Awareness Canterbury: Consumer Network Action on Mental Health and Addictions is an independent group of people with personal experience of mental illness, distress or addiction who want to make a difference to the way mental health services and society treat people with lived experience. Some issues they have been a collective voice on include; seclusion, … Continued
Comcare is a New Zealand registered Charitable Trust whose purpose is to assist people who experience mental illness and addictions live well in the Canterbury community. Established in 1987, the early emphasis was on assisting people who had experienced long stays in mental institutions integrate into local communities. Since that time, the Trust has evolved … Continued
MHAPS is a peer-led and peer-delivered mental health and addictions service, meaning that all of our staff have their own lived experience of mental distress and/or addictions, and of meaningful recovery. Our own experience helps us to listen carefully to you, as we have been there too. Options at MHAPS include: Peer Advocacy; Peer Support … Continued
Kakakura Health Services provides Kaupapa Maori Mental Health Services for people who experience mental illness. Kakakura Health Services uses Tikaka Maori (Maori beliefs, values and practices) and its own Momo Takata Ora model (Maori Health Model) that focuses on the whole wellbeing of the whanau, including toiora (spiritual), hauora (mental), waiora (emotional) and mauri-ora (physical) … Continued
Supporting families, whanau and carers of people with mental illness including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, schizo-affective disorder, major depression and related disorders and borderline personality disorder.. Services are free of charge. A community organisation providing support, education courses, advocacy, support groups, referrals to other services, information/resources. They offer support by phone, in your own home, in … Continued
The Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand’s work focuses on making mental health everybody’s business. What we do is diverse and expansive, with campaigns and services that cover all aspects of mental health and wellbeing. We take a holistic approach to mental health, promoting what we know makes and keeps people mentally well. We provide … Continued
Licensed for people with physical and intellectual disability. Assessment by Life Links or IDCT for admittance, two contracts for Mental Health.
24 hour crisis telephone line which is available to anyone requiring counselling help. For help call 0800 543 354 ( which is a 24 hour helpline). Lifeline runs training sessions for volunteers who are interested in telephone counselling. For further information ring their Office number 366 6742. Free email counselling available on the email address … Continued
MHERC Mental Health Education and Resource Centre is the CDHB outpatient child and youth mental health service for rural Canterbury. Previously known as the Family Mental Health Service. While they continue to offer a free service – certain criteria must be met for counselling. Referrals can be made by a health professional, school counsellors and … Continued
The Depression Support Network offers group and one-to-one support to people over the age of 15 years who either experience depression themselves, or support a loved one who has depression. They provide education about depression to raise awareness and increase knowledge about it within the community. Support Groups – Adult Groups; Friends and Family Group; … Continued
