Community Organisations in Action

Up to 50 percent of people who experience mental illness are parents. The publication of 'Mums and Dads' by the Mental Health Commission in 2005 shares their family life stories.

For people who experience mental illness, employment is often fraught with difficulties. Sometimes this is as basic as discrimination that prevents people being given a chance in the workforce. Sometimes there are other issues that get in the way.

Temporary Solutions - A Gold Award winning Wellington based recruitment and temping agency.

Two Wellington region DHBs have taken the initiative to work together more collaboratively with organisations providing mental health and addiction services in the region.

Kites Trust is recognised as being an innovative organisation, bringing service-providers and consumers together to achieve sustainable and harmonious communities.

Peer support services are growing intititives that offer support from people who self identify as experiencing a mental illness or who have used mental health services.

Buddies - A Wellington based group of volunteers

Warmlines - Wellington and Christchurch telephone support   

First Voices are a group of professional speakers with experience of mental illness, who share their stories and speak on issues relating to stigma and discrimination associated with mental illness.

Women's mental health and wellness retreat Monastic experience option.

Auckland based Affinity Services Ltd - providing services for the Asian Community.

Rostrevor House - providing a valuable service in the Waikato.