Adult mental health — Community mental health teams

Our community mental health teams provide mental health services out in the community. The service is for adults who live in Wellington, Porirua, Kāpiti, Hutt Valley and Wairarapa.

Child and adolescent mental health (CAMHS)

This service provides mental health assessment and treatment services to tamariki (children) and rangatahi (young people) aged from newborn to 18 years old.

Mental health service for older people (MHSOP)

This service provides assessment, treatment and rehabilitation to older people with mental health needs. We have both community based and inpatient services.

Need help now?

  • If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis, call MHAIDS on 0800 745 477.  We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 
  • If you are already being treated by an MHAIDS service, you can call the service directly (between 8am and 5pm). Use the contacts in the links on this page.
  • If the person is threatening to harm themselves or others, call 111 and ask for police. 

Specialist mental health services

Addiction services
Eating disorder services
Forensic mental health services
Intellectual disability services
Māori mental health service
Maternal mental health
Mental health needs assessment
Mental health support in general hospitals
Ngā Tai Oranga service for personality disorder and PTSD
Pacific mental health service
Psychosis early intervention
Team for Assertive Community Treatment

Acute inpatient services

Te Whare Ahuru acute inpatient service

This service is for people living in Hutt Valley who are experiencing serious mental health problems and need hospital care.

Te Whare o Matairangi acute inpatient service

This service is for people living in Wellington, Porirua and Kapiti who are experiencing serious mental health problems and need hospital care.

Regional rangatahi adolescent inpatient service

Inpatient service for rangatahi aged 13 to 17 who are experiencing serious mental health problems.

Forensic and rehabilitation services

Our forensic mental health service supports rangatahi (young people) and adults with a mental health condition who have come into contact with the criminal justice system.

Forensic and rehabilitation services

Support services and advisors

MHAIDS provides additional support and advisory services to people using our mental health services. These include whānau (family) advice, support for Māori, a lived experience team and a chapel and spiritual therapy services. 

Support and advice

Feedback on our services

There are 2 ways you can give feedback on our services. Mārama is our digital survey that allows you and your whānau to give anonymous feedback. If you have a complaint or compliment about a specific person or event, you can use our formal feedback process. 

Marama anonymous feedback

Feedback Wellington, Hutt and Kapiti

Feedback Wairarapa