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Te Whare Mahana Trust
Mental Health Service, Addiction
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Description
Te Whare Mahana is an independent, Non-Government Organisation (NGO) based in Tākaka, Golden Bay. Started in 1989, it provides a range of community-based mental health services within the Golden Bay region (a Community Mental Health Service, Employment Services, Youth Support, Crisis Service and Crisis Respite Accommodation) and an internationally recognised residential National DBT Programme for people with personality disorders. Teams are staffed by trained professionals who are committed to providing best quality services and a genuine, warm and welcoming atmosphere for clients, their families and whānau. Golden Bay is renowned for its strong and supportive community, spirit and beautiful environment, so is an ideal setting for this range of services. Te Whare Mahana has strong connections with other service providers and agencies within the area and works closely with Golden Bay Community Hospital and local GPs and the Mohua Social Services.
Te Whare Mahana is rightly recognised today as a key contributor to community health in the region and as a leader in recovery-focused, mental health service delivery nationwide.
Fees and Charges Categorisation
Free, Fees apply
Hours
| Mon – Fri | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
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We provide 24/7 after hours support and triage intake for psychiatric emergencies including weekends and public holidays.
Public Holidays: Closed Nelson Anniversary (3 Feb), 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: Open 23 Dec — 24 Dec. Closed 25 Dec — 26 Dec. Open 27 Dec. Closed 28 Dec — 29 Dec. Open 30 Dec — 31 Dec. Closed 1 Jan — 2 Jan. Open 3 Jan. Closed 4 Jan — 5 Jan. Open 6 Jan — 10 Jan.
Languages Spoken
English
Programmes
Following an assessment, a case manager is appointed. Together the client and the case manager will devise an individual treatment plan. Support is offered to the client according to individual needs and may be on a short or long term basis.
Following an assessment, a case manager is appointed. Together the client and the case manager will devise an individual treatment plan. Support is offered to the client according to individual needs and may be on a short or long term basis.
- Programme Areas
Mental health, Addictions - drug & alcohol
- Programme Type
Community / social support (AOD), Community based support - mental health, Non-acute specialist mental health community services
- Regions
Nelson Marlborough
- Age Groups
Youth / Rangatahi, Adult / Pakeke
- Referral Types
Self referral, GP, DHB clinical services
Referral Process
Clients may refer themselves to the Community Mental Health Team or be referred by GPs, relatives, friends or other community agencies. An assessment will determine whether the clients are suitable for our service. Should the client be unsuitable, he/she will be referred to an appropriate agency.
Please note: This service is for people in or residing in the Golden Bay area.
Description
Following an assessment, a case manager is appointed. Together the client and the case manager will devise an individual treatment plan. Support is offered to the client according to individual needs and may be on a short or long term basis.
Community Mental Health Service provides a 24 hour, 7 days per week on call emergency psychiatric response and support. This service helps clients link to other services as required and provides support for the consumer and their family/whānau in crisis. Community Mental Health Service works in collaboration with the local medical centre and police services as required.
Community Mental Health Service provides a 24 hour, 7 days per week on call emergency psychiatric response and support. This service helps clients link to other services as required and provides support for the consumer and their family/whānau in crisis. Community Mental Health Service works in collaboration with the local medical centre and police services as required.
- Programme Areas
Crisis / acute, Mental health
- Programme Type
Intake / assessment, Acute services
- Regions
Nelson Marlborough
- Age Groups
Adult / Pakeke, Older adult / Kaumātua
- Referral Types
Self referral, GP, DHB clinical services, Corrections
Referral Process
If you require the assistance of the psychiatric emergency service please dial 525 7647.
In the case of a medical emergency please dial 111.
Description
Community Mental Health Service provides a 24 hour, 7 days per week on call emergency psychiatric response and support. This service helps clients link to other services as required and provides support for the consumer and their family/whānau in crisis.
Community Mental Health Service works in collaboration with the local medical centre and police services as required.
To receive home based support, a client must first be assessed by a Service Coordination (NASC) agency and given a ‘Needs Assessment’. A Needs Assessment will determine if a client is entitled to extra support towards developing independent living skills and social competence in a community setting. Support workers spend an agreed number of hours in a person’s home providing personal support and household management services. The number of hours and type of tasks to be done by the support worker is identified during a needs assessment. Support is usually provided on a one to one basis to assist with personal support and household management. This may mean supporting a person to do the task themselves or doing the task for them if they are unable to.
To receive home based support, a client must first be assessed by a Service Coordination (NASC) agency and given a ‘Needs Assessment’. A Needs Assessment will determine if a client is entitled to extra support towards developing independent living skills and social competence in a community setting. Support workers spend an agreed number of hours in a person’s home providing personal support and household management services. The number of hours and type of tasks to be done by the support worker is identified during a needs assessment. Support is usually provided on a one to one basis to assist with personal support and household management. This may mean supporting a person to do the task themselves or doing the task for them if they are unable to.
