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2023/2024 - Mahitahi Hauora Annual Report
^ Mahitahi Hauora Health Improvement Practitioners at the 2024 Rongo Mori and Wellness Expo.
Mental Health
Triage Services
Receiving referrals from our
partner general practices, schools,
organisations or directly from
patients and whnau, our in-house
Primary Mental Health Triage
Service provides interventions
and further referrals to a variety
of services and resources
including Kaupapa Mori services,
social services, counsellors,
psychologists and others.
This year we introduced a tailored
approach for youth, including
the triage partner, youth clinician
and youth worker, to ensure
appropriate levels of care.
In August 2023 we launched
a Virtual Mental Health triage
service to ove of our partner
general practices currently
without Health Improvement
Practitioners or Health Coaches
in place. Patients are triaged and
referred to our Primary Mental
Health Service as required.
1,073
7,722
primary mental
health triages
consultations with a
HIP, 42% with Mori
patients
21
187
practices now have a HIP
or Health Coach (HC)
practice groups
facilitated by HIPs
and HCs
31.
