2000
2000 Publications
Annual Report for the period ended 30 June 2000 (PDF, 175kb)
The Commission's third annual report outlines its purpose, reiterates the national strategic goals and reports on the work programme to date. The statement of service performance is tabulated in detail followed by 11 pages of financial statements. 60 pages.
Occasional publications: No 3 - Planning Processes for Providing Supported Accommodation for People with Mental Illness, October 2000 (PDF, 230kb)
A survey of council district plans led to this discussion paper, which is a companion document to the Finding a Path Through Local Planning Processes handbook published a few months earlier. This paper is intended for policy makers and planners in general, and to help councils ensure their district plans provide positive action for people with mental illness. The survey, which examines 70 plans, is attached as an appendix to the discussion. 64 pages.
Guidance for District Health Boards Members on Services for People with Mental Illness - Questions and Answers from the Mental Health Commission, September 2000 (PDF, 167kb)
This paper gives clear, brief answers to questions such as 'Why was the Mental Health Commission established?' 'What are its statutory functions' and 'What do DHBs need to do to meet their mental health obligations?' 11 pages.
The Discrimination Times, August 2000 (PDF, 16MB)
This newspaper-style document reports an investigation into news media (re)presentation of people with mental illness. 28 pages.
Finding a Path Through Local Planning Processes - a Handbook for Providers of Accommodation for People with Mental Illness, June 2000 (PDF, 88kb)
This handbook advises providers on preparing their approach to district and city councils in relation to housing for people with mental illness, to ensure they are not discriminated against. 31 pages.
Recovery Series: one (March 2000) - Four Maori Korero About Their Experience of Mental Illness (PDF, 83kb)
The tangata whaiora who participated in this korero identify the things that made their recovery more difficult. All four participants (two men, two women) needed to reclaim their identity as Maori to begin their journey to wellness. 'Don't make assumptions about where we feel safe... for some of us it's with our whanau and for others it's on their own.' 36 pages.
Recovery Series: two (April 2000) - Four Families of People with Mental Illness Talk About their Experiences (PDF, 456kb)
This paper is about the recovery experience of four families with a son, daughter or sibling who has been diagnosed with an ongoing mental illness. The paper focuses entirely on the families' experiences and all the quotes are their words. 'Recovery is a process and an attitude, not a place... Recovery is about getting there.' 36 pages.
Recovery Series: three (April 2000) - Pacific People in New Zealand Talk About Their Experiences with Mental Illness (PDF, 360kb)
Written by a Samoan journalist with mental illness, this paper is based on his and other Samoan, Cook Islands Maori, and one Tahitian person's experiences of what has helped and hindered their recovery as Pacific peoples using New Zealand mental health services. Six of the eight interviewees are New Zealand-born, and ages range from mid 20s to mid 40s.The Appendix discusses recovery from a Pacific perspective. 32 pages.
Recovery Series: four (October 2000) - Three Forensic Service Users and Their Families Talk About Recovery: (PDF, 390kb)
Three forensic service users and some members of each of their families/whanau are interviewed about their experiences of recovery, and about their experience of mental health services. The service users in this paper did violent or antisocial acts that brought them into the criminal justice system, then into forensic services. The Appendix explains 'recovery' and outlines the components of forensic services. 44 pages.
Mental Health Consumer Participation in Crown Health Agencies - A Review February-April 1999, January 2000 (PDF, 315kb)
This report reviews the extent of mental health consumer participation with Crown health agencies in early 1999. Two consumer interviewers met with consumers nationwide who shared their opinions and concerns on a wide range of mental health issues, and the report includes their opinions of consumer participation processes in place in early 1999 (ie, Ministry of Health, Health Funding Authority, Hospital and Health Services' mental health services). Appendices include venues for interviews and a summary of consumer advisor employment in HHSs. 59 pages.