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CANTERBURY
Perinatal Mental Health Services or Supports
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Mothers and Babies Service |
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Service Details:
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The Princess Margaret Hospital
Private Bag 731
Christchurch
Tel: 03 337 7708
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Staffing:
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Two multidisciplinary mental health professional teams (inpatient and outpatient) including: Psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses, psychologist, social worker, infant specialist, Karitane nurse, psychotherapist and dietician.
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Service Focus:
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Inpatient and outpatient service for mothers with a moderate to severe degree of mental or suspected mental illness.
Referral acceptance in second trimester for baby up to12 months of age.
Follow up to infant 12- 15 months of age.
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Types of Service:
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Assessment and comprehensive range of treatments offered. Also offers education, liaison and support, teleconferencing and visits to all South Island District Health Boards.
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Referral Process:
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Referrals are accepted via: Outpatients, primary care mental health – GP where possible. Christchurch Women’s Hospital. Some Plunket referrals via Postnatal Adjustment Programme.
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Comments:
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Demand on the outpatient service is beyond the staffing capacity hence significant waiting list
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Name:
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Plunket Postnatal Adjustment Programme
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Service Details:
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PO Box 13-403
Christchurch
Tel: 03 365 1646
mailto:[email protected]
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Service Focus:
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Assessment, liaison and education regarding postnatal depression.
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Name
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Mothers Supporting Mothers
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Contact Details:
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Chris: 03 312 9787
Frances: 03 327 3454
Gabrielle: 027 306 9407
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Service Focus:
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Support group for mothers of babies and young children, run by professionals on Friday mornings, in the Rangiora Plunket Rooms, Rangiora, plus Friday afternoons at the Kaiapoi Plunket Rooms, Kaiapoi.
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Name
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Mothers Matter PND Support Groups
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Contact Details:
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Sonya Watson
http://www.just.breathe.org.nz/
phone: 021 131 4352
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Service Focus:
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Community support groups run by the PND Family/Whanau NZ Trust for mothers and primary caregivers suffering from PND and associated anxiety disorders.
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A mother who has personally experienced PND acts as facilitator, two child minders and a number of volunteers with an active interest in supporting mothers with PND.
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Two groups in Christchurch City, run during the school term. Numbers are limited and there may be a short waiting list.
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Residential
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Name:
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Cholmondeley Childrens Home
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Service Details:
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6 Merlincote Crescent
Governors Bay
Christchurch
Tel: 03 329 9832
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Service Focus:
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Short term residential respite care for children aged 3 to 12 years. Support and education for parents.
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Name:
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Holly House
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Service Details:
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PO Box 13171
Christchurch
Tel: 03 355 3361
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Service Focus:
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Supported accommodation for young mothers and young mothers-to-be aged between 15-25 years. Staffed 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.
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Name:
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Home and Family
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Service Details:
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PO Box 287
Christchurch
Tel: 03 379 5645
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Service Focus:
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Supported accommodation for women with children. Access to counselling, groups and courses. Age range 14 years and over.
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Long Term Programmes
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Name:
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Early Start
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Service Details:
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PO Box 22146
Christchurch
Tel: 03 365 9087
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Service Focus:
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For families with newborn babies, where social and family circumstances indicate free long term and home based service would be of assistance.
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Name:
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Family Help Trust
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Service Details:
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154 Carlyle Street
Sydenham
Christchurch
Tel: 03 365 9912
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Service Focus:
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An early intervention service, long term and family based for families with multiple problems.
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Parenting Courses
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Barnardos New Zealand
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Service Details:
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PO Box 13-440
Christchurch
Tel: 03 365 3923
mailto:www.barnadoes.org.nz
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Service Focus:
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Support for families under stress. Supervised children’s access, parent education programmes. Childcare programmes.
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Catholic Social Services: Child and Family Support Services
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Service Details:
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PO Box 4237
Christchurch
Tel: 03 379 0012
mailto:www.cathsocservs.nzl.org
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Service Focus:
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Counselling, group courses, practical needs assistance
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Methodist Mission
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Service Details:
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PO Box 1449
Christchurch
Tel: 03 366 8839
mailto:www.mmsi.org.nz
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Service Focus:
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Childwise / Parentwise/ Parentworks courses, social work support and child counselling
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Name:
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Presbyterian Support
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Service Details:
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PO Box 13 171
Christchurch
Tel: 03 363 8206
[email protected]
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Service Focus:
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Individual, group, family counselling. Social work services.
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Educational
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Name:
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Kimihia Early Learning Centre
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Service Details:
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521 Ferry Road
PO Box 24-034
Christchurch
Tel: 03 3891800
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Service Focus:
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To provide secondary education to young women who are pregnant and/or primary caregivers. Also educates and cares for the children of these students.
