Kia Puāwai

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Open today 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM.

Description

Kia Puāwai provides a range of evidence-based and culturally informed services to support tamariki, rangatahi, whānau and communities. Through our therapeutic, care, support and mentor services we walk alongside individuals and whānau to help them grow and flourish. More

Staff

Please visit our website to find out more about our leadership team and key kaimahi.

Ages

Youth / Rangatahi, Child / Tamariki, Adult / Pakeke

How do I access this service?

Referral

Central, Lower North & South Island, email info.central.southern@kiapuawai.nz

Fees and Charges Categorisation

Free

Hours

Open today 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM.

Mon – Fri	8:30 AM – 5:00 PM

Public Holidays: Closed Good Friday (18 Apr), Easter Sunday (20 Apr), Easter Monday (21 Apr), ANZAC Day (25 Apr), King's Birthday (2 Jun), Matariki (20 Jun), Labour Day (27 Oct), Northland Anniversary (26 Jan), Waitangi Day (6 Feb).

Languages Spoken

English, Māori, Samoan

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Specialist Care Programme

The Specialist Care Programme (SCP) provides one-to-one foster care for young people with the opportunity to live in a family/whānau setting with specialist caregivers supported by intensive clinical and social work services. This is a national contract operating in Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Hawkes Bay and Northland.

Programme Areas: Mental health
Programme Type: Supported housing
Regions: Hawke's Bay, South Auckland, East Auckland, North Auckland, West Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Waikato, Central Auckland, Northland
Age Groups: Youth / Rangatahi

Referral Process

All referrals for our care programmes need to be submitted to the regional hubs through Oranga Tamariki (OT).

Who is it for?
Young people aged 11-16 with severe emotional and behavioural problems.

Description

The Specialist Care Programme (SCP) provides one-to-one foster care for young people with the opportunity to live in a family/whānau setting with specialist caregivers supported by intensive clinical and social work services.

This is a national contract operating in Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Hawkes Bay and Northland.

Foster Care

Provide short to medium term respite and planned foster care for children and youth at risk who require out of home whānau placements. Respite Care and Planned Respite Care aim to reduce harm caused by in-patient admissions and to support the preservation of natural families/whānau. This service operates in Waikato and Tauranga.

Programme Areas: Mental health
Programme Type: Supported housing
Regions: Bay of Plenty, Waikato
Age Groups: Youth / Rangatahi

Referral Process

Who is it for?
Rangatahi aged 11-17 who are at risk of admission to an in-patient acute mental health unit.

Description

Provide short to medium term respite and planned foster care for children and youth at risk who require out of home whānau placements. Respite Care and Planned Respite Care aim to reduce harm caused by in-patient admissions and to support the preservation of natural families/whānau.

This service operates in Waikato and Tauranga.

Ka Awatea

Ka Awatea, meaning ‘The Dawning of a New Era’, provides support to rangatahi as they transition from state care to adulthood. Each young person is allocated a Kai Atawhai (Personal Advisor) who can work with the young person over several years and model positive social behaviour and empower the young person to make their own informed decisions about employment, training, accommodation and developing positive social peer groups. Ideally, planning starts with the Kai Atawhai engaging the young person from the age of 15. When the young person turns 17 prior to discharge from the care of Oranga Tamariki, a planning meeting is held to determine what happens next. Following this meeting Ka Awatea may become the lead agency in supporting the young person to live more independently and safely in the community through to the age of 21. This service operates in Tāmaki Makaurau. Find out more about Ka Awatea on our site.

Programme Areas: Mental health
Programme Type: Counselling and support
Regions: South Auckland, East Auckland, North Auckland, West Auckland, Central Auckland
Age Groups: Youth / Rangatahi

Referral Process

Who is our service for?
Ka Awatea is a voluntary service for rangatahi aged 15 to 21 with complex needs who have been in the care of Oranga Tamariki and who are transitioning to adulthood.

Description

Ka Awatea, meaning ‘The Dawning of a New Era’, provides support to rangatahi as they transition from state care to adulthood.

Each young person is allocated a Kai Atawhai (Personal Advisor) who can work with the young person over several years and model positive social behaviour and empower the young person to make their own informed decisions about employment, training, accommodation and developing positive social peer groups.

Ideally, planning starts with the Kai Atawhai engaging the young person from the age of 15. When the young person turns 17 prior to discharge from the care of Oranga Tamariki, a planning meeting is held to determine what happens next. Following this meeting Ka Awatea may become the lead agency in supporting the young person to live more independently and safely in the community through to the age of 21.

