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Crisis Service |
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Weekends and after hours: |
People who are experiencing a mental health crisis and are considered a danger to themselves or others.
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0800 Mental Health Line |
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0800 mental health line
0800 223 371 |
People who believe they require assistance from Mental Health and Addiction Service after normal working hours.
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Whangarei Mental Health Unit Inpatient Service |
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Whangarei Hospital Campus, Hospital Road, Whangarei.
Phone Contacts (09) 430 4101 then:
Ward - ext 8278
Discharge Co-ordinator - ext 8278
Unit Manager - ext 8297
Fax (09) 430 4111
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For people in the acute stage of psychiatric illness, or who are in need of a period of close observation and/or intensive investigation and/or intervention, where this is unable to be safely provided within a community setting or less acute inpatient service.
Entry & admission can only be initiated through the Crisis Team or local Community Mental Health & Addiction Teams.
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Tumanako - a 25 bed unit inpatient facility and He Manu Pae, a 5 bed sub acute unit provide acute inpatient services for the Northland DHB Mental Health & Addiction Services.
Mental Health Unit staff function as a multidisciplinary team including mental health nurses, mental health doctors (psychiatrists), social workers, occupational therapists and psychologists.
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.