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About Us

Connecting services in the Northern region to promote best practice for working with young people whose family/whanau experience mental health and/or addiction issues.

Our main goals are:

  • Advocacy for service development.

  • Communication and information sharing.

  • Promotion of best practice.

For more information or if you wish to join our group please email: emma@SFAuckland.org.nz

Who is the group advocating for? Who is our client group?

Young people with family/whanau members who experience mental health and/or addiction issues.

 

PEARLS OF WISDOM

  • Connectedness

Recognise everyone as part of family/ whanau - respecting, valuing, supporting and resourcing all relevant family members.

  • Visibility

Make children visible - ask about them, consider them, communicate and listen to them.

  • Empowerment

Promote and resource, education, training in resilience, peer support for children, parents and other family members - so they can help themselves.