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Description
We are a specialist Pasifika community mental health team providing services for Pasifika communities in Wellington, Porirua and Kāpiti.
We provide services for:
- children and young people (0 to 19 years)
- adults (19 to 65 years old).
We can help you at our centre in Porirua, in your home or arrange to meet elsewhere.
Staff
We have a team of professional, qualified and trained staff that includes:
- Pasifika cultural advisor/matua
- Consultant psychiatrists
- Pasifika adult and child/adolescent clinicians
- Pasifika administrator
- Child, adolescent and family clinical psychologist
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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We have adult clinic days on Tuesdays & Thursday from 9am to 4.30pm.
Public Holidays: Closed Labour Day (28 Oct), Wellington Anniversary (20 Jan), Waitangi Day (6 Feb), Good Friday (18 Apr), Easter Sunday (20 Apr), Easter Monday (21 Apr), ANZAC Day (25 Apr), King's Birthday (2 Jun), Matariki (20 Jun).
Languages Spoken
Samoan, Tokelauan, Niuean, English
Programmes
We provide services for children and young people (0 to 19 years) and adults (19 to 65 years old) in the Pasifika communities in Wellington, Porirua and Kāpiti who have moderate to severe behaviour or psychological difficulties. We can help you at our centre in Porirua, in your home or arrange to meet elsewhere. Our services include: clinical and cultural assessment and treatment planning mobile care coordination and management consultation, liaison and other work with community, inpatient and specialty mental health services/teams and other Pasifika health providers mental health information community services information.
We provide services for children and young people (0 to 19 years) and adults (19 to 65 years old) in the Pasifika communities in Wellington, Porirua and Kāpiti who have moderate to severe behaviour or psychological difficulties. We can help you at our centre in Porirua, in your home or arrange to meet elsewhere. Our services include: clinical and cultural assessment and treatment planning mobile care coordination and management consultation, liaison and other work with community, inpatient and specialty mental health services/teams and other Pasifika health providers mental health information community services information.
- Programme Areas
Mental health
- Programme Type
Community based support - mental health
- Regions
Wellington
- Age Groups
Child / Tamariki, Youth / Rangatahi, Adult / Pakeke, Older adult / Kaumātua
- Referral Types
Self referral, GP, DHB clinical services, Corrections
Referral Process
You can be referred by your GP, family member, friend, parents or teacher (in the case of children and young people), Oranga Tamariki or other professional social or mental health services in the community.
You can also contact the team directly and ask to be referred.
You are welcome to have your ngutuare tangata/aiga/ kaiga/kainga/magafaoa/family, other support people or an advocate with you when you use our services.
Description
We provide services for children and young people (0 to 19 years) and adults (19 to 65 years old) in the Pasifika communities in Wellington, Porirua and Kāpiti who have moderate to severe behaviour or psychological difficulties.
We can help you at our centre in Porirua, in your home or arrange to meet elsewhere.
Our services include:
- clinical and cultural assessment and treatment planning
- mobile care coordination and management
- consultation, liaison and other work with community, inpatient and specialty mental health services/teams and other Pasifika health providers
- mental health information
- community services information.
Additional Details
Face to face / Kanohi ki te Kanohi, Child / Tamariki friendly
Website
Contact Details
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Phone
(04) 2306 324
Website
Free Ph: 0800 300 181
Ambulance Drive
Kenepuru
Porirua
Wellington 5022
Street Address
Ambulance Drive
Kenepuru
Porirua
Wellington 5022
Postal Address
Health Pasifika MHS
Community Health Services Building
Kenepuru Hospital
PO Box 50233
PORIRUA
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This page was last updated at 4:34PM on April 26, 2024. This information is reviewed and edited by Health Pasifika | MHAIDS.