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Mental Health Advocacy and Peer Support Services (MHAPS)

Telephone
03 365 9479
Freephone
0800 437 324
Text
022 370 8055
Email
Website
www.mhaps.org.nz
Address
Unit 4, 357 Madras Street,
Christchurch 8013,
http://www.facebook.com/mhapschch/
Postal Address
P O Box 21020, Christchurch 8140
Hours
Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 4.30pm.
Referral Process
To access any of our services, you are welcome to simply come in for a low-key First Step conversation with one of our peer workers between 10am and 3.30pm weekdays. No referral and no appointment are necessary.

MHAPS is a peer-led and peer-delivered mental health and addictions service. Options at MHAPS include: Peer Advocacy; Peer Support in groups or for individuals; Change programmes and workshops.

All MHAPS peer workers have personal lived experience of mental health and/or addiction challenges, and of working consciously with these experiences to move towards greater wellbeing. This work is more than just a job to us - it is about transforming our mutual understanding of our experiences, and giving expression to a freer and more dignified way of being in the world.

Intentional Peer Support (IPS): IPS is a trauma-informed framework for creating safe yet transformative connections. IPS is founded on a willingness of both people to learn and grow, nobody is the helper and the point in not to “fix” you. We aim to grow a relationship that allows each of us to understand how we came to see things the way we do, and how we might work with our particular circumstances to find new possibilities, greater ease, confidence and fulfilment. We offer IPS for individuals and groups. We work through four tasks: building connection; exploring our own and each other’s worldview; practicing mutuality (two-way relationships); and moving towards what we want in our lives.

Peer Support: One-to-one and group based peer support.

Peer Advocacy:   Advocates help you to have you voice heard in systems and can assist you in resolving difficulties. Advocates can help with access to health care, addiction treatment access, complaints, housing issues, dealing with landlords, Work and Income, Oranga Tamariki, and more.

Latnam 826 at MHAPS: Welcoming and comfortable weekend activity and social centre for people experiencing mental health and/or addiction challenges, located in the city centre.

Awareness: Consumer leadership and participation forum.

RecoveryWorks: 11-week programme to assist people with moderate to high anxiety to make positive and sustainable changes away from anxiety and into the life they would like to be leading.

All MHAPS services are confidential and most are free (a small donation may be requested for some courses). We look forward to meeting you!