Affinity Services is a standalone Charitable Company, owned by the Affinity Services Charitable Trust. We are a community based organisation and have provided mental health services in the Auckland region since 1975.
Affinity provides community based, recovery focused, mental health support services and strives to assist people attain and live rich and fulfilled lives. We are authorised trainers in the Strengths Model and we work with people using the following recovery tools: Prof. Charles Rapp's Strengths Model; Prof. Mason Drurie's Te Whare Tapa Wha (Four Cornerstones) Model; and Mary Ellen Copeland's Wellness Recovery Action Planning (W.R.A.P.).
NGO Mental Health & Addictions Service
Affinity Services
Hours
Mon-Fri 8:30 AM–5:00 PM
Affinity staff are available during office hours. For any additional concerns please contact the Mental Health Crisis Line on 0800 800 717.
Description
Referral Accepted By
GP
DHB Clinical Services
Self referral
Other
Referrals can be made by a:
- DHB clinical team/ community mental health centre
- family member
- GP or psychiatrist
For some services however referral is restricted. Please see Referral Process below.…
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Community Living Service Eligibility:
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Community Support Service - Mainstream Eligibility
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Community Support Service - Asian Eligibility:
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Crisis Respite Eligibility
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Housing & Recovery Service - Residential Rehabilitation Eligibility:
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Maternal Mental Health Crisis Respite Eligibility:
Referral Process: All referrals are through the Counties Manukau Maternal Mental Health Service. To access a clinical team you will need your GP or midwife to make the initial referral. |
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Muslim Mental Health Service (under development) Referral Process: This service provides mental health promotion and awareness to the central Auckland Muslim community. For more information on this service please contact Khalid Shah mobile number: 027 484 3122. |
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Reframe Youth Respite Service Eligibility:
Referral Process: All referrals are through the Auckland DHB Community Mental Health Centres or The Kari Centre Community Mental Health teams. To access a clinical team you will need your GP to make the initial referral. |
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Services
There is region specific information available for Services:
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Community Living Service
This information is specific to Manukau, Papakura, Franklin.
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,…
Community Support Service
This information is specific to Central Auckland, Manukau, Papakura, Franklin.
Community-based services provide flexible and mobile support services for people who are living independently, but not necessarily alone, in their community. The services are for people who require some additional…
Community Support Service - Asian
This information is specific to Central Auckland, Manukau, Papakura, Franklin.
Affinity's Asian Service has been developed to meet the changing needs of the growing Asian populations in Auckland.
Asian Support Workers provide a community based service for Asian people who…
Comprehensive Support Program
Affinity's Comprehensive Support Program (CSP) offers community based support to people who experience mental health issues on their way to recovery.
The CSP team is comprised of Mental Health Support…
Crisis Respite Service
This information is specific to Manukau, Papakura, Franklin.
This recovery-oriented respite service provides short term residential intensive support and treatment for people who are experiencing deterioration in their mental health. The service aims to minimise the need for…
Day Activities and Living Skills Service
This information is specific to Central Auckland, Manukau, Papakura, Franklin.
This activity- and recovery-focused day service helps people to develop life and living skills which may offer the client:
- better involvement with their community and a sense of belonging
- opportunities…
Early Intervention for People with First Time Psychosis
This information is specific to Manukau, Papakura, Franklin.
(Psychosis: a mental illness characterised by loss of contact with reality, deterioration of normal social functioning and extreme personality changes.)
This is a recovery-focused service specifically for people experiencing symptoms…
Family Advocacy
This information is specific to Central Auckland, Manukau, Papakura, Franklin.
Working in Partnership with Family/Whānau
Family Advocacy is integral to all planning, implementation and evaluation of Affinity's mental health services. The Family Advocate actively seeks input from people using services…
Housing and Recovery Service – Residential Rehabilitation
This information is specific to Central Auckland, Manukau, Papakura, Franklin.
This service provides housing and recovery-focused support for people with mental health problems. The service aims to help people move towards more independent living or to retain their level of…
Kaupapa Maori
This information is specific to Manukau, Papakura, Franklin.
Tino rangatiratanga
(an environment specifically designed by Māori for Māori)
- A whanau group that provides support for Maori
- opportunity to educate tangata whaiora, whanau and significant others, to better understand…
Maternal Mental Health Crisis Respite Service
This information is specific to Manukau, Papakura, Franklin.
This individually tailored crisis respite service provides short term, recovery-orientated respite options for mothers and babies. Support is provided to mothers who are experiencing acute deterioration in their mental health…
Muslim Mental Health Service
This information is specific to Central Auckland.
Phase 1 March 2011 to September 2011: Mental Health Promotion
- Mental health workshops for Imams and community leaders
- mental health specific cultural awareness workshops for health professionals
- development of Muslim…
Peer Support
This information is specific to Central Auckland, Manukau, Papakura, Franklin.
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…
Specific Cultural Support Service
This information is specific to Manukau, Papakura, Franklin.
Our Specific Cultural Support Service has a Maori and South Asian cultural focus. The service is recovery orientated and provides support for people living in the community, who have mental…
Supported Employment Coordination Service
This information is specific to Central Auckland, Manukau, Papakura, Franklin.
This service provides support, training and assistance to help clients prepare for, obtain and maintain employment. Clients are helped to identify their career goals, capabilities and training needs, to develop…
Youth Crisis Respite
This information is specific to Central Auckland.
The Affinity, Reframe Youth Crisis Respite Service provides a comprehensive crisis respite service and a therapeutic recovery based day programme to support young people (children and young adults 16 – 24)…
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300 Great South Road, Greenlane, 112d Russell Road, Manurewa