Kia ora - Te Hei Maori Ora

Tena Koutou Katoa

Nga mihi - Awhi - Tautoko

i roto nga Mahi Whai-ora

Hou-ora i roto Tamaki

Makaurau whanau whanui.

Naumai, Pikimai, Haeremai

(Bill Tangariki, Kaumatua)

Welcome to SF Auckland - Supporting Families In Mental Illness

"People with serious mental illness are not ill in isolation. Their families, extended whanau and significant others, whatever they may think about the illness, cannot escape being affected by it. The lives of people with serious mental illness are inextricably involved with the lives of of those they love and care for, and the lives of those who love and care about them." - Mental Health Commission, 1998.

We support families and whanau to provide the best possible quality of life and recovery to their loved one who has a mental illness including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, anxiety and phobias, depression, personality disorders and borderline personality disorder.

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We do this by:

• Free support, education and information for family and whanau.

• Developing Peer Support Networks for families affected by serious and enduring mental illness.

• Providing opportunities for mutual support, the sharing of experiences and gaining strength & skills to cope better through participation in support groups.

• Promoting the rights and needs of individuals and families affected by mental illness.

• Maori, Asian and Pacific Island family support.

• Offering advocacy & advice to people about services, and to services about family issues for policy, planning, resourcing & provision.

• Access to our extensive library for SF members.

Upcoming Events

Skylight Training Course

1st August 2008

Increasing the bounce - building resilience in young people facing tough times.

Overview:

An informative three hour workshop designed specifically for those working with or caring for...
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Registration of Interest for Hearing Voices Information Workshop

4th July 2008

SF Auckland - Supporting Families in Mental Illness

For those interested in joining in another Hearing Voices Information Workshop, please register by phoning SF Auckland on (09) 378 9134 or...
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Law & Mental Health For Families/Whanau

9th July 2008

SF Auckland - Supporting Families in Mental Illness invites you to an evening for family/whanau of someone with experience of mental illness to be informed about Law and Mental Health.

National Mental Illness Summit

6th September 2008

“Families, Meeting the Challenges of Mental Illness”
Hosted by SF New Zealand.

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Anxiety The Silent Disability

24th July 2008

Hosted by the Phobic Trust of New Zealand Inc.

5th International Conference

When: 24 - 26 July 2008

Where: Bruce Mason Centre, Auckland.

The Phobic Trust’s 5th annual international conference aims to establish anxiety...
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