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Mental Health & Addictions Service
Programmes
FirstCare
- Programme Areas
Mental health
- Programme Type
Peer / advocacy / group / family whānau support
- Regions
South Auckland, East Auckland, Wellington, North Auckland, West Auckland, Hutt, Bay of Plenty, Central Auckland, Wairarapa
- Age Groups
Youth / Rangatahi
Referral Process
Referrals are predominantly made through Oranga Tamariki as well as via the Gateways assessment for families/whānau with issues that are likely to escalate but do not meet the criteria for access to specialist mental health services. The intervention supports parents and families/whānau and ensures that children can maintain stability in their living arrangements.
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Description
FirstCare is a primary mental health early intervention for infants, children and their families/whānau. It incorporates Incredible Years, Triple P (2 levels), and trauma-informed Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) as options to meet individual needs. Referrals are made via the Gateways assessment for families/whānau with issues that are likely to escalate but do not meet the criteria for access to specialist mental health services. The intervention supports parents and families/whānau and ensures that children can maintain stability in their living arrangements.
- Incredible Years is a service in which parents and children learn strategies with and from other parents in a group. Through First Care, we offer this service, on a case by case basis, at the family/whanua home in order to reach out to families for whom group attendance is challenging.
Who is it for?
Families with children aged 2-12 - Triple P (The Positive Parenting Programme) offers clear and simple strategies to turn problems around and to prevent new problems from developing.
Who is it for?
Families with children aged 0-16 - Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a trauma-informed individual intervention.
Who is it for?
Children and young people referred by Gateway health and education assessments via Oranga Tamariki.
This service operates in Auckland, Capital Coast, Hutt Valley, Wairarapa, and Bay of Plenty.
Contact Details
16-24 Commerce Street, Whangārei
Northland
8:30 AM to 5:30 PM.
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Phone
(09) 222 7137
Email
Website
42 Vestey Drive, Mount Wellington, Auckland
Central Auckland
8:30 AM to 5:30 PM.
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Phone
(09) 573 0954 or Freephone 0800 375 210
Email
Website
3 Rata Street, New Lynn, Auckland
West Auckland
8:30 AM to 5:30 PM.
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Phone
0800 937 887
Email
Website
100 Morrinsville Road, Hamilton
Waikato
8:30 AM to 5:30 PM.
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Phone
(07) 838 3671
Email
Website
401 Devonport Road, Tauranga
Bay of Plenty
8:30 AM to 5:30 PM.
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Phone
(07) 575 2639
Email
Website
116 Vautier Street, Napier (Central, Lower North & South Island Office)
Hawkes Bay
8:30 AM to 5:30 PM.
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Phone
(06) 222 6355
Email
Website
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This page was last updated at 11:20AM on November 30, 2023. This information is reviewed and edited by Kia Puāwai.