Benchmarking Breakout: Addressing wait-times through partnership and flexible solutions

Join Miriam Swanson, Child and Youth Director at Real, and Clarissa Ventress, Operations Manager of Younger Persons Mental Health and Addiction at MHAIDS to learn how they have addressed wait times for taiohi accessing mental health support. Real, a mental health NGO, developed Haumanu Specialist Clinical Service to be flexible and responsive to need through a fee-for-service model.  Haumanu  have partnered with TWO  to utilise this resource to support local CAMH services and, together, to innovate to reduce wait times.

Haumanu offers specialist intervention for taiohi me ngā whānau who have experienced trauma and mental health needs.  Based at Salmond House in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington, the Haumanu team also offer clinical support virtually for those across the mōtu. This hour-long hui is an opportunity to hear about how collaboration and partnership across NGO and Te Whatu Ora services can lead to improved experiences for tāngata whai ora and their whānau. To explore what wait times in your district look like, visit the wait times dashboards.