Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) Non-Clinical | Ngā Pūkenga Manaaki Hinengaro mō ngā Tamariki me ngā Rangatahi

Programme Areas

Mental health, Kaupapa Māori, Pacific People

Programme Type

Peer / advocacy / group / family whānau support, Community based support - mental health, Non-acute specialist mental health community services, Eating disorders, Kaupapa Māori - mental health, Pacific People - mental health

Regions

Nelson Marlborough

Age Groups

Child / Tamariki, Youth / Rangatahi

Referral Types

GP, DHB clinical services

Referral Process

Description

Pūkenga Manaaki (experienced mental health support workers) provide a flexible mobile collaborative whānau support service for tamariki and rangatahi who are living in the community either with their whānau or independently. This service targets tamariki and rangatahi who have high and ongoing support needs related to whānau and community living, education and/or employment and self-management of their wellbeing.

This service includes, but is not limited to:

• Assisting the tamariki, rangatahi and their whānau in determining their support and cultural needs
• Coordination of access to the support resources and services that the whānau wish to use
• Provision of a range of support options, including but not limited to home-based support, community support and support for independence
• Assisting tamariki/rangatahi to create a plan to manage the activities of daily routines
• Assisting tamariki/rangatahi to maintain connection with or access to community based activities, health, education, vocational and social services
• Collaboration with clinical services.