Services
The Canterbury Mental Health Education and Resource Centre Trust (MHERC) provides information, education, and support within the Canterbury region to:
- People with mental health and addiction issues
- Families/whanau, caregivers and associates of mental health consumers
- NGO mental health, addiction and social service agencies
- The community
MHERC delivers these Core services through the following:
- Community information service on mental health and addiction issues and available support groups.
- FREE Mental Health Library.
- Comprehensive website information service including online library service.
- Publication of the Canterbury Mental Health Directory available in hard copy an on the website.
- Education sessions on a wide range of mental illnesses and addictions.
- Linkages mental health and addiction providers and social service agencies.
- Dissemination of mental health/illness information throughout the mental health and addiction sector, social service agencies, and to members of the public on request.
- Proactive involvement in mental health and addiction networking forums.
Please click here to view the list of Canterbury District Health Board contracted mental health organisations that MHERC works with.