Measuring the prevalence of mental health conditions and problematic substance use to advance Hauora Māori: Findings from a scoping review

In August 2023, Te Pou and partners from the University of Otago, Ōtautahi (Christchurch) commissioned Flax Analytics to undertake this scoping review on measuring the prevalence of mental health conditions and problematic substance use to advance Hauora Māori.

We thank the lead researchers and authors of this report, epidemiologists, Drs Lis Ellison-Loshmann, Fiona McKenzie and A/Professor Mona Jeffreys from Flax Analytics.

We also acknowledge and thank members of the Māori technical rōpū for their input, insights and support. We gratefully acknowledge Professor Cameron Lacey from the Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Ōtautahi (Christchurch), and the team from MIHI at the University of Otago, Ōtautahi (Christchurch) for their leadership, insights and support. We also thank Mau Te Rangimarie Clark from MIHI at the University of Otago, Ōtautahi (Christchurch).

This report forms part of a wider programme of work Te Pou and partners have initiated, taking a collaborative approach to supporting the design of future mental health and substance use prevalence studies.