Support, Education, Information and Advocacy

Programme Areas

Mental health

Programme Type

Peer / advocacy / group / family whānau support, Eating disorders

Regions

Nelson Marlborough

Age Groups

Child / Tamariki, Youth / Rangatahi, Adult / Pakeke, Older adult / Kaumātua

Referral Types

Self referral, GP, DHB clinical services, Corrections

Referral Process

We accept referrals from anyone seeking support for a family/whānau who has a family member with a mental illness or addiction.    www.yellowbrickroad.org.nz 

Description

We are here to provide information and education about mental illness, and to help family and whānau safely navigate their way through mental health services to get the support they need.

It does not matter if your family member does not have a current clinical diagnosis, or wants to accept support for themselves.

Parents, partners, siblings, children and friends can all have different questions about what is happening, and need different kinds of support and information.

Our services are:

• Free
• Mobile
• Independent
• Confidential
• Cover the Nelson/Tasman area with offices located in Nelson and Motueka

We can arrange a time and place to meet that suits you. 

In addition to our family support services, we support an initiative to advocate for children and young people affected by parental mental health and addiction issues.