- Programme Areas
Mental health
- Programme Type
Community based support - mental health
- Regions
Nelson Marlborough
- Age Groups
Youth / Rangatahi, Adult / Pakeke
- Referral Types
GP, DHB clinical services
Referral Process
For more information about this service please contact the Community Mental Health Team on 03 525 7647.
Please note: This service is for people in or residing in the Golden Bay area.
Description
To receive home based support, a client must first be assessed by a Service Coordination (NASC) agency and given a ‘Needs Assessment’. A Needs Assessment will determine if a client is entitled to extra support towards developing independent living skills and social competence in a community setting.
Support workers spend an agreed number of hours in a person’s home providing personal support and household management services. The number of hours and type of tasks to be done by the support worker is identified during a needs assessment.
Support is usually provided on a one to one basis to assist with personal support and household management. This may mean supporting a person to do the task themselves or doing the task for them if they are unable to.
In conjunction with the Golden bay Community Workers and Womens Refuge, the Community Mental Health Service offers short term respite accommodation for our consumers and other service providers. Community Mental Health Service also has links with Kotuku (a consumer run organisation), which offers respite accommodation in Upper Moutere. Clients can be referred by our service or refer themselves.
In conjunction with the Golden bay Community Workers and Womens Refuge, the Community Mental Health Service offers short term respite accommodation for our consumers and other service providers. Community Mental Health Service also has links with Kotuku (a consumer run organisation), which offers respite accommodation in Upper Moutere. Clients can be referred by our service or refer themselves.
- Programme Areas
Mental health
- Programme Type
Respite
- Regions
Nelson Marlborough
- Age Groups
Adult / Pakeke
- Referral Types
Self referral, GP, DHB clinical services
Referral Process
Please note: This service is for people in or residing in the Golden Bay area.
Description
In conjunction with the Golden bay Community Workers and Womens Refuge, the Community Mental Health Service offers short term respite accommodation for our consumers and other service providers.
Community Mental Health Service also has links with Kotuku (a consumer run organisation), which offers respite accommodation in Upper Moutere. Clients can be referred by our service or refer themselves.
The Peer Support and Advocacy Worker facilitates peer support groups based on client need and interest and supports service users/tangata whaiora in relationship building that may enhance personal and social skills in community settings by providing access to community recreational, employment and vocational services. In addition the person in this role can be a support person at appointments with doctors, lawyers, government agencies, care managers, and at home and hospital assessments as well as providing information on services available. An important service is assisting service users/tangata whaiora to understand the choices open to them so that they can make informed decisions about their own care as well as providing information to enable service users/tangata whaiora to make an informed decision about how to proceed with issues. Visit our Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/Golden-Bay-Peer-Support-for-Mental-Wellbeing-1665690557002778/
The Peer Support and Advocacy Worker facilitates peer support groups based on client need and interest and supports service users/tangata whaiora in relationship building that may enhance personal and social skills in community settings by providing access to community recreational, employment and vocational services. In addition the person in this role can be a support person at appointments with doctors, lawyers, government agencies, care managers, and at home and hospital assessments as well as providing information on services available. An important service is assisting service users/tangata whaiora to understand the choices open to them so that they can make informed decisions about their own care as well as providing information to enable service users/tangata whaiora to make an informed decision about how to proceed with issues. Visit our Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/Golden-Bay-Peer-Support-for-Mental-Wellbeing-1665690557002778/
- Programme Areas
Mental health
- Programme Type
Peer / advocacy / group / family whānau support
- Regions
Nelson Marlborough
- Age Groups
Adult / Pakeke
- Referral Types
Self referral, GP
Referral Process
Please note: This service is for people in or residing in the Golden Bay area.
Description
The Peer Support and Advocacy Worker facilitates peer support groups based on client need and interest and supports service users/tangata whaiora in relationship building that may enhance personal and social skills in community settings by providing access to community recreational, employment and vocational services. In addition the person in this role can be a support person at appointments with doctors, lawyers, government agencies, care managers, and at home and hospital assessments as well as providing information on services available. An important service is assisting service users/tangata whaiora to understand the choices open to them so that they can make informed decisions about their own care as well as providing information to enable service users/tangata whaiora to make an informed decision about how to proceed with issues.
Visit our Facebook page here:
https://www.facebook.com/Golden-Bay-Peer-Support-for-Mental-Wellbeing-1665690557002778/
Te Whare Mahana Employment Services work in partnership with each client to provide tailored vocational planning and support with the ultimate aim of finding pathways into employment. Our range of services includes a supported employment business known as Helping Hands that assists people to regain a work routine in preparation for a return to mainstream employment.
