Wairarapa District Health Board

Topic : Reshaping Services

Summary

How do you deal with a community that has lost its trust and confidence in the provision of its Mental Health Services? What do you do with a range of Mental Health Services that are fragmented, an inpatient unit in crisis, a service costing significantly more than it was funded and not meeting community needs?.

You transform it!

This is a remarkable example of what can be achieved with a clear vision, the involvement of community / clients in the shaping of a new service, tenacity and a real focus on what is possible.