Nelson and bays
Support Services & Helplines
Perinatal Support Nelson
319 Hardy Street, Nelson.
p. 03 548 3555
e. hello@perinatalsupportnelson.org.nz
www.pndnelson.org.nz
The network was started in 1989 by a group of women who had experienced Postnatal Depression and recognised the lack of support available in their community.
It has since grown into a professional service that provides information and offers support through trained and experienced volunteer Support Workers and qualified Counsellors. The service covers the area from Nelson to Motueka, and provide telephone and/or email support for those in rural surrounding areas.
Family Start Nelson (He Matapuna Ora Charitable Trust)
73 Quarantine Road
PO Box 2541, Stoke
Nelson
p. (03) 547 0940
e. mail@familystartnelson.co.nz
Family Start is an intensive early intervention home visitation programme for families with young children aged 0 – 12 months at the time of referral, who are at risk of poor life outcomes. The programme targets the highest-need families and provides practical advice, support and parenting education to ensure that their children have the best possible start in life. The programme scope enables support to families from before the baby is born until the child begins school.
Family Start aims to:
- improve health, education and social outcomes for children
- improve parents’ parenting capability and practice
- improve children and parents’ personal and family circumstances.
Family Start providers in this region are Tai Poutini Whānau Po Kiteata Trust based in Buller and He Matapuna Ora Trust based in Nelson.
Maternal Mental Wellbeing Marlborough (MMWM)
e. maternalmentalwellbeing@gmail.
w. maternalmentalwellbeing.com
- Based in Blenheim, MMWM runs antenatal and postnatal therapeutic groups every term for mothers experiencing stress, anxiety or the challenges of motherhood. We also accept mothers who want to work on their wellbeing and the demands of motherhood.
- Childcare is provided for the postnatal therapy group and it is facilitated by a registered family counsellor.
- Women should attend the antenatal group after 16 weeks and the postnatal group with children 6 weeks to 18 months old.
- Our group offers education and information during the transformative process of motherhood.
Mothers Helpers
Provide support to mothers experiencing ante-natal and postnatal anxiety and depression, also offer PND Recovery courses and follow-up counselling in 12 areas across the North Island as well as online. These are delivered by qualified counsellors, social workers, life coaches or mental health nurses.
Phone: 0800 002 717 or 022 093 1822
Email: info@mothershelpers.co.nz
Web: http://www.mothershelpers.co.nz
PND Recovery Course – Mothers Helpers provides a 10 week Perinatal Depression/Anxiety Recovery Course. All mums who have completed the course can go on to have therapy with your facilitator – a registered/qualified counsellor, social worker, life coach or mental health nurse. Click here for more information about the course