Information Providers
Quiet Minds is a weekly radio show on Plains FM 96.9 Community Radio, that aims to promote a consumer focused mental health radio programme. While the programme is aimed at people with experience of mental illness and their families, it will also appeal to the wider community and promote greater awareness, acceptance, understanding and enlightenment. This is a service of the Mental Health Advocacy and Peer Support Trust (MHAPS).
Registered Nurse and Social Work Team offer support and an Elder Abuse Response Service Social Network Team work to reduce isolation and loneliness through the Accredited Visiting Service and social outings Information is available through the information database on our website or directly by phone on recreational opportunities, entitlements, subsidies, services and clubs Home Support Service staff co-ordinate providers who offer trade skills, handyman services and help in the home Education courses include: Confident Driving for Mature Drivers; Life Without a Car; Steady As You Go (SaYGo) falls prevention classes The quarterly publication ‘Keeping On’ is available free to the public through libraries, medical centres, clubs, hospitals and malls or can be collected from Age Concern Canterbury. Subscription is also available for home delivery
The Aranui Community Trust is based in the eastern suburbs of Christchurch. It is a vibrant diverse community with a sense of hope to develop together. Aranui Heartland services are available from the Aranui Community Trust. These services include: Partnership Community Workers Kiwisport Activator Early Childhood Education Coordinator Connectedness Coordinator Mower Shed Beneficiary Advisory Services Community Law Tenancy Protection Association Housing New Zealand/Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities Ara Institute of Canterbury B4 School Checks Fruit and Vegetable Co-op Green Prescription Heartland Coordinator Indoor bowls
HealthInfo is a health information website, provided by the Canterbury District Health Board. The information on HealthInfo has been written and approved by local doctors, practice nurses, hospital clinicians, and other healthcare professionals, and is specific to Canterbury. The website is a mix of health information, ranging from factsheets on different topics and descriptions of local health services and supports, through to links to recommended websites for further reading and research.
PlunketLine is a toll-free parent helpline and advice service available to all families, whānau and caregivers. Calls are free from cellphones and you don’t have to be registered with Plunket to access or use PlunketLine services. All calls will be answered by a Plunket nurse, who can give you advice and information on parenting issues and your child’s health and wellbeing.