MidCentral Health is an exciting, innovative and leading provider of primary, secondary and tertiary health services to the region of MidCentral District Health Board.
MidCentral Health employs the majority of MidCentral District Health Board's staff (over 2,000) to deliver healthcare.
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Services Offered
Mental Health & Addiction Services
The Acute Care Mental Health Team is available 24/7 on 0800 653 357 The team triages all calls, providing care, support and/or advice. We recommend that anybody that needs urgent mental health care contact them, or alternatively one of the helplines listed below:
If it is an emergency and you feel like you or someone else is at risk, call 111.
MidCentral Health's Mental Health Services provide secondary care for general adult mental health in the community, inpatient services, eating disorders, maternal mental health, mobile assertive follow up, co-existing disorder & community rehabilitation.
Specialist secondary services provided include Maori Mental Health, Child Adolescent and Family, and Alcohol & Other Drugs Services. The Mental Health service also manages service coordination, carer relief, home support, packages of care for adults with a psychiatric disability and acute care packages for children and young people.
General Adult: General Adult Mental Health Services incorporate community mental health services in the Manawatu, Tararua and Horowhenua as well as the Acute Inpatient Ward at Palmerston North Hospital.
Transcultural: MidCentral DHB has two teams that provide culturally appropriate mental health services to adults and young people. Oranga Hinengaro, the Maori Mental Health Team and the Pasifika Mental Health Clinical Consult Liaison Service.
Specialist: The Specialty Mental Health Services provide assessment and treatment in the a
Services Offered To: Adults Couples Teens Children
Payment: Sliding Scale Pro-bono
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A community counseling agency is a group therapy practice that offers affordable mental health services. Most are independent non-profit agencies, state agencies, or publicly-funded agencies. A few may restrict who is eligible for services, so it is a good idea to check when you call.
Community counseling agencies are generally more affordable than other therapy providers, but how much more affordable they are will depend on whether you qualify for a discount or sliding scale fee (or if they accept your insurance). Many, but not all, have a policy that they won't turn away anyone due to inability to pay. You should ask about their fees when you first call.
Expect to talk to kind people who want to help you find the care you need. Most community agencies strive to connect you with a live person within 24 hours, if not immediately. If you're asked to hold or leave a message, don't give up; just leave a message and wait. You should hear back pretty quickly.
Most agencies try to set up an initial assessment appointment within a week (some do within 24 hours), though the waitlist to start therapy is usually longer—about a few weeks on average. If you're not eligible or if the agency is not right for you, it's usually still worth it to call or drop in, because staff are knowledgeable about local options and can often refer you to one.