Specialist Maternal Mental Health Service

Programme Areas

Mental health, Maternal & infant - mental health & addictions

Programme Type

Maternal mental health – clinical teams

Regions

Wellington, Wairarapa, Hutt

Age Groups

Adult / pakeke

Referral Types

GP, DHB clinical services

Referral Process

All of our referrals should go through Te Haika - 0800 745 477, our 24/7 mental health and addictions contact centre. You can be referred to our service by your GP, lead maternity carer or other health professional.

Health professionals should refer women to us via Te Haika - 0800745 477.

We are not a crisis service. If you or someone you know is in crisis and needs urgent help, please also contact Te Haika 0800 745 477.

Description

Our service is for women who are pregnant or have a baby under one year old (at the time of referral) who are experiencing moderate to severe mental health issues.

The maternal mental health team works with women before and after baby is born, along with their partners and whānau.

We are a team of professionals and offer a number of services, which may include:

• specialist assessments
• treatment and planning
• individualised support and therapy
• medication reviews and advice
• mental health information
• information about community support services.

We also work with other health care providers, e.g. your family doctor and other professionals or services that you may be receiving care from.