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Policy recognition needed for proven link between participation in the arts and enhanced well-being.

Creative New Zealand - Toi Aotearoa,
13 March 2019, New Zealand

In early 2018 the Government acknowledged that something needs to be done to improve New Zealanders’ mental health and well-being, initiating the Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction: Oranga Tāngata, Oranga Whānau. In March the Government intends to release its formal response to the inquiry’s 40 recommendations.

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