Nelson Bays Primary Health

Nelson Bays Primary Health
20 New Street, Nelson
PO Box 1776, Nelson 7040
Tel: 03 539 1170
Freephone: 0800 731 317
Fax: 03 539 4958
info@nelsonbayspho.org.nz

Mental Health

mental health

Brief Intervention Counselling - Motueka

03 539 1170
www.bewell.org.nz
Brief Intervention Counselling Service for mild to moderate mental health issues in persons 18 years and over.

Brief Intervention Counselling - Nelson

03 539 1649
www.bewell.org.nz
Brief Intervention Counselling Service for mild to moderate mental health issues in Mäori and Pacifika persons 18 years and over.

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)

03 546 1788
CAMHS is a dedicated team of health professionals working with severe mental health problems experienced by children and youth aged up to 18 years. Particular priority will be given to youth at risk of suicide or attempted suicide. Routine referral problems could include depression, anxiety, ADHD, adjustment and eating disorders. Treatments can include psychiatric or psychological consultation, a range of therapies, day hospital programme, or perhaps crisis intervention.

Early Intervention Service - Nelson

03 539 3709
www.nmdhb.govt.nz/eis.aspx
Provides services for people aged between 15 and 30 who are being troubled by symptoms of psychosis and who have not previously accessed help. We encourage community and health care referrals.

Gateway Housing Trust

03 545 7100
Provide individualised mental health support for young people and adults (Needs Assessment required). Support occurs in the community (service users' homes) or in GHT-managed residences/flats. Support workers provide support and assistance to become more independent in daily living and to manage mental illness.

Health Action Trust, and COMPASS

03 548 2798
0800 212 798
http://www.healthaction.org.nz
Supports five initiatives in the area of mental health: 1. CAYAD - Community Action on Youth & Drugs. Objectives are to increase informed community discussion and debate on issues relating to illicit drugs, adopt effective policies and practices to reduce harm, increased capacity to support young people and a reduced supply of drugs to young people. 2. Mental Health Promotion: Promotional campaigns, education, and support of communities to boost awareness in community and workplace. Facilitating training amongst health professionals. 3. COMPASS Advocacy Service: Provides peer support advocacy workers. 4. The White House: community centre run by and for users of the mental health services.They provide information, advocacy, peer support, outings and activities, meeting rooms, support groups, shift work and training. 5. Kotuku: A crisis intervention peer support recovery service based in a house in the country and offering beds for up to four people at a time. Offers an alternative to hospitalisation. Maximum stay is 14 days. One peer support worker sleeps overnight.

Home Based Treatment Team

03 546 1800
An intensive treatment and support service for people experiencing acute mental health problems as an alternative to hospital based care. Priority is given to those people who would otherwise require acute hospital based care.

Kaupapa Maori Mental Health Service

03 546 8018
http://www.koata.iwi.nz
A dedicated outpatient service for Maori tangata whaiora, providing a Maori clinical and cultural community/outpatient based assessment, treatment and consultation liaison service within a Kaupapa Maori framework for pakeke/kaumatua/tangata whai ora who have a diagnosed mental illness. Addiction Intervention Service. Liaison, consultancy and brokerage - provision of alcohol and drug information and harm reduction strategies.

Kawai Clinic

03 546 1870
Provides quality outpatient assessment and treatment for adults with mental health problems. Note: does NOT provide relationship counselling, anger management, treatment for alcohol and drug issues, or for sexual abuse issues that qualify for ACC funding. After hours emergency phone: 03 546 1800

LifeLine Nelson

03 546 8899
0800 543 35463
http://www.lifeline.co.nz
24 hour, 7 day a week phone counselling and free short-term face-to-face counselling.

Mental Health Support Services Ltd

03 546 9987
Referrals are from NMDHB only. Offers community based residential accommodation enabling residents to increase independence, promote choices for healthy lifestyles, respecting their cultural values, age, gender, religious beliefs and sexuality. Staff team includes health professionals with extensive experience in Mental Health care.

Mobile Community Team (MCT)

03 546 1421
Assessment, intervention and ongoing treatment for people over the age of 18 with serious psychiatric disorders and/or severe emotional/behavioural problems of a psychological nature. After hours emergency phone: 03 546 1800

Motueka Mental Health Services (Tudor House)

Provides facilities for services including CAMHS, Kawai Clinic, Alcohol and Other Drug, and MCT community teams.

Need Assessment & Service Coordination (NASC)

03 546 1923 or 03 546 1293
NASC service provides specialist assessment for persons with high and complex needs, service planning and coordination and liaison/support with local, regional and national service providers. Assessment can be by the Kaupapa Maori Need Assessment Service (see Te Rapuora o Te Wai harakeke)

Nikau House Resource Centre

03 539 3760
Community-based resource centre for people who use mental health services. Employment support, activity programme, wellness service (addressing physical health issues of mental health consumers), smoking cessation support

Oranga Toi Ora - Maori Mental Health

03 546 1800
Provides specialist crisis and routine assessment, care management and consultancy to assist clients to move toward holistic wellness. Foster and seek to protect Maori life-principles by providing mental health services in which Maori values and health are inherent.

PATHS - Providing Access to Health Solutions

03 546 9997
PATHS is available to sickness and/or invalids beneficiaries only. Aims to remove, reduce or manage your health or disability issues that are preventing you from working. We have funded gym programmes, counselling, life coaches and many other specialist appointments.

Post Natal Depression Support Network

03 548 3555
One-to-one support for mothers in their own home as well as information and resources on postnatal depression

Primary Care Liaison Service

03 546 1439
Provides a link between consumers, their family/whanau, GPs, and Community Mental Health Services, with the support of Work and Income.

Primary Mental Health Initiative

03 539 1647
www.bewell.org.nz
Limited number of extended consultations with GPs are available free of charge for people with a mild to moderate mental health disorder not requiring or currently receiving secondary mental health care.

Supporting Families in Mental Illness

03 546 6090
Information/education, support and peer support, and advocacy services for families, whanau and informal carers of those who have, or who may be developing, major mental illnesses. 03 546 6090 - Vicki Pomeroy (Nelson), 03 528 7790 - Renee Alleyne (Motueka)

Te Ara Mahi

03 548 8120
0800 832 726
http://www.tearamahi.co.nz
Employment and training support service for Tangata Whaiora/people with mental illness. Help job-seekers identify and progress towards clear employment goals by gaining or regaining skills, improving motivation and building self-confidence. A Richmond office is at 9 Cambridge Street, Richmond, phone 544 9113.

Te Whare Mahana

03 525 9624
Outreach (the Rural Mental Health Outreach Service): offers 24 hour crisis intervention, ongoing support, case management, and home- based support. Available only in Golden Bay, phone 03 525 7647. - Employment Service: assists with vocational planning and training, work placement, and runs a supported employment agency. Available only in Golden Bay, phone 03 525 7110. Residential Psychotherapy Programme: offers Dialectical Behavioural Therapy. A specialist psychotherapy programme which aims to help people who have not been able to find successful treatment options in mainstream. Particularly useful for people with high levels of suicidal and self-harming behaviours.

The White House

03 546 9317
Consumer-run service to provide mutual support a safe environment conducive to empowerment, self determination and confidence for its members. Operates as a workers' collective where decisions and responsibility for its day to day operation is shared by the members.