This service operates in Tāmaki Makaurau. Find out more about Ka Awatea on our site.

Functional Family Therapy (FFT)

Functional Family Therapy (FFT) works with whānau facing significant challenges and is built on a foundation of acceptance and respect. It aims to help whānau collectively understand their interactions and behaviour to improve communication and conflict-management skills, and address risks while strengthening protective factors. FFT practitioners provide a family intervention of approximately 3-6 months, typically for one hour per week, with young people and their family/whānau. These young people and their family/whānau have been identified as needing family therapy for conduct problems or other behavioural or mental health concerns by Oranga Tamariki. In the Bay of Plenty and Waikato regions, FFT can also be accessed via the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS). This evidence-based therapeutic intervention is delivered in the home environment. This service operates in Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Taranaki, Rotorua, Taupō, Bay of Plenty, Whanganui, Palmerston North, Napier, and the Lower South Island. Find out more about FFT, including how to refer, here.

Programme Areas: Mental health
Programme Type: Peer / advocacy / group / family whānau support
Regions: Hawke's Bay, MidCentral, South Auckland, East Auckland, Central Lakes, Southland, West Auckland, Dunedin - South Otago, Waikato, Central Auckland, Taranaki, Northland, Waitaki, Lakes, North Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Whanganui
Age Groups: Child / Tamariki, Youth / Rangatahi

Referral Process

Who is it for?
Tamariki and rangatahi aged 10-17 who have significant behavioural challenges and/or mental health problems.

Description

Functional Family Therapy (FFT) works with whānau facing significant challenges and is built on a foundation of acceptance and respect. It aims to help whānau collectively understand their interactions and behaviour to improve communication and conflict-management skills, and address risks while strengthening protective factors.

FFT practitioners provide a family intervention of approximately 3-6 months, typically for one hour per week, with young people and their family/whānau. These young people and their family/whānau have been identified as needing family therapy for conduct problems or other behavioural or mental health concerns by Oranga Tamariki. In the Bay of Plenty and Waikato regions, FFT can also be accessed via the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS).

This evidence-based therapeutic intervention is delivered in the home environment.

This service operates in Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Taranaki, Rotorua, Taupō, Bay of Plenty, Whanganui, Palmerston North, Napier, and the Lower South Island.

Find out more about FFT, including how to refer, here.

DHB Funded Intensive Clinical Services (ICS)

Intensive Clinical Services (ICS) utilises Functional Family Therapy (FFT) and interventions such as Triple P for younger children (Bay of Plenty only), to work with young people and their whānau who have been identified as needing family therapy for conduct problems or other behavioural or mental health concerns by the local Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS). This service operates in Waikato and the Bay of Plenty.

Programme Areas: Mental health
Programme Type: Peer / advocacy / group / family whānau support
Regions: Bay of Plenty, Waikato
Age Groups: Child / Tamariki, Youth / Rangatahi

Referral Process

Who is it for?
Tamariki and rangatahi aged 10-17 who have significant behavioural challenges and/or mental health problems.

Description

Intensive Clinical Services (ICS) utilises Functional Family Therapy (FFT) and interventions such as Triple P for younger children (Bay of Plenty only), to work with young people and their whānau who have been identified as needing family therapy for conduct problems or other behavioural or mental health concerns by the local Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS).

This service operates in Waikato and the Bay of Plenty.

First Care

First Care is a primary mental health early intervention for tamariki, rangatahi and their whānau. It incorporates Incredible Years, Triple P (2 levels), and trauma-informed Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) as options to meet individual needs. The intervention supports parents and whānau and aims to keep tamariki living safely at home with whānau. Incredible Years is a service in which parents and tamariki learn strategies with and from other parents in a group. Through First Care, we offer this service, on a case by case basis, at the whānau home in order to reach out to families for whom group attendance is challenging. Who is it for? Families with children aged 2-12 Triple P (Positive Parenting Programme) offers clear and simple strategies to turn problems around and to prevent new problems from developing. Who is it for? Whānau with tamariki/rangatahi aged 0-16 years. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a trauma-informed individual intervention. Who is it for? Tamariki and rangatahi referred by Gateway health and education assessments via Oranga Tamariki. This service operates in Auckland, Capital Coast, Hutt Valley, Wairarapa, and Bay of Plenty. Find out about our First Care services here.

