CPO MENTAL HEALTH FUNDING ALLOCATION – INDIVIDUAL COUNSELLING
A new quarterly funding allocation for individual counselling will be sent on 1st January 2019. All other funding (extended consultations, brief intervention, group programmes) has been distributed for the year.
DISCRETIONARY FUND – INDIVIDUAL COUNSELLING
If your practice has used all its funding for individual counselling, there is a discretionary fund held at the PHO for youth 12 – 19 years, high needs clients (Maori and Pacific Island), and clients declined from secondary Mental Health Services and recommended PHO. Please send referrals for these clients via BPAC as usual.
GROUP PROGRAMMES
All PHO adult group programmes will finish next week and resume in early February. To remind you, they are: FearLess Programme Positive Empowerment Programme Postnatal Support group
HOLIDAY PERIOD NOTICE
The CPO Mental Health team will be on annual leave while the office is closed between Friday 21st December and Monday 7th January. All referrals sent during that time will be processed after 7th January. Please note also that there may be a longer than usual wait for appointments at this time of year as many of the PHO counselling team are also on annual leave. All referrals are treated as routine.
CONTACT – HELP AVAILABLE
If you have any queries about funding or the programme in general, please contact: Sylvia Donaldson – Primary Mental Health Coordinator Phone: 571 7160 Email: sylviad@wboppho.org.nz