RECOVERY - INFORMATION
New Mental Health Line for Counties Manukau
Staffed by skilled and experienced mental health professionals, this service
will operate during the 'after hours' period (5.00pm - 8.00am weekdays, plus
24/7 weekends and public holidays) and will ensure that clients, their
families, other agencies and the community have enhanced access to mental
health services during this period.
At 5pm on Monday 18 February 2008 the service commenced. Mental Health
clients can assess this new service by simply calling their current Community
Mental Health Centre or Specialist Service. From here they will have the
capacity to connect to Mental Health Line.
Developing A Recovery And Wellness Lifestyle (US)
This publication was funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (DHHS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), and prepared by Mary Ellen
Copeland.
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Respect Costs Nothing Survey (NZ)
Respect Costs Nothing reports the findings from a survey of 785 people with
experience of a mental illness carried out in 2003 by the Mental Health
Foundation to help shed some light on the nature of any discrimination
happening.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (US)
Action Planning for Prevention and Recovery - A Self-Help Guide.
Advance Directives by Mary Ellen Copeland (US)
I want to focus on two parts of the Advance Directive-Signs that I need
assistance and support from others, and a home/community/respite plan. An
Advance Directive is like the living will of mental health. You may have heard
it referred to as a Crisis Plan. There is a form for this plan that you can
download on the website www.mentalhealthrecovery.com.
Recovery From Schizophrenia (US)
An excerpt from Finding Hope in Schizophrenia: Healing and Hope for
Everyone In the Family by Louise Loots Thornton. Thornton is the mother of
three children. Two have been diagnosed with mental illness. Her son, diagnosed
with schizoaffective disorder, has been living with the symptoms for over 20
years. Her daughter has a dual diagnosis and severe depression. Louise has been
a member of NAMI-SCC for over 15 years and co-teaches the Journey of Hope class
in Watsonville. She is an English teacher at Gavilan College.
Someone Who Believed In Them Helped Them To Recover (US)
People who have significantly recovered from mental illness frequently say
they were greatly helped by someone who believed in them. One woman stated that
there was a doctor who..."believed in me. She never gave up. She was the only
one who didn't give up as far as [my] being in the hospital."
Oranga Ngakau - Getting The Most Out Of Mental Health Services (NZ)
Recovery means living well in the presence or absence of your mental health
problems. It is more than just managing your mental health problem. Recovery
also means getting back the things you have lost because of your mental health
problem, such as friends, your home or your job. You are in charge of your own
recovery; other people, such as mental health workers, can assist you with it,
but they cannot do it all for you.
Four Maori Korero About Their Experience Of Mental Illness (NZ)
For Maori tangata whaiora the recovery process is more a journey of
rediscovery. Ko wai? No whea? Naa wai? (Who are you? Where do you come from?
Who are your parents?) Knowing the connections that make them who they are is
the foundation of recovery.
Pacific People In NZ Talk About Their Experiences With Mental Illness
(NZ)
'The family is actually part of the healing process. Pacific Island parents
always like to have contact, they always like to know what's going on and
what's happening.' 'Some of the hospital staff had told my family to stay away
for a while because they felt like that was hindering my recovery. But to be
able to see my family actually made me feel for just a little while like I
wasn't in hospital, and I enjoyed getting visits from them.'
RECOVERY - LINKS
CONNECT - Supporting Recovery Inc. (NZ) - Formerly AMHS
Committed to working with a recovery focus, flexibly and creatively to
inspire hope, create choice and opportunities and encourage transformation and
promote health and well-being. Services include: Residential, Asian Responsive
Service, Dual Diagnosis, Peer Support and EDGE Employment.
Crossroads Clubhouse (NZ)
Crossroads Clubhouse is a recovery centre for people with backgrounds of
mental illness such as bipolar disease, schizophrenia and severe depression.
Combining a comprehensive network of services that includes employment,
education, recreation and housing, our innovative approach to psychosocial
rehabilitation is progressive and world-renowned.
Framework Trust (NZ)
Framework Trust delivers community based mental health and intellectual
disability services in Greater Auckland from strategic locations throughout the
city.
Mental Health Foundation Resource & Information Service (NZ)
One of the ways we support individuals and communities is through providing
access to quality information and rersources on mental health and wellbeing. We
encourage people to make informed choices and decisions about their mental
health in ways that enhance their quality of life. We have a range of toolkits
and educational resources focussing on enhancing mental wellbeing, community
awareness & destigmatisation, for use in schools and community settings. A
file
of our services.
http://www.mentalhealth.org.nz/
Mental Health Recovery and WRAP - Mary Ellen Copeland (US)
Mental Health Recovery and WRAP was started in 1989 as Mary Ellen Copeland
began her studies of how people help themselves, get well, and stay well and
her work received an important boost from the 1992 publication of the
best-selling Depression Workbook. The Workbook, now a keystone in mental health
circles, was the result of interviews with hundreds of people and years of
research. Mary Ellen has continued these studies and now works with a highly
competent and skilled staff and experts from around the country. She currently
has 20 books and CD's that have been widely distributed all over the
world.
Ministry of Social Development - National Directory (NZ)
The National Directory is a searchable online database. It lists information
about family support organisations and the services/programmes they offer to
support New Zealand families (we call the organisations in the National
Directory "providers"). The purpose of the National Directory is to connect
people with providers who can help them to cope with common issues and
problems.
Te Kotuku Ki Te Rangi (NZ)
Te Kotuku Ki Te Rangi provides community based Kaupapa Maori Mental Health
Services for Tangata Whaiora (people seeking wellness) based in the Northern
Region of the North Island, including the Counties/Manukau District Health
Board (DHB), Auckland DHB, Waitemata DHB and Northland DHB.
VIBE (NZ)
We are innovative and unique. A Like Minds Like Mine project created and
run by youth, for youth since 2002. Vibe is a community action network open to
young adults in Auckland with experience of mental distress (/ philosophical
challenges / madness / mental illness / mental health issues / mental health
problems / being human) and a passion for positive social change.
Walsh Trust (NZ)
WALSH Trust has been a leader in the provision of community-based mental
health support services in West Auckland since 1988. It is a uniquely
home-grown service which is proud of it's community-based origins. The West
Auckland communities are at the heart of WALSH Trust and represent it's
life-blood.
Yan Oi Sei (NZ)
Yan Oi Sei is a registered charitable trust which aims to support
individuals' mental wellness with particular emphasis in the Chinese community.
Yan Oi Sei uses Mental Health Development approaches to design its services.
Our focus is on building resilience among mental health service users,
empowering them, their familiy and friends, as well as aiding in recovery and
providing support for each other.
http://www.yanoisei.org/