Programme Areas: Mental health
Programme Type: Peer / advocacy / group / family whānau support
Regions: South Auckland, East Auckland, Wellington, North Auckland, West Auckland, Hutt, Bay of Plenty, Central Auckland, Wairarapa
Age Groups: Child / Tamariki, Youth / Rangatahi

Referral Process

Referrals are predominantly made through Oranga Tamariki as well as via the Gateways assessment for whānau with issues that are likely to escalate but do not meet the criteria for access to specialist mental health services. The intervention supports parents and whānau and ensures that tamariki can maintain stability in their living arrangements.

Description

First Care is a primary mental health early intervention for tamariki, rangatahi and their whānau. It incorporates Incredible Years, Triple P (2 levels), and trauma-informed Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) as options to meet individual needs. The intervention supports parents and whānau and aims to keep tamariki living safely at home with whānau.

Incredible Years is a service in which parents and tamariki learn strategies with and from other parents in a group. Through First Care, we offer this service, on a case by case basis, at the whānau home in order to reach out to families for whom group attendance is challenging.
Who is it for?
Families with children aged 2-12

Triple P (Positive Parenting Programme) offers clear and simple strategies to turn problems around and to prevent new problems from developing.
Who is it for?
Whānau with tamariki/rangatahi aged 0-16 years.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a trauma-informed individual intervention.
Who is it for?
Tamariki and rangatahi referred by Gateway health and education assessments via Oranga Tamariki.

This service operates in Auckland, Capital Coast, Hutt Valley, Wairarapa, and Bay of Plenty.

Find out about our First Care services here.

Pae Whakatupuranga | Functional Family Therapy - Cross Generations (FFT-CG)

The Pae Whakatupuranga FFT-CG team supports whānau to reduce their involvement with the New Zealand justice system. It’s designed for tamariki and rangatahi aged 10-24 years and their whānau. Our highly trained practitioners meet with whānau in their homes or other convenient locations and work with them to: Reduce the risk of intergenerational involvement in the justice system. Strengthen whānau relationships. Improve the way family members interact and communicate with each other. Improve whānau wellbeing by reducing aggression and conflict in the home. Help rangatahi stay in the home or transition successfully to independent living. Help tamariki/rangatahi either stay in or return to school, training or employment.

Programme Areas: Addictions - drug & alcohol, Kaupapa Māori, Mental health, Pasifika
Programme Type: Alcohol or drug counselling and support, Coexisting problems – mental health & addictions, Kaupapa Māori mental health, Mental health assessment and treatment, Pasifika alcohol or drug addiction, Pasifika mental health, Peer / advocacy / group / family whānau support, Workforce training - mental health
Regions: South Auckland, East Auckland, North Auckland, West Auckland, Central Auckland
Age Groups: Child / Tamariki, Youth / Rangatahi, Adult / Pakeke
Referral Types: Corrections

Referral Process

The intervention is available for whānau in greater Auckland, including Franklin to the south, Waiheke Island, and Wellsford to the north.

Youth Justice: Oranga Tamariki South Auckland Referrals are made by the South Auckland Oranga Tamariki Youth Justice sites at Ōtara, Ōtāhuhu, Manurewa, and Papakura for tamariki/rangatahi aged 10-17 years who are living at home or returning home following a period in residential care.

Corrections: Referrals are made by Auckland Region Women’s Corrections Facility and Community Corrections offices at Franklin, Manukau, Māngere, Manurewa, Ōtara and Papakura for young people aged 18-24 years who are on a community sentence or on probation.

Police: Referrals are made by Auckland City and Waitemata Districts for tamariki/rangatahi aged 10-17 years where police wish to stop progression through the justice system.

Description

The Pae Whakatupuranga FFT-CG team supports whānau to reduce their involvement with the New Zealand justice system. It’s designed for tamariki and rangatahi aged 10-24 years and their whānau. Our highly trained practitioners meet with whānau in their homes or other convenient locations and work with them to:

Reduce the risk of intergenerational involvement in the justice system.
Strengthen whānau relationships.
Improve the way family members interact and communicate with each other.
Improve whānau wellbeing by reducing aggression and conflict in the home.
Help rangatahi stay in the home or transition successfully to independent living.
Help tamariki/rangatahi either stay in or return to school, training or employment.

Additional Details

Face to face / Kanohi ki te Kanohi, Phone, LGBTQIA+ friendly

Website

www.kiapuawai.nz

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16-24 Commerce Street, Whangārei

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3 Rata Street, New Lynn, Auckland

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100 Morrinsville Road, Hamilton

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401 Devonport Road, Tauranga

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