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Welcome

 

Kia ora and welcome to the subject guide for Mental Health.

It provides books, journal articles, databases, websites and multimedia resources relevant to your study and research. 

Codes, Regulations

Code of Ethics of dapaanz, the professional association for people working in addiction treatment.

 

 

Health and Disability Commissioner (Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers' Rights) Regulations 1996. (NZ Legislation version)

The Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers' Rights (Website version)

Regulations are rules made by a government or a government agency. They deal with the detail and implementation i.e. how something set out in an Act should be done. This could refer to the technical side of things or for things that might change over time and need updating.

 

New Zealand Nursing Organisation Guideline - Code of Ethics, 2019 

The Code of Ethics complements the Code of Conduct for Nurses

Nursing Council of New Zealand 

 

Reports

National

Āhurutia Te Rito: It takes a village: How better support for perinatal mental health could transform the future for whānau and communities in Aotearoa New Zealand A Report in partnership with Rātā Foundation, Tindall Foundation and Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand - National Public Health Service. 

He Ara Oranga: Report of the Government Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction

 

The Evaluation of Te Ara Oranga: The Pathway to Wellbeing. This evaluation of Te Ara Oranga raises and considers the complex social issues that underpin widespread use of methamphetamine in the Northland region.

Updates from the Mental Health and Addiction directorate. The latest information on the Ministry of Health's work to implement the Government's response to He Ara Oranga

Mental Health and Wellbeing Year in Review. This outlines the progress made by the Ministry of Health in the second year of delivering to he Ara Oranga

 

Families and Whānau Status Report 2018

 

Hauora: Report on stage one of the Health Services and Outcomes Kaupapa Inquiry (WAI 2575).  Also a physical copy is available in the library at 362.1 WAI    

Technical Report

Knowledge and attitudes of health professionals on Rongoā Māori in hospitals: Technical report

International

Mental Health in Prison (UK Parliament)

Māori Data Sovereignty

See the Research guide's Data Sovereignty tab for information on Māori data sovereignty.

Pacific Data Sovereignty

See the Research guide's Data Sovereignty tab for information on Pacific data sovereignty.

Frameworks, Strategies and Action Plans

Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy sets out a shared understanding of what children and young people need and want in order to be well, what government is and should be doing to support them, and how we must work together.

Three steps to meeting health literacy needs-Ngā toru hīkoi e mōhiotia ai te hauora. 

 

Frameworks, Guidelines, Strategies and Action Plans

Te Ariari o te Oranga: The Assessment and Management of People with Co-existing Mental Health and Drug Problems. A clinical framework to assist health professionals working with co-existing substance use and mental health problems (CEP). It is a companion to the clinical guidance document Service Delivery for People with Co-existing Mental Health and Addiction Problems - Integrated Solutions 2010.

Equity of Health Care for Māori: A Framework. The framework guides health practitioners, health organisations and the health system to achieve equitable health care for Māori through leadership, knowledge and commitment.

Every Life Matters: He Tapu te Oranga o ia Tangata: Suicide Prevention Strategy 2019-2029 and Suicide Prevention Action Plan 2019-2024 for Aotearoa New Zealand describes what the Ministry of Health aim to achieve for suicide prevention over the next 10 years

A Framework for Health Literacy. The Ministry of Health developed this framework because it is committed to a health system that enables everyone living in New Zealand to live well and keep well. Building health literacy is an important part of this.

Intellectual Disability (Compulsory Care and Rehabilitation) Act 2003 - Guidelines 

Kia Kaha, Kia Māia, Kia Ora Aotearoa: COVID-19 Psychosocial and Mental Wellbeing Plan. A framework for actions to support the mental wellbeing of New Zealanders due to the impact of COVID-19.

Mental Health and Addiction Workforce Action Plan 2017-2021. is part of an outcomes approach. It contributes to achieving the vision of the New Zealand Health Strategy.

The New Zealand Health Research Prioritisation Framework (English) - Te Mahere Whakamātāmuatanga a Rangahau Hauora Aotearoa (Te Reo Māori) This framework was developed as part of the implementation of the New Zealand Health Research Strategy 2017–2027. It prioritises how and why health research needs to be done in New Zealand in order to drive high-level health and social outcomes and ensure maximum impact from the government’s investment in health.

