Mental Health

Kia ora and welcome to MidCentral Health's Mental Health Services. MidCentral Health's Mental Health Services provide secondary care for general adult mental health in the community, inpatient services, eating disorders, maternal mental health, mobile assertive follow up, co-existing disorder & community rehabilitation.

Specialist secondary services provided include Maori Mental Health, Child Adolescent and Family and Alcohol and Drug Services.  The Mental Health service also manages service coordination, carer relief, home support, packages of care for adults with a psychiatric disability and acute care packages for children and young people.

Further information and contact details about each of the services is provided below however if you have an urgent mental health concern after hours please contact the mental health line 4.30pm-8.30am phone 0800  653 357.

  • General Adult


    General Adult Mental Health Services incorporate community mental health services in the Manawatu, Tararua and Horowhenua as well as the Acute Inpatient Ward at Palmerston North Hospital.

  • Transcultural


    MidCentral DHB has two teams that provide culturally appropriate mental health services to adults and young people. Oranga Hinengaro which is the Maori Mental Health Team and the Pasifika Mental Health Clinical Consult Liaison Service.

  • Specialist


    The Specialty Mental Health Services provide assessment and treatmentin the areas of child & adolescent mental health, conduct disorder service, early intervention in pychosis, eating disorders, maternal mental health, Alcohol & Other Drugs Services including opioid substitution treatment and intensive rehabilitation and treatment service.

  • Links and Manawatu Mental Health Directory


    Further information you may find helpful.

  • Performance and Outcomes


    The KPI (Key Performance Indicator) Project and the PRIMHD (Programme for the Integration of Mental Health Data) Project

  • About Us


    About the Mental Health Management Team.


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