This is a concise guide of mental health publications available from the Ministry of Health sorted into chronological order. Hover over links for summaries. Ctrl-F can be used to search for a word in the titles (e.g. ‘report’ or ‘seclusion’ etc). Please check the Ministry’s website for very recent additions which might not be listed here.
• Transition Planning Guidelines for Infant, Child and Adolescent Mental Health / Alcohol and Other Drugs Services 2014 Published 29 May 2014
• Like Minds, Like Mine National Plan 2014-2019 Published 29 May 2014
• New Zealand Practice Guidelines for Opioid Substitution Treatment 2014 Published 11 April 2014
• Suicide Facts: Deaths and intentional self-harm hospitalisations 2011 Published 27 January 2014
• New Zealand Health Survey: Annual update of key findings 2012/13 Published 12 December 2013
• Office of the Director of Mental Health: Annual Report 2012 Published 11 November 2013
• Medicines Management Guide for Community Residential and Facility-based Services – Disability, Mental Health and Addiction Published 15 October 2013
• Value for Money Review of the National Depression Initiative programme Published 04 October 2013
• New Zealand Suicide Prevention Action Plan 2013–2016 Published 27 May 2013
• Prescribing Controlled Drugs in Addiction Treatment Published 14 May 2013
• Mental Health and Addiction: Service use 2009/10 Published 13 February 2013
• Rising to the Challenge: The Mental Health and Addiction Service Development Plan 2012–2017 Published 13 December 2012
• The Health of New Zealand Adults 2011/12 Published 12 December 2012
• Guidelines to the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992 Published 01 November 2012
• Guidelines for the Role and Function of Directors of Area Mental Health Services Published 01 November 2012
• Guidelines for the Role and Function of Duly Authorised Officers Published 01 November 2012
• Office of the Director of Mental Health: Annual Report 2011 Published 28 September 2012
• Emergency department self-harm presentations clinical audit tool Published 30 August 2012
• Guidelines for the safe transport of special patients and special care recipients in the care of Regional Forensic Mental Health Services Published 02 July 2012
• Mental Health and Addiction Factsheet, 2009/10 Published 14 May 2012
• Mental Health Outcomes Factsheet, 2009/10 Published 14 May 2012
• Guidelines for the Role and Function of District Inspectors Published 23 February 2012
• Healthy Beginnings: Developing perinatal and infant mental health services in New Zealand Published 20 January 2012
• Youth Forensic Services Development 21 December 2011
• Suicide Prevention Action Plan 2008 – 2012: Second Progress Report 21 December 2011
• Health literacy and medication safety: environmental scan of tools, resources, systems, repositories, processes and personnel 01 December 2011
• Office of the Director of Mental Health: Annual Report 2010 01 October 2011
• Vote Health: Report in relation to selected non-departmental appropriations for the year ended 30 June 2011 01 October 2011
• Suicide Facts: Deaths and intentional self-harm hospitalisations 2008 01 December 2010
• Office of the Director of Mental Health: Annual Report 2009 01 October 2010
• Mental Health: Service use in New Zealand, 2007/08 01 September 2010
• Service Delivery for People with Co-existing Mental Health and Addiction Problems – Integrated Solutions 2010 April 2010
• What Happens to Your Mental Health and Addiction Information? 01 April 2010
• Lets get real: Implementation plan 01 March 2010
• After a suicide: Practical information for people bereaved by suicide 01 March 2010
• Seclusion under the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992 February 2010
• Evaluation of Youth One Stop Shops 01 December 2009
• Coping with Financial Stress: Looking after yourself and your family/whānau during tough economic times 01 October 2009
• New Zealand Suicide Prevention Action Plan 2008-2012 Report on Progress: Year One 01 September 2009
• Office of the Director of Mental Health – Annual Report 2008 01 September 2009
• Intentional Self-harm Hospitalisations 2007 (provisional) 01 August 2009
• Suicide Facts: Deaths and Intentional Self-harm Hospitalisations 2006 01 December 2008
• Mental Health: Service Use in New Zealand 2005 01 November 2008
• Health and Independence Report 2008 01 November 2008
• Health Targets: Moving towards healthier futures, 2007/08: The results (amended 17 Oct) 17 October 2008
• Health Targets – Moving towards healthier futures, 2007/08: The results 01 October 2008
• An examination of the outcome of the resettlement of residents from the Kimberley Centre 01 September 2008
• A Portrait of Health: Key results of the 2006/07 New Zealand Health Survey 04 June 2008
• New Zealand Suicide Prevention Action Plan 2008-2012 01 March 2008
• Victim Notification Guidelines for Directors of Area Mental Health Services and DHB Victim Notification Co-ordinator 23 November 2007 (Duplicate of the item below?)