Te Whare Mahana Employment Services work in partnership with each client to provide tailored vocational planning and support with the ultimate aim of finding pathways into employment. Our range of services includes a supported employment business known as Helping Hands that assists people to regain a work routine in preparation for a return to mainstream employment.
- Programme Areas
Mental health
- Programme Type
Supported employment
- Regions
Nelson Marlborough
- Age Groups
Adult / Pakeke
- Referral Types
Self referral, GP
Referral Process
For more information about this service please contact the Te Whare Mahana Employment Services on 03 525 7647.
Please note: This service is for people in or residing in the Golden Bay area.
Description
Te Whare Mahana Employment Services work in partnership with each client to provide tailored vocational planning and support with the ultimate aim of finding pathways into employment. Our range of services includes a supported employment business known as Helping Hands that assists people to regain a work routine in preparation for a return to mainstream employment.
Te Whare Mahana offers New Zealand’s only national residential Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) programme. Situated in Golden Bay, Nelson Tasman, this internationally renowned programme is for people experiencing frequent high levels of distress and have had little success from hospital and community treatments. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy is an intensive behavioural treatment approach, helping people work through complex histories and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and learn new skills for managing relationships and coping with distress. The well-established treatment model was developed by American psychologist Marsha M. Linehan as a better way of treating people with Borderline Personality Disorder and chronic self-harm/suicidal behaviours. DBT is now routinely used to treat a wide range of different and co-occurring mental health problems, including anxiety and depression. DBT emphasises the learning and refinement of skills to help regulate emotions, change thinking patterns associated with problems in daily living and reduce misery and distress. DBT incorporates the acquisition of skills to assist residents to improve interpersonal effectiveness and their quality of life. Visit the Te Whare Mahana Trust website for more information.
Te Whare Mahana offers New Zealand’s only national residential Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) programme. Situated in Golden Bay, Nelson Tasman, this internationally renowned programme is for people experiencing frequent high levels of distress and have had little success from hospital and community treatments. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy is an intensive behavioural treatment approach, helping people work through complex histories and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and learn new skills for managing relationships and coping with distress. The well-established treatment model was developed by American psychologist Marsha M. Linehan as a better way of treating people with Borderline Personality Disorder and chronic self-harm/suicidal behaviours. DBT is now routinely used to treat a wide range of different and co-occurring mental health problems, including anxiety and depression. DBT emphasises the learning and refinement of skills to help regulate emotions, change thinking patterns associated with problems in daily living and reduce misery and distress. DBT incorporates the acquisition of skills to assist residents to improve interpersonal effectiveness and their quality of life. Visit the Te Whare Mahana Trust website for more information.
- Programme Areas
Mental health
- Programme Type
Non-acute specialist mental health community services
- Regions
All of New Zealand
- Age Groups
Adult / Pakeke
- Referral Types
DHB clinical services
Referral Process
Referrals can come through either the client's DHB or ACC Sensitive Claims; alternatively privately paid placement is available. The client can arrange a referral to their local DHB Community Mental Health Team or ACC Sensitive Claims and once working with a Mental Health clinician or an ACC Recovery Partner, they can express their interest in attending the DBT programme. If the DHB/ACC determines that their client would benefit from our service, they can arrange a referral to Te Whare Mahana's National DBT Service. Referrals must be facilitated by a Mental Health Clinician; we cannot accept a referral from a GP or the applicant/whānau.
Once TWM receives the referral information (see website), as well as funding confirmation, we would start our referral process to determine the applicant's readiness and suitability for this particular treatment.
Description
Te Whare Mahana offers New Zealand’s only national residential Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) programme. Situated in Golden Bay, Nelson Tasman, this internationally renowned programme is for people experiencing frequent high levels of distress and have had little success from hospital and community treatments.
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy is an intensive behavioural treatment approach, helping people work through complex histories and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and learn new skills for managing relationships and coping with distress. The well-established treatment model was developed by American psychologist Marsha M. Linehan as a better way of treating people with Borderline Personality Disorder and chronic self-harm/suicidal behaviours. DBT is now routinely used to treat a wide range of different and co-occurring mental health problems, including anxiety and depression.
DBT emphasises the learning and refinement of skills to help regulate emotions, change thinking patterns associated with problems in daily living and reduce misery and distress. DBT incorporates the acquisition of skills to assist residents to improve interpersonal effectiveness and their quality of life.
Visit the Te Whare Mahana Trust website for more information.
Additional Details
Face to face / Kanohi ki te Kanohi
Website
Contact Details
34 Motupipi Street, Tākaka, Golden Bay
Nelson Marlborough
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Phone
(03) 525 7647
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Fax
(03) 5257133
Email
Website
163 Commercial Street, Tākaka
Nelson Marlborough
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Phone
(03) 525 9624 National DBT Service
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Fax
(03) 525 7105
Email
Website
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This page was last updated at 1:11PM on November 30, 2023. This information is reviewed and edited by Te Whare Mahana Trust.