Mental Health
At Amity Health Centre we want to support you in living well. We have plenty of resources available to help you on this journey. Talking to your GP is a really good place to start if you have concerns about your mental health, or the mental health of a family member.
If you have serious mental health concerns, the Emergency Psychiatric Service (EPS) is a 24 hour service available through Dunedin Public Hospital. Phone 474 0999, and ask for EPS.
Counselling can be really helpful for support and understanding, education, problem solving, and brief intervention work. The Southern Primary Health Organisation provides up to 6 free counselling sessions for our enrolled patients through the Brief Intervention Service. Group and individual sessions are available. There is also an interactive online programme available, Beating the Blues.
Psychology assessment can provide a structured approach to dealing with mental health problems. There are many private providers of counselling and psychology services in Dunedin.
LINKS FOR MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES
The Mental Health Foundation promotes a society free from discrimination, where all people enjoy positive mental health and wellbeing. http://www.mentalhealth.org.nz/
Young people may find http://www.headspace.org.nz a good place to start looking for information about mental health issues. There is also help here for families and schools too.
There are several really good online resources to help you find your way through depression: The site John Kirwan promotes http://www.depression.org.nz is a good place to start. There is also a free phone depression helpline 0800 111 757.
http://www.thelowdown.co.nz is especially aimed at young people with depression.
Depression and anxiety is really common during and after pregnancy, with up to 10-20% of all mothers suffering from one or both of these problems. Mothers Matter is a website dedicated to discussing these issues. http://www.mothersmatter.co.nz
Children of Parents with Mental Illness is an Australian-based site with great resources for both children and parents relating to mental health.
Love reading? Check out the great new PHO initiative; Books on Prescription. A great range of books have been selected on a wide range of topics including depression, eating disorders, anxiety, relationships, trauma, grief, addiction and anger. These books are free to borrow from the Dunedin Public Library.
If you have serious mental health concerns, the Emergency Psychiatric Service (EPS) is a 24 hour service available through Dunedin Public Hospital. Phone 474 0999, and ask for EPS.
Counselling can be really helpful for support and understanding, education, problem solving, and brief intervention work. The Southern Primary Health Organisation provides up to 6 free counselling sessions for our enrolled patients through the Brief Intervention Service. Group and individual sessions are available. There is also an interactive online programme available, Beating the Blues.
Psychology assessment can provide a structured approach to dealing with mental health problems. There are many private providers of counselling and psychology services in Dunedin.
LINKS FOR MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES
The Mental Health Foundation promotes a society free from discrimination, where all people enjoy positive mental health and wellbeing. http://www.mentalhealth.org.nz/
Young people may find http://www.headspace.org.nz a good place to start looking for information about mental health issues. There is also help here for families and schools too.
There are several really good online resources to help you find your way through depression: The site John Kirwan promotes http://www.depression.org.nz is a good place to start. There is also a free phone depression helpline 0800 111 757.
http://www.thelowdown.co.nz is especially aimed at young people with depression.
Depression and anxiety is really common during and after pregnancy, with up to 10-20% of all mothers suffering from one or both of these problems. Mothers Matter is a website dedicated to discussing these issues. http://www.mothersmatter.co.nz
Children of Parents with Mental Illness is an Australian-based site with great resources for both children and parents relating to mental health.
Love reading? Check out the great new PHO initiative; Books on Prescription. A great range of books have been selected on a wide range of topics including depression, eating disorders, anxiety, relationships, trauma, grief, addiction and anger. These books are free to borrow from the Dunedin Public Library.
