Description
Atareira are leaders in modelling and promoting mental health recovery through partnership services with families, service-users and their communities.
Atareira’s main office is located in Porirua, with satellite offices in Wellington City and Lower Hutt. Our mobile workers cover all regions throughout the Wellington catchment area.
Atareira offers a number of services including Family Whānau support, short term housing, Children Understanding Mental Health programmes, anxiety management programme and support groups. Contact us for more information.
Charges
Our services are free because they are funded by Hutt Valley and Capital & Coast DHBs.
Fees and Charges Categorisation
Free
Hours
| Family/Whānau Support Service | Monday - Friday 8.30am - 5.00pm |
| Easy Access Housing | Monday - Friday 8.30am - 5.00pm |
| Family/Whānau Support Groups | See here for group times |
Languages Spoken
English
Programmes
Family Whānau Support Service
- Programme Areas
Mental health, Addictions - drug & alcohol
- Programme Type
Peer / advocacy / group / family whānau support, Advocacy / group / family whānau support (AOD)
- Regions
Wellington, Hutt
- Age Groups
Child / Tamariki, Youth / Rangatahi, Adult / Pakeke, Older adult / Kaumātua
- Referral Types
Self referral, GP, DHB clinical services
Referral Process
Self referrals are accepted. With the person's consent, you can make a referral for someone else. There is no referral form to fill out, simply contact us with the details…
Description
Family and whānau need access to services that support and enhance their wellbeing. Our service can recognise and build on the resilience of the family/whānau, understand and affirm their experience…
Transitional Housing
- Programme Areas
Mental health
- Programme Type
Residential support
- Regions
Wellington
- Age Groups
Adult / Pakeke
- Referral Types
Self referral, GP, DHB clinical services, Corrections
Referral Process
Self-referrals are accepted as well as referrals from support services.
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You can contact us to find out more information about our service, and to discuss a referral
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You are required…
Description
Atareira Transitional Housing has been responding to the needs of homeless people in Wellington since 2003. We offer two houses which provide emergency accommodation for individuals for up to 12…
Family/Whānau Support Groups
- Programme Areas
Mental health, Addictions - drug & alcohol
- Programme Type
Peer / advocacy / group / family whānau support, Advocacy / group / family whānau support (AOD)
- Regions
Wellington, Hutt
- Age Groups
Adult / Pakeke, Older adult / Kaumātua
- Referral Types
Self referral, GP, DHB clinical services
Referral Process
Click here to see the support groups running in your area.
Description
Our Support Groups are for family, whānau and friends of people experiencing mental health and/or addiction issues and are facilitated by the family/whānau worker in each area. Groups meet regularly…
Children Understanding Mental Health
- Programme Areas
Mental health, Addictions - drug & alcohol
- Programme Type
Peer / advocacy / group / family whānau support, Advocacy / group / family whānau support (AOD)
- Regions
Wellington
- Age Groups
Child / Tamariki
- Referral Types
Self referral, GP, DHB clinical services
Referral Process
Contact us for more information about this programme.
Once we receive your referral, we will make a time to meet with parents/caregivers to talk about the needs of each child.…
Description
Children Understanding Mental Health is a free programme for children aged 8 to 12 who have a member of their family or whānau experiencing mental health and/or addiction challenges.
This…
Anxiety Management Programmes
- Programme Areas
Mental health
- Programme Type
Peer / advocacy / group / family whānau support, Community based support - mental health
- Regions
Wellington, Hutt
- Age Groups
Adult / Pakeke
- Referral Types
Self referral, GP, DHB clinical services
Referral Process
Please contact us to find out more about our next programme.
Description
We run 8-week group programmes focused on anxiety management. Each programme typically runs a 2.5 hour group once a week for the 8 weeks.
Programmes run regularly across the Wellington…
Additional Details
Face to face / Kanohi ki te Kanohi, Child / Tamariki friendly
Website
Contact Details
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Phone
(04) 499 1049
Email
Website
28 Bridge Street
Melling
Lower Hutt
Wellington 5010
Street Address
28 Bridge Street
Melling
Lower Hutt
Wellington 5010
Postal Address
PO Box 355
Wellington 6140
138-140 Wakefield Street, Te Aro, Wellington
Wellington
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Phone
(04) 499 1049
Email
Website
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This page was last updated at 3:28PM on November 11, 2021. This information is reviewed and edited by Atareira.