Help build a better space for youth mental health.
Help build a better space for youth mental health.
Donate today and the Rātā Foundation will match your donation.
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Why is the new facility needed?
121% increased demand
400 young people each month
72 emergencies each month
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In recent years, the demand for Child, Adolescent, and Family* (CAF) services in Canterbury has risen alarmingly by 121%. Every month, an average of 400 young people seek help through referrals, adding to the existing caseload. Additionally, the service receives an average of 72 emergency presentations per month, with the youngest referred child being just 2 years old. These statistics paint a clear and troubling picture of the challenges our youth face in accessing the critical care they urgently require.
Our current outpatient facilities, based primarily at Princess Margaret and Hillmorton Hospital sites, are far from that. They are old, outdated, and broken. Young people themselves say they feel like they are entering a prison.
That’s why Māia’s current major project is to help create a modern Child, Adolescent and Family outpatient facility - Kahurangi. Kahurangi will be a state-of-the-art, purpose-designed sanctuary for our young people to receive mental health outpatient treatment. It will be light, bright, and welcoming.
The estimated cost of this vital project is $15 million, and Māia Health Foundation has committed to raising $6 million to ensure that the facility is of the highest quality, elevating the healthcare system in the South Island.
With your support, we can create a safe and nurturing environment where our young ones can receive the mental health treatment they need to thrive.
*Child, Adolescent and Family Community Services (CAF) is an outpatient service providing comprehensive psychiatric assessment and therapeutic intervention for children and adolescents 0-17 years (or older if still at school) in their family context.
The new facility will include:
Dedicated outpatient physio treatment space
Sensorised environment and sensory room
State-of-the-art observation spaces for assessments, play, and family therapies
Separate, private entrance for emergency presentations
Specialty rooms for child psychotherapy
Purpose build clinic rooms for physical needs
Spacious group therapy rooms
Welcoming and culturally safe whanau room
Extensive outdoor landscaping with therapeutic interaction options
Hear from the clinicians
Hear from the clinicians
Your invaluable contribution can make a difference.
Your donation, no matter the size, will be greatly appreciated.
All donations can be processed using a credit/debit card through our secure payment page.
For direct credit or internet transfer, the Māia Health Foundation bank account is Westpac 03-1700-0303533-01. Please include your name and a contact number as a reference.
To speak to one of our friendly team please phone: 03 378 6134.
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Your invaluable contribution can make a difference and will now be doubled to make an even more powerful force for change.
Your donation, no matter the size, will be greatly appreciated.
All donations can be processed using a credit/debit card through our secure payment page.
For direct credit or internet transfer, the Māia Health Foundation bank account is Westpac 03-1700-0303533-01. Please include your name and a contact number as a reference.
To speak to one of our friendly team please phone: 03 378 6134.