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Service Title:
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Counties Manukau District Health Board
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Service Details:
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Maternal Mental health is a specialist community service provided
within adult mental health services of Counties Manukau District Health
Board. These services are provided via four geographically based
Community Mental Health Centres in South Auckland.
Awhinatia Health CMHC 5-19 Great South Road, Papakura
Tel: 09 2951200
Manukau CMHC 17 Lambie Drive, Manukau City, Auckland
Tel: 09 2613700
The Cottage CMHC 24 Station Rd, Otahuhu, Auckland
Tel: 09 2709090
Te Rawhiti CMHC 15 Aberfeldy Road, Highland Park, Auckland
Tel: 09 5380700
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Staffing:
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Multidisciplinary team of mental health professionals including: Psychiatrist, psychologist, occupational therapist, nurses
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Service Focus:
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The primary aim of the MMH function is to ensure that specific
expertise is provided to women who are either pregnant or up to 12
months post partum and are experiencing a moderate to severe mental
health problem, where the mental health problem adversely impacts upon
their pregnancy or abilities to fulfil the roles and responsibilities
associated with motherhood. This is done through the provision of
consultation liaison services to other primary or secondary health
services or the provisions of direct face to face assessment and
treatment services. Entry and exit criteria are the same as for people
referred to CMDHB adult mental health services.
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Types of Service:
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Assessment and range of treatments offered. All outpatient based no inpatient facility.
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Referral Process:
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Initial collection and collation of information pertaining to
referrals are undertaken by the triage staff within the CMHCs with
consultation liaison from MMH staff.
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Comments:
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Prior to August 2004, Maternal Mental Health was a stand alone
specialist community service available by direct referral by GPs. In
2004 there was restructuring and the MMH became a ‘virtual team’ and it
was integrated into the four geographical CMHC teams with designated MMH
keyworkers based within each. The key workers are members of the both
the CMHC and the MMH virtual team.
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