The Community Support Service provides home-based community support to people with mental illness who live in South Auckland, Central Auckland and Waiheke Island. This is achieved through a comprehensive needs assessment, service co-ordination and a variety of integrated support activities.We also work in conjunction with Community Mental Health Centres and General Practitioners.

The service promotes self management and self reliance for mental health service users in areas such as accommodation, transport, employment, self care, personal and interpersonal skills so that it will enable our clients to live as independently as they are able to in the community of their choice.Access and referral is via clinical teams, GPs and through self referral.

The Community Support Workers have a wide range of skills which include knowledge in communication skills, assessments, planning and implementation, psychiatric medication and side effects, and a good knowledge of mental health disorders. The Community Support Worker acts as a positive role model throughout the process.

As an organisation, Framework has fully embraced the Strengths Model so all work done with service users is based on an individual’s strengths and celebrating achievements.

 
Contact either;
Operational Leader or Practice Leader
Community Support Service

Tel; 09 299 2671       Fax; 09 299 2673