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Community Mental Health & Addiction Service (CMHAS) | Whanganui | Te Whatu Ora
Mental Health & Addictions Service
Today
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
Description
Formerly Whanganui DHB - Community Mental Health & Addiction Service (CMHAS)
Our team work with adults who have a severe mental health illness, including new or expecting mothers, and offer specialist alcohol and other drug service.
Community Mental Health and Addiction Service staff are based at Te Kopae Building, Gate 2 of Te Whatu Ora Whanganui hospital-Whanganui, Rangitikei, Taihape and Waimarino health centres.
Staff
All Te Whatu Ora Whanganui Community Mental Health and Addiction Services have a multidisciplinary team (MDT) of health professionals who work together with the service user and their family to ensure they receive integrated care to help with their recovery and discharge.
The Te Whatu Ora Whanganui work in partnership with Te Oranganui Iwi services who have kaumātua and kuia available to provide cultural support to patients/service users/tangata whaiora and their whānau, if required.
Fees and Charges Categorisation
Free
Fees and Charges Description
There are no costs for services for citizens or residents of Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Hours
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
| Mon – Fri | 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
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Languages Spoken
English
Programmes
Our Community Mental Health and Addiction Service works with adults who have a severe mental health illness. People who use the CMHAS service have assessment, planning, treatment and reviews with an allocated key worker and/or a doctor. Some service users are with the service for a short period of time (a couple of appointments), while some can stay in the service for more than two years. Key CMHAS staff work alongside the service user, and their family, in their own home or at the CMHAS offices to educate them and support their recovery. This may include providing information on medication, illnesses, community living and options. CMHAS staff also liaise with any other services involved in a patient’s recovery such as the GP and /or a community agency. The AoD service works across the continuum of use (of substances) from social use to dependence. As well as educating and informing clients, the service provides interventions such as medical assessments and counselling, detoxification programme and Opioid Treatment Service.
Our Community Mental Health and Addiction Service works with adults who have a severe mental health illness. People who use the CMHAS service have assessment, planning, treatment and reviews with an allocated key worker and/or a doctor. Some service users are with the service for a short period of time (a couple of appointments), while some can stay in the service for more than two years. Key CMHAS staff work alongside the service user, and their family, in their own home or at the CMHAS offices to educate them and support their recovery. This may include providing information on medication, illnesses, community living and options. CMHAS staff also liaise with any other services involved in a patient’s recovery such as the GP and /or a community agency. The AoD service works across the continuum of use (of substances) from social use to dependence. As well as educating and informing clients, the service provides interventions such as medical assessments and counselling, detoxification programme and Opioid Treatment Service.
- Programme Areas
Mental health, Addictions - drug & alcohol
- Programme Type
Peer support (AOD), Community / social support (AOD), Community (medical detox), Opioid substitution treatment, Coexisting problems – mental health & addictions, Community based support - mental health, Non-acute specialist mental health community services, Eating disorders, Respite
- Regions
Whanganui
- Age Groups
Adult / Pakeke, Older adult / Kaumātua
- Referral Types
Self referral, GP, DHB clinical services
Referral Process
Referrals are made through the triage nurse at Community Mental Health. Phone (06) 348 1207.
Description
Our Community Mental Health and Addiction Service works with adults who have a severe mental health illness. People who use the CMHAS service have assessment, planning, treatment and reviews with an allocated key worker and/or a doctor. Some service users are with the service for a short period of time (a couple of appointments), while some can stay in the service for more than two years.
Key CMHAS staff work alongside the service user, and their family, in their own home or at the CMHAS offices to educate them and support their recovery. This may include providing information on medication, illnesses, community living and options. CMHAS staff also liaise with any other services involved in a patient’s recovery such as the GP and /or a community agency.
The AoD service works across the continuum of use (of substances) from social use to dependence. As well as educating and informing clients, the service provides interventions such as medical assessments and counselling, detoxification programme and Opioid Treatment Service.
Additional Details
Face to face / Kanohi ki te Kanohi
Website
Contact Details
Whanganui Hospital, 100 Heads Road, Whanganui.
Whanganui
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
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Phone
(06) 348 1207
Email
Website
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This page was last updated at 3:51PM on July 5, 2023. This information is reviewed and edited by Community Mental Health & Addiction Service (CMHAS) | Whanganui | Te Whatu Ora.