While this is a mental health and addiction service, it will have a broad scope, with a strong focus on service delivery based in the community and offering practical help with the social factors that affect people’s mental health and recovery.
A multi-stage delivery model focuses first on meeting the most immediate needs of the Te Awakairangi community. It is envisaged that the three stages will focus on:
Tuatahi: Development of a wharenui-based service will take place, at which specialist kaupapa Māori kaimahi will provide support to whānau (Māori of all ages) who are experiencing mental distress. This service will prioritise those with moderate to high need and work in partnership with MHAIDS to provide culturally safe, whānau-centred and preventative care.
It will be grounded in Te Ao Māori, standing in its own mana motuhake and tino rangatiratanga. It will advance community relationships, whānaungatanga, whakapapa, rongoā and wairua.
Tuarua: Proposal to commission a Whare Whakanoa (place or environment of physical and spiritual wellbeing) submitted to the regional wayfinder for endorsement.
The proposed Whare Whakanoa would prioritise after-hours and weekend availability, be available to all tāngata, and be run by kaupapa Māori specialist kaimahi and supported by gifted wairua (Peer Support Workers).
Tuatoru: Whānau ora outreach clinics will be established in existing community hubs and mārae in the more isolated communities of Te Awakairangi. The goal of these clinics is to reach tāngata whaiora who live in more isolated areas, who are unable to access existing services due to distance and transport challenges.
