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Fakalofa lahi atu – Talofa lava
Halo olaketa - Taloha ni – Malo e lelei
Kia ora - Greetings
We are a specialist Pacific Community Mental Health Team aiming to provide services for adults (19 - 65 years), children and young people (0 - 19 years) in the Pacific communities in Wellington, Porirua and Kapiti Coast who have moderate to severe behaviour or psychological difficulties.
Services we Provide
- Clinical and cultural assessment and treatment planning.
- Mobile care co-ordination and management.
- Consultation liaison and key working specific tasks with community, inpatient and specialty mental health services / teams and other Pacific Non Government Organisations.
- Mental health information.
- Community services information.
Please click here for more information about the services we provide.
About our Team
We have a team of professional, qualified and trained staff that includes:
- Pasifika Cultural Advisor/Matua
- Consultant Psychiatrists
- Team Leader
- Pasifika Adult & Child & Adolescent Clinicians
- Pasifika Administrator
- CAFs Clinical Psychologist
Contact with Health Pasifika staff can be at the service base, in your home or at another arranged meeting place.
What is Mental Illness?
Mental illness is a clinically significant behaviour or psychological (to do with the mind) disorder that is associated with distress or disability. It is not just the way someone responds to a particular event nor is it limited to the way a person interacts with society.
A mental illness can continuously or intermittently (occasionally) affect our capacity for speech, language, mood, affect, thoughts, perceptions, insight, judgement, cognition (understanding) and volition (ability to make choices). It can limit our ability to function as society would normally expect of us and can put us and others at risk.
Mental illness is therefore, a broad term that covers problems ranging from minor to severe disorders.
Who is a Psychiatrist?
A ‘psychiatrist’ is a doctor who, after basic medical qualifications, receives further training and develops the expertise to become a ‘specialist’ in identifying symptoms of, and diagnosing and treating, mental illnesses. You may have been referred to a psychiatrist if your doctor feels you need specialist help.