New Zealand Health Strategy sets out how New Zealand's health system can improve people’s access to and experiences of health services so that everyone benefits

Oranga Hinengaro System and Service Framework identifies the core components of a contemporary mental health and addiction system with a 10-year view. It provides guidance for those responsible for publicly funded health system policy, design, service commissioning, and delivery.

Special Patients and Restricted Patients: Guidelines for Regional Forensic Mental Health ServicesThese guidelines are intended to foster consistent decision-making by clinicians, facilitate the administration of matters relating to special patient leave, and provide transparency around the processes used in reaching decisions about special patients.

Te Tiriti o Waitangi FrameworkThe Ministry of Health’s Te Tiriti o Waitangi (Te Tiriti) Framework provides an updated expression of the Crown’s Te Tiriti obligations in the context of the health and disability system.

Whakamaua: Māori Health Action Plan 2020-2025 is the implementation plan for He Korowai Oranga, New Zealand’s Māori Health Strategy – it will help us achieve better health outcomes for Māori by setting the government’s direction for Māori health advancement over the next five years

 

Whaikaha - Ministry of Disabled People was established to work in partnership with the disability community, Māori and Government for a better, more independent future for disabled people and whānau in Aotearoa New Zealand. (NB: The Office for Disability Issues has been integrated into Whaikaha from August 2023).

New Zealand Disability Strategy. This guides the work of government agencies on disability issues from 2016 to 2026. It includes goals and objectives to help improve health outcomes for Pacific peoples.

 

Let's Get Real - Refreshed  The refreshed framework for Te Pou, a national workforce centre for mental health, addiction and disability

Article

The Waitangi Tribunal’s WAI 2575 report: Implications for decolonizing health systems

Book

Te Hiringa Hauora research framework: Health promotion research at the interface of mātauranga Māori and Western science

Health Models

Māori Health Models

  • Te Whare Tapa Whā – Mason Durie. 
  • Te Wheke – Rose Pere
  • Te Pae Mahutonga – Mason Durie

(Pulotu-Endeman, 2001)

Pacific Health Models

See the Nursing Pacific subject guide for models such as Fonofale, Fonua, Seitapu.

Reflective Models

Atkins and Murphy Model of Reflection

Atkins, S., & Murphy, K. (1993). Reflection: A review of the literature. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 18, 1188-1192. 

(Available in the library. To access, click here and select the article by Atkins)

Gibb's Reflective Cycle

Gibbs, G. (1988). Learning by doing:A guide to teaching and learning methods. Oxford Brookes University. https://thoughtsmostlyaboutlearning.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/learning-by-doing-graham-gibbs.pdf 

Johns' Structured Reflection

Rolfe et al. Reflective Model

Rolfe, G., Freshwater, D., & Jasper, M. (2001). Critical reflection for nursing and the helping professions: A user's guide. Palgrave. 

Otago Polytechnic has a Reflective writing guide which discusses the reflective model of Rolfe et al. (2001). This is found under the Reflective model tab. 

Tanner's Clinical Judgement Model

Tanner, C.  A. (2006). Thinking like a nurse: A research-based model of clinical judgment in nursing. Journal of Nursing Education, 45(6), 204-11. 

(Go to the library homepage and search for the article title. Select the Search Everything or Journal Article filter).

Reflective Practice Resources

Check the index at the back of these books for the different models e,g. Gibbs or Johns etc

Learning Advisors

Want help with study skills, academic writing and time management? Take a look at the learner resources available or contact a Learning Advisor on LSS@wandw.ac.nz

New Books / eBooks

Nursing Books on the Library shelves

150 Psychology
174.2 Health Ethics
301 Sociology
362.12 Community Health
362.29 Addiction
610.73 Nursing
610.73072 Nursing Research
614.1 Forensic Psychiatry
615.1 Pharmacology
616.07 Pathophysiology
616.89  Mental Health Nursing
616.8915 Family Therapy
618.97 Geriatric Nursing and Gerontology