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Name:
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Mental Health Resource Centre
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Service Details:
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221 Gloucester Street, PO Box 13 167
Christchurch
Tel: 03 365 5344
[email protected]
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Service Focus:
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Free mental health library for South Islanders. Wide range of material, free postal service.
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Name:
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PAFT
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Service Details:
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PO Box 13417
Armagh Street
Christchurch
Tel: 03 344 5662
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Service Focus:
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Free, practical education and support for families with children from conception to three years. The baby needs to be enrolled before it is four months old.
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Name:
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Waipuna Youth and Community Trust
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Service Details:
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349 Woodham Road, PO Box 24127
Christchurch
Tel: 03 386 2159
[email protected]
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Service Focus:
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Young persons support service providing information, advocacy, group work. Referral required.
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Name:
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Natural Winding
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Service Details:
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PO Box 35081
Christchurch 8640
Tel: 021 185 4352
[email protected]
http://www.naturalwinding.co.nz/
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Support for parents of newborns with digestive issues. Includes free phone call, Skype sessions, in-house and coffee group consultations. Fees apply. |
Community Agencies and Resources
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Name:
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Comcare Trust
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Service Details:
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PO Box 22004
Christchurch
Tel: 03 377 7020
mailto:[email protected]
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Service Focus:
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Offering housing, community support, community integration, job connect, active links. On-line service;a telephone peer support service operated by mental health consumers.
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Name:
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Richmond Fellowship
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Service Details:
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PO Box 27060
Christchurch
Tel: 03 374 9847
mailto:[email protected]
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Service Focus:
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Community support, adventure based learning and employment support.
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Name:
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Stepping Stone Trust
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Service Details:
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PO Box 12 219
Christchurch
Tel: 03 337 6644
mailto:[email protected]
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Service Focus:
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Christian based psychiatric residential service. Community support workers and respite care.
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Name
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Suppporting Families in Mental Illness
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Service details
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Fieldworkers , phone 03 366 9284,
Level 3, 199 Armagh Street,
PO Box 22098, Christchurch.
[email protected]
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Service focus
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Community support for family/whanau affected by mental illness.
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Cultural Support
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Name:
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Waipuna Youth and Community Trust
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Service Details:
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349 Woodham Road, PO Box 24127
Christchurch
Tel: 03 386 2159
[email protected]
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Service Focus:
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Young persons support service providing information, advocacy, group work. Pacific Youth Parents Support Service. Waipuna Early Childhood Centre. Referral required
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Name:
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He Waka Tapu
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Service Details:
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PO Box 15037
Christchurch
Tel: 03 373 8150
mailto:[email protected]
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Service Focus:
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Assessments, counselling, health education in the field of family violence, parenting, drug and alcohol and women’s health.
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Name:
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Refugee and Migrant Centre
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Service Details:
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PO Box 13 839
Christchurch
Tel: 03 372 9310
mailto:[email protected]
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Service Focus:
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Advice, advocacy, support and referral for refugees and migrants.
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Name:
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Waipuna
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Service Details:
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PO Box 35 133
Christchurch
Tel: 03 386 2159
mailto:[email protected]
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Service Focus:
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Support, information, advocacy, alcohol and drug assessments, group work for adolescents. Referral required.
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Counselling
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Name:
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Home and Family Counselling and Education Centre
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Service Details:
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221 Manchester Street, PO Box 287
Christchurch
Tel: 03 379 5654
http://www%[email protected]/
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Service Focus:
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Professional and confidential counselling service for families, children, individuals and couples by affordable donations.
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Fathers
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Name:
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Father and Child Trust
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Service Details:
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1/369 Hereford Street, PO Box 26040
Christchurch
Tel: 03 982 2440
mailto:[email protected]
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Service Focus:
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Drop in programmes for teen fathers and new fathers.
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Relationships
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Name:
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Family Court Counselling
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Service Focus:
Service Details:
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Professional counselling for married and de facto couplesCourt funded six free counselling sessions.
Ph 962 4317
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Name:
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Relationship Services
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Service Details:
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Level 5, 249 Manchester Street, PO Box 1018
Christchurch
Tel: 03 366 8804
[email protected]
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Service Focus:
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Building successful relationships between partners, families, workplace and community.
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Name:
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Aviva (Formally Women’s Refuge)
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Service Details:
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PO Box 32034
Christchurch
Tel: 03 378 3846, Support Line: 0800 2848 2669
[email protected]
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Service Focus:
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Early intervention family violence services. Education, support and advocacy for women, children and men. 24 hour support and information phone line.
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Name:
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Open Home Foundation
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Service Details:
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Level 2, 160 Machester Street, PO Box 13 0074
Christchurch
Tel: 03 366 5977
[email protected]
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Service Focus:
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Christian child and family support service providing foster care and social work support.
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