Acute and urgent mental health services
Nelson Community Assessment Team - Adults
The Community Assessment Team for adults provides:
- a 24-hour acute mental health service
- assessment and short-term follow-up
This service covers the Nelson region from Rai Valley to Korere to Riwaka.
Contact details
Phone: 0800 776 364 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week)
Marlborough Community Assessment Team - Adults
The Marlborough Community Assessment Team for adults provides a 24-hour crisis and mental health service which includes:
- phone triage of referrals
- advice and guidance on mental health needs and services in the community
- crisis assessments and short-term follow-up
This service covers all of Marlborough, as far as the Clarence River and up to the Lakes and down the Sounds, and as far as Rai Valley.
Contact details
Phone: 0800 948 497 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week)
Golden Bay Acute Mental Health Services - All Ages
Te Whare Mahana in Takaka offers a 24 -hour, 7 day service for people experiencing a mental health crisis which includes:
- assisting the local GP's in responding to psychiatric crises
- referring clients to other mental health services
- supporting the client and their family
The service also offers case management for mental health consumers in Golden Bay and includes:
- follow up care in the community
- wellness maintenance and recovery planning to assist in the management of a mental illness
- assistance in recovering from the effects of having a mental illness
Contact details
Phone: 03 525 7647 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week)
Page last updated: 15/11/2022