• Victim notification guidelines for Directors of Area Mental Health Services and DHB victim notification co-ordinators November 2007 (Duplicate of the item above?)
• Like Minds, Like Mine National Plan 2007-2013 01 November 2007
• Suicide Facts: 2005–2006 data 01 November 2007
• Health and Independence Report 2007 01 October 2007
• National Health Emergency Plan: Planning for Individual and Community Recovery in an Emergency Event 01 September 2007
• Te Rau Hinengaro: The New Zealand Mental Health Survey 01 September 2006
• Te Rau Hinengaro: The New Zealand Mental Health Survey: Summary 01 September 2006
• New Zealand Suicide Prevention Strategy 2006-2016 01 June 2006
• Tauawhitia te Wero: Embracing the Challenge: National mental health and addiction workforce development plan 2006-2009 01 December 2005
• Social Explanations for Suicide in New Zealand 01 December 2005
• The Cost of Suicide to Society 01 December 2005
• Problem Gambling Intervention Services in New Zealand: National statistics 2004 01 October 2005
• Working Together 01 June 2005
• Suicide Prevention in New Zealand – A contemporary perspective: Social explanations for suicide in New Zealand 01 May 2005
• Suicide Prevention: A review of evidence of risk and protective factors, and points of effective intervention 01 May 2005
• Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) 01 March 2005
• Guideline for Specialist Health Services for Older People 01 September 2004
• You Have Rights 01 September 2004
• Guidelines for Primary Care Providers: Detection and Management of Young People at Risk of Suicide 01 June 2004
• Support for those affected by a suicide attempt: literature review 01 April 2004
• Suicide and the Media: A study of the media response 01 April 2004
• Support for those affected by a suicide attempt: stakeholder consultation 01 April 2004
• Support for those affected by a suicide attempt – resource identification 01 April 2004
• Support for those affected by a suicide attempt: review of culturally-focused literature 01 April 2004
• Support for those bereaved by suicide: literature review 01 February 2004
• Report of Research Findings: Support for Families, Whānau and Significant Others Bereaved by Suicide 01 February 2004
• Support for those bereaved by suicide: review of culturally-focused literature 01 February 2004
• Support for those bereaved by suicide: resource identification 01 February 2004
• Guidelines for district inspectors appointed under the Mental Health (compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992 September 2003
• Criteria for the Design and Refurbishment of Psychiatric Acute and Intensive Care Facilities 01 July 2002
• Building on Strengths: A Guide for Action: A New Approach to Promoting Mental Health in New Zealand/Aotearoa 01 July 2001
• New Zealand Guidelines for the Assessment and Treatment of Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder 01 July 2001
• Guidelines for the Role and Function of Duly Authorised Officers under the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992 1 April 2000
• Guidelines for the Role and Function of Directors of Area Mental Health Services April 2000
• Suicide and the Media: The reporting and portrayal of suicide in the media 01 September 1999
• Guidelines for clinical risk assessment and management in mental health services July 1998
• Guidelines for the Assessment and Treatment of Pathological Gambling. June 1996. (Book, not online)
• Guidelines for Prescribing Psychotropic Drugs February 1996
• Guidelines for Reporting and Review of Incidents in Mental Health Services December 1995
• Night Safety Procedures June 1995
• A Guide to effective Consumer Participation in Mental Health Services April 1995
• Guidelines for Reducing Violence in Mental Health Services, February 1994 (Book only, not available online)
• Guidelines on the Management of Suicidal Patients July 1993
• Guidelines for Discharge Planning for People with Mental Illness July 1993
• Procedural Guidelines for Physical Restraint June 1993
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