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CDHB funds women’s mental health alternatives
CDHB funds alternative providers of women’s mental health respite services
The Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) understands the importance of women’s only mental health respite services and has been working with providers to ensure this type of service continues to be available, following the sudden announcement that Newell House is closing on 28 May.
CDHB is pleased to announce that as of 31 May 2010 Stepping Stone Trust and Pathways will be offering additional respite services for women. Pathways will offer one additional planned respite bed and Stepping Stone Trust will have a women’s only facility with places for planned and crisis respite.
It is our hope that as far as possible, women and their families are not impacted upon by the closure of Newell House.
Women who think they may require planned mental health respite services should raise the issue with their case manager or needs assessor.
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