The More than numbers project aims to gather and share information about the workforce delivering mental health and addiction services to adults (people aged 18 years and older).
Reports from 2014 and 2018 are available for the secondary care adult mental health and addiction workforce in DHBs, NGOs, and in total. Reports describe the workforce size and composition and will contribute to future workforce planning activities.
We plan to repeat this work in 2022.
In 2018, Te Pou completed three new reports on the secondary care adult mental health and addiction workforce in DHBs, NGOs, and in total.
These reports bring together information from different sources, including:
Key findings are:
In 2014, Te Pou surveyed DHB and NGO adult mental health and addiction services to estimate the workforce. More recent information about the workforce, regionally and nationally, is available from the 2018 More than numbers workforce reports (see above) and the DHB mental health and addiction employees profile report.
The full report of the 2014 national mental health and addiction workforce is available, along with a 20-page overview:
Over reports focus on specific areas within the workforce:
Te Pou has a wide range of evidence-based resources and tools to help the mental health, addiction and disability workforces.
Learn MoreTe Pou works alongside mental health and addiction services, and disability organisations to understand their priorities and workforce challenges.
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