Support services in the Taranaki Region

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Whiria Te Tangata WellStop – Taranaki and Taumarunui/Ruapehu

Contact: Kellyanne Tupaea
361 Devon Street East New Plymouth Taranaki New Zealand Work Phone: 06 758 4175 Website: Wellstop
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Biographical Info

Whiria Te Tangata WellStop is a community-based organisation that aims to eliminate harmful sexual behaviour by enabling positive choices, strong whānau, and safer communities. We work proactively with clients and partners in the community to achieve this through our integrated service.

Sexual Harm Crisis Support Service (SHCSS):
We provide support and therapy for people who have been affected by sexual harm.  We provide immediate support for people affected by sexual harm in the Taranaki, Ruapehu, and Wairoa regions. The service is available to people of all ages and their family/whānau.
Crisis support is available at all stages after sexual harm. This may be immediately after an incident, or further along while coping with the impacts of historic experiences. Crisis Support Our crisis support team can assist with:
• Someone to talk with about the trauma you have experienced.
• Support with reporting sexual harm, safety planning, and going through evidential or medical procedures.
• Support to access other assistance, like emergency housing or financial support.
• Resources and information to help better understand sexual harm and how to cope with its impacts. Crisis support is provided free of charge and is available       on call whenever needed – there is no waiting list for this service.

Harmful Sexual Behaviour (HSB): 

We work with children, adolescents, adults, and whanau.  The purpose of therapy is to help our clients resolve issues, understand their harmful behaviour, and to develop or enhance their skills to both prevent further harmful sexual behaviour and to build positive, fulfilling lives. Positive outcomes are enhanced by the strong involvement of support people. Family, whānau, and support people are also offered support.

This might include:

• Information or counselling to help understand or cope with the impacts of the harmful behaviour.

• Helping to refer to other services or find other support.

• Help with safety planning or monitoring a safety plan that has been developed.

• Practical assistance. We are not here to judge, punish, shame or blame. WellStop is a safe, confidential space (within limits of safety) to support people and their whānau to achieve positive change. We do our work with aroha and compassion.

 

ACC Sensitive Claims Counselling:

WellStop provides ACC Sensitive Claims counselling for victims/survivors of sexual harm and their family or whānau. Our counsellors are available for brief and full assessments, short-term therapy, and long-term therapy. Therapy can assist victims/survivors to understand and develop coping strategies for the wide range of effects that trauma and sexual harm can have. This service is funded by ACC and is subject to availability and ACC funding criteria.

 

Cost: most of our services are fully funded by government and are available free of charge.

 

Categories: Mental Health and Counselling
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