Joan Norman (MHS),

Tracey Robson (TRK) - Rangatahi,

Paula Norman (TRK)

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Kaitaia

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Founded in a medical – psychiatric model of care. It does have kaimahi Māori , and kaupapa Māori mental health team ( Te Ropu Whitiora).  

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The Crisis (24/7) mental health team operate from here, and also include Older People, Te Ropu Kimiora ( Child & Adolescent mental health) teams. It is a space that requires indigenisation. There is constant conflict between culture and clinical domains due to the western medical dominance. Any door is the right door is the philosophy.  

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There is a 6x bed subacute unit based on Kaitaia Hospital grounds. If someone is acutely mentally unwell there is an acute inpatient mental health unit in Whangarei. There is a day stay bed based at Kaitaia hospital ( child & youth or older people).