Programme Areas

Mental health

Programme Type

Counselling and support

Regions

South Auckland, East Auckland

Age Groups

Adult / Pakeke

Referral Types

DHB clinical services

Referral Process

Referrals are made via Faletoa Counties-Manukau District Health Board (CMDHB), Pacific Mental Health Service.

Description

This service has a strengths-based, recovery orientation. It assists people who would previously have stayed in inpatient services or residential rehabilitation, or who could no longer remain in their accommodation, to develop their own solutions to achieve any of the following:

• plan for a better future
• rapidly obtain housing when they have none
• live in affordable housing and in the community of their choice
• receive supports that will enable them to live full and active lives within the community
• enhance their ability to complete activities of daily living that increase wellbeing
• achieve their goals in terms of work and of friendship and family connections
• minimise the impact of their mental illness on their lives.

The service also works with members of the community (e.g. landlords, employers) to improve opportunities for clients of the service.

For some consumers, especially for those who are exiting a residential facility where they may have been for some time, living a quality life in the community will require some planned support. Penina's Community Living Service seeks to work in partnership with consumers to identify and assess their recovery needs, and to find personalised solutions that can enable them to succeed and recover in their communities of choice.

Our staff provide one-on-one support for consumers and their families who are referred to this service. This support includes advocacy, accessing appropriate accommodation and benefits with HousingNZ and WINZ respectively, planned support towards employment and education (supporting with enrolments to appropriate courses and other education facilities), networking with other services and agencies etc.

Programme Areas

Mental health

Programme Type

Counselling and support

Regions

South Auckland, East Auckland

Age Groups

Youth / Rangatahi

Referral Types

DHB clinical services

Referral Process

Referrals to YCLS are via the Vaka Toa and/or Whirinaki Clinical Teams. The referrals are directed to Penina YCLS team and are allocated according to appropriateness of staff, caseload levels and entry criteria etc.

Description

This service provides intensive community support for clients aged up to 20 years with high and ongoing mental health requirements.

The unmet needs of our young people are priority health concerns in New Zealand. In mental health, this is evident through the large number of our young people who have high and ongoing support needs. The YCLS team is there to help support the mental health needs of young people in the Counties Manukau region.

The motto, which reflects the purpose for this service, is to “Realise peoples' Mana”. YCLS therefore seeks to support young people who have been diagnosed with a mental health disorder, to recover and live quality lives in the community. This service is provided by skilled staff who are passionate about working with young people. The service provides one-on-one support, as well as group support and activities, which seek to involve young people in their communities. The service also runs a funfilled and educational programme for the young people and their families called 'Fun Squad' which supports recovery, group work and  activities which can help individual young people with their journey to recovery and discovery (of themselves and their abilities). Our YCLS team works closely and in collaboration with the Pacific clinical team: Vaka Toa team which sits within Whirinaki, as well as the general Whirinaki team – CMDHB Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.

Programme Areas

Mental health

Programme Type

Peer / advocacy / group / family whānau support

Regions

South Auckland, East Auckland

Age Groups

Adult / Pakeke, Older adult / Kaumātua

Referral Types

Self referral, GP, DHB clinical services, Corrections

Referral Process

Referral to Family/Whānau Service is open to organisations, family/whānau and self referrals.

Description

Services provided include:

• supplying information about mental illnesses, the mental health service system, community resources and supports that are available
• assistance with strategies for coping with the client’s illness and its impact on the family/whānau
• making contact with other relevant mental health services or support groups
• supplying information about relevant legislation, rights and responsibilities.

Majority of our Pacific families/whānau are left with the overwhelming responsibility of caring and supporting a family member that is affected by a mental illness, and without the adequate/appropriate training and advice.

Our Family/Whānau Support Team provide appropriate training and workshops that caters to the individual needs of the families it serves. It assists with building good networks and contacts with the appropriate public services, such as Housing NZ, WINZ, employment and educational facilities/organisations etc, so that they may receive timely and effective service when they need it. 

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Programme Areas

Addictions - drug & alcohol, Mental health, Pasifika, Stop smoking

Programme Type

Alcohol or drug counselling and support, Counselling and support, Pasifika alcohol or drug addiction, Pasifika mental health, Pasifika stop smoking

Regions

South Auckland, East Auckland

Age Groups

Adult / Pakeke

Referral Types

DHB clinical services

Referral Process

Referrals to the CSW service are via Faletoa Counties-Manukau District Health Board (CMDHB), Pacific Mental Health Service and via ACLS

Description

Similar to our other support services, this service works on recovery goals and aspirations. The service works on a one to one basis with service users to understand their recovery goals, and supports personalised solutions, working with the service user to achieve positive outcomes. Supports include improving access to clinical support services, support in finding accommodation, vocational support, etc.

The service can be accessed directly or by referral from family, whānau, primary or other healthcare services and social and community agencies.

Programme Areas

Mental health

Programme Type

Peer / advocacy / group / family whānau support

Regions

South Auckland, East Auckland

Age Groups

Adult / Pakeke

Referral Types

Self referral, GP, DHB clinical services, Corrections

Description

This service provides clients with support from people who have lived experience of mental illness or addiction (peers). The support is individualised to each person’s needs and helps them to understand and implement their own recovery and to strengthen their involvement in the wider community.

Programme Areas

Mental health

Programme Type

Supported housing

Regions

South Auckland

Age Groups

Adult / Pakeke, Older adult / Kaumātua

Referral Process

All referrals are from the Ministry of Social Development

Description

Transitional Housing is Penina’s newest service in a contract with MSD. We work with referrals from MSD to get individuals or families into long term sustainable houses. We have 2 transitional housing facilities and our focus is on Pacific families and whānau but we also accept other ethnicities.

Programme Areas

Mental health

Programme Type

Counselling and support

Regions

South Auckland

Age Groups

Adult / Pakeke, Older adult / Kaumātua

Referral Types

GP

Referral Process

All referrals must come from GP services at South Seas Healthcare

Description

Community based services are for people who require additional support to remain actively involved with family/whānau, community living, education, employment and self-management of their own wellbeing. The person is supported to determine their own needs and to retain or regain control of their own recovery process.