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Te Kōhao Health - Mental Health & Addictions Services
Mental Health Service, Kaupapa Māori, Addiction, Problem gambling
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Description
Kia whakatinanatia ko te ihi, ko te wehi, ko te wana me te hauoranga o te whānau (living our tino rangatiratanga through strong, healthy, vibrant and prosperous whānau).
See below for our Gambling Support and Primary Mental Health Service. For more information on our other health and social services, see the Te Kōhao Health website.
Fees and Charges Categorisation
Free
Fees and Charges Description
Our Gambling Support Service and Primary Mental Health Service are free of charge
Hours
| Mon – Fri | 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM |
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Public Holidays: Closed Auckland Anniversary (27 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), Labour Day (27 Oct).
Christmas: Closed 23 Dec — 5 Jan. Open 6 Jan — 10 Jan.
Languages Spoken
English, Māori
Programmes
Do you ever feel unhappy or worried after a session of gambling? Does gambling sometimes cause you problems? We offer a FREE Gambling Support Service to families who may be affected by their own or someone else’s gambling behaviours. We provide: Clinicians who are qualified and experienced create brief and full inventions for the individual/family deliver counselling and other forms of individual/group therapy Public Health Workers who deliver presentations within the community to increase gambling awareness train other communities to screen for gambling issues can develop and implement policies to prevent/reduce gambling harm within organisations can support the development of community action initiatives to reduce gambling harm
Do you ever feel unhappy or worried after a session of gambling? Does gambling sometimes cause you problems? We offer a FREE Gambling Support Service to families who may be affected by their own or someone else’s gambling behaviours. We provide: Clinicians who are qualified and experienced create brief and full inventions for the individual/family deliver counselling and other forms of individual/group therapy Public Health Workers who deliver presentations within the community to increase gambling awareness train other communities to screen for gambling issues can develop and implement policies to prevent/reduce gambling harm within organisations can support the development of community action initiatives to reduce gambling harm
- Programme Areas
Addictions - other, Kaupapa Māori
- Programme Type
Community based support - gambling, Kaupapa Māori - gambling & other addictions
- Regions
Waikato
- Age Groups
Child / Tamariki, Youth / Rangatahi, Adult / Pakeke, Older adult / Kaumātua
- Referral Types
Self referral, GP, DHB clinical services
Referral Process
Please contact us at Te Kōhao Health for a Free and confidential discussion about how gambling may be affecting you or your family/friends, or if you would like a Public Health worker to provide a presentation or basic screening training.
Description
Do you ever feel unhappy or worried after a session of gambling?
Does gambling sometimes cause you problems?
We offer a FREE Gambling Support Service to families who may be affected by their own or someone else’s gambling behaviours. We provide:
Clinicians who
- are qualified and experienced
- create brief and full inventions for the individual/family
- deliver counselling and other forms of individual/group therapy
Public Health Workers who
- deliver presentations within the community to increase gambling awareness
- train other communities to screen for gambling issues
- can develop and implement policies to prevent/reduce gambling harm within organisations
- can support the development of community action initiatives to reduce gambling harm
This service aims to provide qualified mental health staff within the primary care setting who can support, deliver, educate, and coordinate mental health & addiction services in primary care. The goals of the service are: To ensure that people living with mild to moderate mental health & addiction issues in the community are supported, and are linked to the appropriate health services; To work with people with mild to moderate mental health & addiction issues, who without support might require secondary mental health services; Applying evidence based mental health practice; Up skill health professionals within primary care teams so that they work consistently in terms of the ways they screen and assess people for mental health & addiction problems and that they have knowledge of available mental health & addiction services at all levels of care, and Improve understanding within the PHO’s enrolled population by raising the community’s general level of understanding about mental health & addiction issues.
This service aims to provide qualified mental health staff within the primary care setting who can support, deliver, educate, and coordinate mental health & addiction services in primary care. The goals of the service are: To ensure that people living with mild to moderate mental health & addiction issues in the community are supported, and are linked to the appropriate health services; To work with people with mild to moderate mental health & addiction issues, who without support might require secondary mental health services; Applying evidence based mental health practice; Up skill health professionals within primary care teams so that they work consistently in terms of the ways they screen and assess people for mental health & addiction problems and that they have knowledge of available mental health & addiction services at all levels of care, and Improve understanding within the PHO’s enrolled population by raising the community’s general level of understanding about mental health & addiction issues.
- Programme Areas
Mental health, Addictions - drug & alcohol
- Programme Type
Community / social support (AOD), Coexisting problems – mental health & addictions, Community based support - mental health, Advocacy / group / family whānau support (AOD), Training - AOD, Training - mental health
- Regions
Waikato
- Age Groups
Adult / Pakeke
- Referral Types
Self referral, GP, DHB clinical services
Referral Process
Phone: 0800 4 TEKŌHAO (8356426) and ask for the Primary Mental Health Team
Description
This service aims to provide qualified mental health staff within the primary care setting who can support, deliver, educate, and coordinate mental health & addiction services in primary care.
The goals of the service are:
- To ensure that people living with mild to moderate mental health & addiction issues in the community are supported, and are linked to the appropriate health services;
- To work with people with mild to moderate mental health & addiction issues, who without support might require secondary mental health services;
- Applying evidence based mental health practice;
- Up skill health professionals within primary care teams so that they work consistently in terms of the ways they screen and assess people for mental health & addiction problems and that they have knowledge of available mental health & addiction services at all levels of care, and
- Improve understanding within the PHO’s enrolled population by raising the community’s general level of understanding about mental health & addiction issues.
Additional Details
Face to face / Kanohi ki te Kanohi, Child / Tamariki friendly
Parking
Free onsite parking
Website
Contact Details
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Phone
0800 4 TEKŌHAO (0800 4835 6426)
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Fax
(07) 856 5938
Healthlink EDI
wharewao
Email
Website
951 Wairere Drive
Hamilton East
Hamilton
Waikato 3210
Street Address
951 Wairere Drive
Hamilton East
Hamilton
Waikato 3210
Postal Address
PO Box 7107
Hamilton
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This page was last updated at 10:03AM on August 1, 2024. This information is reviewed and edited by Te Kōhao Health - Mental Health & Addictions Services.