Service Title:

Early Intervention Maternal Mental Health Service – Waikato District Health Board

Service Details:

Early Intervention Maternal Mental Health Service
Waikato District Health Board
9 Ohaupo Road
Hamilton
Tel: 07 834 9346 Fax: 07 838 0431

Staffing:

Mental health nurses and social worker

Service Focus:

Early detection, identification and intervention of emotional and psychosocial difficulties in the perinatal period up to two years. Also see women who had a traumatic birth and those who have lost a baby. Also provide a consultation liaison role and assistance to colleagues in AMHS for clients with a serious mental health disorder that become pregnant.

Types of Service:

Assessment, liaison and some treatment

Referral Process:

Referrals mainly come from midwives and Plunket nurses, then GPs and other health professionals.
Referrals do not come directly to our service through a one point of entry. They are triaged by the Service Coordinator and put through via an allocation meeting.

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