Purapura Whetu Trust *
Telephone
03 379 8001
Freephone
0800 494 388
Email
Website
Address
Level 1, 166 St Asaph St,
Christchurch 8011
Christchurch 8011
Hours
Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 4.30pm.
Referral Process
Referrals can be made through our website, by an agency or professional, whānau member or self-referrals.
As a community based kaupapa Māori health and social services provider, Purapura Whetu helps adults, teenagers, children and their whānau get well, stay well, live well.
We offer a range of free services to:
- Tamariki (children) and Taiohi (teenagers) who are experiencing issues with their mental health or are considered “at risk”.
- Pakeke (adults) experiencing issues affecting their mental health or who have a current mental health diagnosis.
- Whānau needing support with a loved one who is affected by a mental health disorder.
Services include: Community support work, Stop Smoking Service, Mental Health Wellbeing Day Activity Programme for adults, Whānau Ora community support work, (including specialised support for the Muslim community), child and family counselling, rangatahi wellbeing support, mental health screening and treatment planning, outdoor education/adventure therapy programmes, advocacy and group programmes.