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Mental Health & Addictions Service, Kaupapa Māori
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Description
Formerly 3DHB - Te Whare Mārie Specialist Māori Mental Health Service
We are a specialist kaupapa Māori mental health service.
Our service is for anyone with Māori whakapapa. If it is important to your whānau that a Te Aō Māori lens is held as part of your care that would indicate it fits well to come to our Service rather than mainstream. This might include things like use of karakia, and access to cultural supports such as Kaumātua or relating to wairua experiences. We also provide care following Western models for medication and therapy.
Staff
Our whānau includes administrators, Kaumātua, a cultural therapist, psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, a child psychotherapist, an occupational therapist, nurses, and a support worker.
Fees and Charges Categorisation
Free
Fees and Charges Description
To find out if you are eligible for healthcare funding, please see the Mental Health, Addictions and Intellectual Disability Service website.
Hours
| Mon – Fri | 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM |
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Public Holidays: Closed ANZAC Day (25 Apr), King's Birthday (3 Jun), Matariki (28 Jun), Labour Day (28 Oct), Wellington Anniversary (20 Jan), Waitangi Day (6 Feb), Good Friday (18 Apr), Easter Sunday (20 Apr), Easter Monday (21 Apr).
Languages Spoken
English, Māori
Programmes
We are a specialist kaupapa Māori mental health service. We provide the same care as mainstream mental health services, complemented by Māori cultural concepts and pathways of health. We have two teams: Tamariki, rangatahi me o ratou whānau (0 to 19 years old) Pakeke me kaumātua whānau (20 to 65 years). We use Māori interventions in a therapeutic environment, which utilises a strengths-based approach that helps many of our tangata whaiora achieve their aspirations. We continuously work to include whānau in sustainable recovery from mental illness, combining Māori cultural concepts with western clinical models of mental health care. To provide tools for people to better manage stress and mitigate their problems, we promote the use of cultural practices and frameworks to empower individuals and whānau who enter our service. These are used alongside clinical interventions including but not limited to: cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) dialectal behaviour therapy (DBT) acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) eye movement desensitisation reprocessing (EMDR).. We provide tautoko (support) and education with understanding and managing an individual’s journey to recovery.
We are a specialist kaupapa Māori mental health service. We provide the same care as mainstream mental health services, complemented by Māori cultural concepts and pathways of health. We have two teams: Tamariki, rangatahi me o ratou whānau (0 to 19 years old) Pakeke me kaumātua whānau (20 to 65 years). We use Māori interventions in a therapeutic environment, which utilises a strengths-based approach that helps many of our tangata whaiora achieve their aspirations. We continuously work to include whānau in sustainable recovery from mental illness, combining Māori cultural concepts with western clinical models of mental health care. To provide tools for people to better manage stress and mitigate their problems, we promote the use of cultural practices and frameworks to empower individuals and whānau who enter our service. These are used alongside clinical interventions including but not limited to: cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) dialectal behaviour therapy (DBT) acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) eye movement desensitisation reprocessing (EMDR).. We provide tautoko (support) and education with understanding and managing an individual’s journey to recovery.
- Programme Areas
Mental health, Kaupapa Māori
- Programme Type
Non-acute specialist mental health community services, Kaupapa Māori - mental health
- Regions
Wellington
- Age Groups
Child / Tamariki, Youth / Rangatahi, Adult / Pakeke
- Referral Types
Self referral, GP, DHB clinical services
Referral Process
All referrals should go through Te Haika - 0800 745 477, our 24/7 contact centre.
It’s best you are referred by your GP because they know you and understand your health. However, you can contact Te Haika - 0800 745 477, yourself if you prefer to.
We are not a crisis service. If you or someone you know is in crisis and needs urgent help, please contact Te Haika - 0800 745 477 first.
Description
We are a specialist kaupapa Māori mental health service. We provide the same care as mainstream mental health services, complemented by Māori cultural concepts and pathways of health.
We have two teams:
- Tamariki, rangatahi me o ratou whānau (0 to 19 years old)
- Pakeke me kaumātua whānau (20 to 65 years).
We use Māori interventions in a therapeutic environment, which utilises a strengths-based approach that helps many of our tangata whaiora achieve their aspirations.
We continuously work to include whānau in sustainable recovery from mental illness, combining Māori cultural concepts with western clinical models of mental health care.
To provide tools for people to better manage stress and mitigate their problems, we promote the use of cultural practices and frameworks to empower individuals and whānau who enter our service. These are used alongside clinical interventions including but not limited to:
- cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
- dialectal behaviour therapy (DBT)
- acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)
- eye movement desensitisation reprocessing (EMDR)..
We provide tautoko (support) and education with understanding and managing an individual’s journey to recovery.
Disability Assistance
Wheelchair access, Wheelchair accessible toilet, Mobility parking space, NZ sign language interpreter, Quiet, low sensory environment, A longer appointment time
Additional Details
Face to face / Kanohi ki te Kanohi, Child / Tamariki friendly
Parking
There is a large car park outside the centre.
Website
Contact Details
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Phone
(04) 230 6322 / 0800 300 184
Website
30 Kenepuru Drive
Puketiro Centre
Porirua
Wellington 5022
Street Address
30 Kenepuru Drive
Puketiro Centre
Porirua
Wellington 5022
Postal Address
Kenepuru Community Hospital
PO Box 50215
Porirua 5240
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This page was last updated at 10:42AM on December 13, 2023. This information is reviewed and edited by Te Whare Mārie Specialist Māori Mental Health Service | MHAIDS | Te Whatu Ora.