NZNO nurses, healthcare assistants and some midwives plan to strike from 9am on Wednesday 30 July to 9am on Thursday 31 July. Patient safety is our priority and our hospitals will remain open. Continue to attend all appointments unless we have contacted you directly to reschedule.
Mental health support is available throughout Otago and Southland, with a range of both inpatient and community services.
We provide 24/7 emergency mental health care services in Otago and Southland.
The Southland mental health emergency team based at Southland Hospital provides 24/7 service for people who need crisis mental health (emergency) treatment, assistance and information about The Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act.
Contact the team by phone on 0800 467 846
The Emergency psychiatric service is a mobile 24/7 service providing emergency services to people with acute mental health needs.
The Psychiatric consultation liaison service assists Dunedin Hospital non-psychiatric staff in the management of general hospital patients (medical, surgical or obstetric) who also have concurrent psychiatric, behavioural or interpersonal problems.
Contact the team on 0800 467 846
Our teams provide community support for adults experiencing mental health issues, including expectant mothers. The teams are made up of health professionals who provide a range of specialist mental health services for people aged 18 years and over who have been diagnosed with a significant mental illness. We will also see people aged 16 or 17 if they have left school.
Appointments will be at the community mental health office nearest you or when appropriate, in your home or workplace. We also see people at medical centres if appropriate.
You can call Community mental health for free on 0800 443 366, or their direct numbers below.
Outpatient groups are provided by Dunedin South community mental health services.
They provide specialised outpatient group psychotherapy for people with serious psychological disorders and associated disability or risk. Up to 12 people may be in each group.
Community programmes are provided by Dunedin North community mental health services at:
Dunedin Hospital
2nd Floor, Psychiatric Services Building
201 Great King Street
Dunedin
Community programmes is a specialist mental health service, providing assessment, treatment and a recovery orientated group programme for individuals with a moderate to serious mental illness. There are 2 parts to our service.
Provides assessment, targeted treatment and individual work within a structured group programme 4 mornings a week.
Orientated towards meeting the specific needs of the individual. People can attend the module(s) that will be the most beneficial to their recovery.
The Southland maternal mental health team provides a free service to people in Southland. This service is available to all women who have a known or suspected mental health disorder, during pregnancy and for 1 year following birth.
The service provides quality care for women who may be experiencing difficulties relating to mental health (pēpi and whānau), during their pregnancy, birth, and postnatal experience, which promotes respect, dignity and acceptance within the community and promotes optimum mental health for mother.
Day activity centres are a place where people can be helped to expand or regain their confidence and life skills. Day activity centres are:
We aim to support people's strengths, their whānau and significant others and endeavour to provide skills activities in the programme for Māori and Pacific peoples.
59 MacMaster Street
Invercargill
37 Hokonui Drive
Gore
The Early intervention in psychosis service treats people aged 18 to 30 experiencing first-episode psychosis, and mothers experiencing postpartum psychosis for the first time no matter their age.
The treatment is provided through intensive therapy, education, and support, to recovery in a safe and supportive environment by a highly skilled specialised multidisciplinary team. We strive to involve the person's whānau as a key element of the client's recovery.
Level 1, 27H Albany Street
Dunedin
The Adult community mental health teams also provide a range of specialist mental health services for people aged 18 years and over who have been diagnosed with a significant mental illness and intellectual disability.
Appointments will be at the Community mental health office nearest you or when appropriate, in your home or workplace. We also see people at medical centres if appropriate.
Inpatient units at Wakari and Southland hospitals support people in an acute phase of a mental health disorder or with associated intellectual disabilities.
Ward 9B is a locked unit providing a safe therapeutic environment for clients in an acute phase of a mental health disorder who are unable to be managed in a less restricted area, such as an open ward.
Through individual assessment, treatment, and stabilisation the person is able to be transitioned back to the community either directly or through the rehabilitation unit.
371 Taieri Road
Dunedin
Ward 9C is an open, 16 bed inpatient facility providing mental health care for adults who have been assessed as requiring a period of further assessment, investigations or interventions where these cannot be safely provided in the community.
