission's Blueprint for Mental Health Services.

Seclusion in New Zealand Mental Health Services, April 2004 (PDF, 142kb)
Mental Health Commission, Wellington, April 2004

This report discusses the findings of the Commission's two year review of seclusion from human rights, policy and practice perspectives. It examines the magnitude of seclusion use in New Zealand, provides an explanation of that magnitude by explaining the context of the acute unit, and investigates arguments surrounding human rights, duty of care, and therapeutic value.

Issues paper: Applying the Blueprint, April 2004 (Word, 142kb)
Mental Health Commission, Wellington, April 2004

This paper invites discussion that will help improve application of the Blueprint in the changed health environment. It is intended particularly for planners, funders and policy makers, who will be most familiar with the Blueprint

Occasional paper number 5: Physical Health of Service Users...Who Cares?, April 2004 (Word, 259kb)
International research suggests service users die at 2.5 to 4.3 times the rate of the general population, even when suicide has been factored out. This paper examines selected literature and attempts to answer the following questions:

• In what areas do service users have worse mortality (death) and morbidity (disease) rates than the general population?
• Why are service users more physically unwell and dying younger than the general population?
• What are possible solutions to these problems?

Delivery of cultural assessment for Maori (Word, 162kb)
Seventeen percent of people accessing mental health services are Maori. The Commission hopes that this report on delivery of cultural assessment will provide some guidance to services in the changes needed to improve the integration of clinical and cultural care, and ensure that quality services are available for Maori in Maori-specific or mainstream mental health services.