Community Support Hours

Programme Areas

Mental health

Programme Type

Community based support - mental health

Regions

North Auckland, East Auckland, Central Auckland, West Auckland, South Auckland

Age Groups

Adult, Older adult

Referral Types

Self referral, DHB clinical services

Referral Process

You can access this service either via the Co-ordination Service at the Waitemata District Health Board or contact us directly.

For over-65s, you can access this service via the Waitemata DHB Mental Health Services for Older Adults (MHSOA) for the North Shore, West Auckland and Rodney Districts, Auckland DHB Mental Health Services for Older People (MHSOP) Community Team for the Central Auckland region and Koropiko Mental Health Services for Older People for the Counties Manukau region.

Description

Equip’s Community Support Hours service is an intensive and flexible mobile support service for adults aged 18 years and over who experience mental illness. The service is a wrap around one for individuals living in the community who have multiple needs. We support our clients spiritually, mentally and physically and offer a variety of services to suit their individual needs.

Areas of assistance may include:

• housing
• work or study
• support to transition to different living arrangements
• widen friendship networks
• liaise with other services providing support to you
• involve family or friends in the wellbeing journey
• access to Equip’s own dietitian for assistance around weight management and eating well and affordably on a tight budget
• the opportunity to receive support from Equip’s Spirituality Co-ordinator.