Wairoa Community mental health and addictions team

You can call the team on 06 878 8109 between 8:30am and 4:30pm Monday to Friday.

For urgent after hours support call 0800 112 334

The team is located next to the hospital block at:

36 Kitchener Street

Wairoa

Our comprehensive services include:

• assessment
• diagnosis
• consultation
• rehabilitation
• treatment.

We aim to help people recover and maintain wellness from mental illness, addiction or both.

Following an initial assessment, we will suggest specific treatment and support options tailored to the service user's needs. Together with the service user and potentially their whānau, we will develop recovery plans that set discharge goals and support strategies. These plans will address signs of relapse, wellness, and overall wellbeing and will be regularly updated. 

We provide up-to-date, evidence-based information to both the service user and their whānau. The service user will give consent for any treatment and will receive a copy of their recovery plan. Our multidisciplinary teams include professionals in:

• psychiatry
• psychology
• nursing
• social work
• occupational therapy
• addiction clinicians
• support work.

We also offer cultural support through Kaitakawaenga and Pou Whirinaki Maori.

Each service user is assigned a primary key worker, who is typically a nurse, social worker, occupational therapist, or addiction clinician.

You can self-refer to the Community mental health services. You can also be referred by:

• whānau
• healthcare providers
• education centres
• Hauora
• police
• members of the public.