Our range of activity-based and recovery-focused sessions are crafted to provide support, connection, and learning in a welcoming environment. For some people, the connections and confidence built in an understanding and supportive environment are key. Others appreciate the learning involved or the structure built into their week of having somewhere meaningful to go, especially when facing difficult situations in their life or with their health.
We have a variety of day programmes for both young people and adults that are run by kaimahi as well as peers. For example:
Whāriki South Auckland
The Whāriki Whaiora Family and Community Centre is a peer-run, community-based service. Our staff, with first-hand experience of mental wellbeing and substance use challenges, deliver education programmes, advocacy, life skills, and peer support for individuals and their whānau. Learn more about our Whāriki service.
The Red Hub Whangārei
The Recovery Education Hub (The Red Hub) in Whangārei offers various group programmes for adults aged 18+ with a mental health diagnosis. These include arts/mosaics/pottery, cooking, walking/fitness activities and Te Ao Māori to name a few.
Wellington Workshops
In the Wellington region, we deliver free-of-charge mental health and addiction workshops that are facilitated by our skilled team of peers with relevant lived experience.
Concrete Jungle Workshops: an engaging workshop series to support people in building connections and to increase a sense of wellbeing:
- Topics include confidence and self-esteem, healthy relationships and resilience
- Trips out in the community
- Fun, encouraging and recovery-focused
PeerZone Workshops: a workshop series that are designed to:
- Invite participants to rebuild a more positive story of their lives
- Offer self-help wellness tools for holistic wellbeing
- Create a community of mutual support
These workshops are open to adults who self-identify as experiencing mental health distress and/or addiction challenges. You can be referred by your GP, health improvement practitioner (HIP), mental health professional, clinical care team, whānau, or you can contact us directly.
To learn more about these workshops, contact our Wellington team:
Phone: 027 700 9921