371 Taieri Road
Dunedin
Ward 10A is a 12-bed, medium secure locked inpatient unit providing support and treatment to people:
Ground Floor, Helensburgh House
369 Taieri Road
Dunedin
Ward 11 cares for people who need a further period of stabilisation or rehabilitation beyond their stay in an acute ward. From there, we help them transition back in to the community with supports in place specific to their needs.
371 Taieri Road
Dunedin
Helensburgh Cottage is a safe and supportive environment for people who have an intellectual disability with associated challenging behaviour or mental health issues and have been directed to accept care, treatment or rehabilitation under the Intellectual Disability (Compulsory Care and Rehabilitation) Act 2003.
Helensburgh Cottage
369 Taieri Road
Dunedin
The Inpatient mental health unit has 16 beds providing inpatient care for people in Southland and the Wakatipu area.
Patients are usually admitted voluntarily but may also be admitted under the Mental Health Act.
Kew Road
Invercargill
Child and youth mental health services are delivered by 3 teams in Otago and Southland.
CAFS provides assessment and treatment primarily to tamariki and rangatahi aged up to 18 years.
Open 8am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.
Open 8:30am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.
Open 8:30am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.
CAFMHS provides assessment and treatment for tamariki and rangatahi aged up to 14 years.
CAFMHS is available 8:30am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.
YSS provides assessment and treatment for rangatahi aged between 14 to 18 years.
YSS is available 8:30am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.
A rangatahi Alcohol and other drug Counsellor works out of the Youth specialist service team and offers an outpatient clinic for rangatahi aged between 14 and 18 years and their whānau.
The service provides assessment, education and individually designed treatment packages. This service is available for individuals in the Dunedin area but the counsellor will provide advice to rural teams when needed.
8 Moray Place
Dunedin
This service provides a treatment programme tailored to the needs of the rangatahi and may include:
The Youth forensic service provides access to mental health services for rangatahi:
This service has a working knowledge of clinical interventions, cultural, risk and legislative issues to best assist rangatahi, their whānau and agencies involved.
This is a mobile service that works across Otago and Southland, with offices in Dunedin and Invercargill.
9 Moray Place
Dunedin
Kew Road
Invercargill
Ward 9C has 2 South Island regional rangatahi inpatient beds within a dedicated rangatahi area.
Adult patients are encouraged to avoid this area unless they are accessing their own rooms.
If not attending school or another external programme, rangatahi in Ward 9C are expected to attend the ward programme.
Wakari Hospital
371 Taieri Road
Dunedin
Māori mental health services for adults and tamariki experiencing a significant mental health issue.
Older persons' mental health services are provided at Dunedin and Southland hospitals.
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Southern Forensic Services provides clinical expertise in forensic mental health assessment, treatment and recovery. This often occurs during or after people have interacted with the criminal justice system.
Specialist addiction services services offer support and treatment options in Otago and Southland if you are concerned about your own, or someone else’s alcohol or drug use.
You can contact Specialist addiction services by phone 0800 443 336 and select:
Location-specific contact details are under 'Where to find us'.
Specialist addiction services include:
This service is for adults.
We accept referrals from:
8am to 4:30pm, Monday to Friday.
Phone 03 476 9760
Main Block, Wakari Hospital
371 Taieri Road
Dunedin
Specialist addiction service
Private Bag 1921
Dunedin 9054
New Zealand
8:30am to 4:30pm, Monday to Friday.
Phone 03 441 0010
19 Douglas Street
Queenstown
Specialist addiction service
PO Box 2022
Frankton
Queenstown 9349
New Zealand
8:30am to 4:30pm, Monday to Friday.
Phone 03 214 5786
Southland Hospital
Kew Road
Invercargill
Specialist addiction service
PO Box 828
Invercargill 9840
New Zealand
8:30am to 4:30pm, Monday to Friday.
Phone 03 419 0440
24 Clyde Street
Balclutha
8:30am to 4:30pm, Monday to Friday.
Phone 03 433 0002
2 Trent Street
Oamaru
8:30am to 4:30pm, Monday to Friday.
Phone 03 4404 308
Hospital Street
Clyde
Central Otago Health Services
PO Box 30
Clyde 9341
New Zealand
