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St John of God Waipuna - Health & Wellbeing Team
Mental Health & Addictions Service
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Description
St John of God Waipuna provides young people, their families/whānau and the community with support and opportunities for development. Please see below for our Health & Wellbeing Team or see the St John of God Waipuna website for more information about other services. St John of God Waipuna is also a member of the Youth Addictions and Mental Health Alliance (YAMHA) and can facilitate entry into these additional services, if relevant.
Programmes
Health and Wellbeing Team
- Programme Areas
Mental health, Addictions - drug & alcohol
- Programme Type
Community / social support (AOD), Peer / advocacy / group / family whānau support, Community based support - mental health, Advocacy / group / family whānau support (AOD), Eating disorders
- Regions
Canterbury
- Age Groups
Child / Tamariki, Youth / Rangatahi
- Referral Types
Self referral, GP
Referral Process
Appointment times are available weekdays from 8.30am to 5.00pm. At your initial appointment you will need to complete some paperwork, so we can assess your problem and understand your goals. Together we discuss these and agree a plan for the work ahead; this also helps you decide whether counselling is something you wish to commit to at this time.
We accept referrals from general practitioners (GPs), school counsellors, other social services and self-referrals. There is often a wait list for initial appointments, you will be advised of approximate time when we receive your referral.
Health and Wellbeing Service - 10-24 yrs
Eating Awareness Team - 16-64 yrs
Health and wellbeing service referral form
Eating Awareness Team referral form
Description
Mana Ake - Stronger for Tomorrow
he Mana Ake - Stronger for Tomorrow provides support for children aged five to 12 years old across Canterbury. Our Health and Wellbeing Team provides professional team leadership to Mana Aka Kaimahi by coordinating Kaimahi to ensure equitable resourcing across clusters, supporting evaluation, monitoring and enhancement of the service response and working closely with school clusters to support the implementation of Mana Ake.
Mana Ake kaimahi work with schools to support teachers, families and whānau when children are experiencing ongoing issues that impact their wellbeing such as anxiety, social isolation, parental separation, grief and loss and managing emotions.
Mental Health Counselling Service
Our Health and Wellbeing team offers young people, who have low to moderate range of the mental health issues, a space for reflection so they can find pathways forward. This is provided one-on-one or in groups.
Our mental health clinicians have extensive experience working with young people and collectively offer a range of counselling styles and techniques to support young people.
When you meet with our clinicians, we recommend you bring an open mind and a willingness to help yourself. This means committing to trying out new skills and strategies between appointments, and discussing your experiences during your counselling sessions.
Ages
Youth / Rangatahi
Charges
Our service is funded by Ministry of Health and free of charge for service users.
Hours
Mon – Fri | 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM |
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Public Holidays: Closed Queen's Birthday (6 Jun), Matariki (24 Jun), Labour Day (24 Oct), Canterbury Anniversary (11 Nov), Waitangi Day (6 Feb), Good Friday (7 Apr), Easter Sunday (9 Apr), Easter Monday (10 Apr), ANZAC Day (25 Apr).
Website
Contact Details
349 Woodham Road, Wainoni, Christchurch
Canterbury
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Phone
(03) 386 2159
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Fax
(03) 386 2158
Email
Website
349 Woodham Road
Wainoni
Christchurch
Canterbury 8061
Street Address
349 Woodham Road
Wainoni
Christchurch
Canterbury 8061
Postal Address
189 Peterborough Street
Christchurch Central
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This page was last updated at 11:04AM on May 16, 2022. This information is reviewed and edited by St John of God Waipuna - Health & Wellbeing Team.