Mental Health Support for FamilyWhanau www'atareira'org'nz

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Mental Health Support for Family/Whanauwww.a
tareira.org.nz
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Atareira

• Atareira is the time of day when night ends
• and just before the dawn
• it is a time of hope and promise
• a new start to a new day

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Values

• Integrity
• Empowerment
• Recovery
• Hope

Atareira leads in modelling and promoting mental
health through partnership services with
families, tangata whaiora (people seeking
wellness) and their communities
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Organisational information

• Affiliated to Schizophrenia Fellowship NZ
• Branch autonomy
• Accountable to a local committee
• Funded by Capital and Coast DHB and Hutt Valley
  DHB
• Works inclusively with those experiencing mental
  distress

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Location

• Level 1 274 Taranaki Street, Wellington
• (above Corys Electrical)

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Services

• Family/Whanau Support Service
• Whai Kahurangi
• Easy Access Housing
• Education Service

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Services

• Family/Whanau Support Service

• Support for family members of someone affected by
  mental illness
• Advocacy
• Support Groups
• Education
• Family Peer Support
• Mobile family/whanau workers
• Free service

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Services

• Whai Kahurangi

• Collaborative project between Atareira and McGirr
  Training.
• open to individuals who have experienced mental
  health issues and live in the Wellington, Porirua
  Basin and Kapiti Coast areas.
• Supporting mental health consumers/tangata
  whaiora on their journey to wellness.

• We support our students to
• Develop skills that promote greater inclusion in
  their community
• Plan for further education or career enhancement
• NCEA level 1 and 2
• Develop an action plan (student centred)
• Prepare for job interviews
• Develop transferable computer skills, including
  touch-typing
• Gain NZQA level 2 Unit Standard qualifications
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• Computing Business administration computing

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Services

• Easy Access Housing

is for people who have mental health issues and
are currently experiencing difficulty in
accessing suitable accommodation in inner city
Wellington.

• provides
• Community - based, affordable, furnished housing
  for people with mental health issues.
• Easy Access staff can assist/support tenants to
  access longer-term accommodation options through
  a support plan process and to access other
  community service groups, such as Budget Advice,
  Work and Income NZ, Mental Health services,
  Employment and training options.
• The housing is 'boarding house' type
  accommodation encouraging and promoting tenant
  self-responsibility.

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Services

• Education Service

Our education worker presents information on
mental illness from a personal perspective to
secondary schools, further education colleges and
other community organisations throughout the
Wellington region.

• Topics covered include
• stigma
• self-care
• alcohol and drugs in relation to mental illness
• recovery

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Accessing our services

• All we need is a phone call, contact details and
  consent
• We will respond within 2 working days

Referrals can be made by

• Health Professionals
• Family or friends
• Self referrals

Our services are Free and our family/whanau
workers are mobile
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[phone] Main Office [phone]
Family/Whanau Service www.atareira.org.nz
Our services are Free and Confidential