Kites.org.nz

Our purpose is to increase the active participation of people experiencing mental illness in the community. Our unique contribution is to seize opportunities, transform ideas and problems to create systemic change in services, systems and the behavior in our communities.

There was an old way of doing things and there is a new way of doing things. Sometimes its too hard to change existing structures and organizational practices. Kites emerged, with a fresh culture and relatively unencumbered with the baggage of the past. Kites philosophy is to look for reasons why things can be done better, rather than why things 'cant be done.'

We are proud to say that Kites is
not an acronym, our name reflects
the concept of flying ideas

NEW!!!

Opening Doors - Commmunity Version

In 2006 Kites Trust, in partnership with MASH Trust and Wellington City Council, developed a resource for WCC workers to help them improve the accessabiity of WCC recreation facilities, to people with experience of mental illness. The resulting document "Opening Doors", won the New Zealand Recreation Association Outstanding Project Award for 2006.

In 2008, Kites Trust again partnered with Wellington City Council and Wellingtonians who have experienced mental illness to produce this community edition of Opening Doors. Designed to support community groups who want to include people with experience of mental illness in their club, programme, activity or facility, whether you are involved with the arts, health and wellbeing, sport, recreation, community education, culture or community service, Opening Doors can help you be more inclusive.

Click the bold title above to download the PDF version now. For all enquiries please contact:admin@kites.org.nz

Professional Supervision and Mentoring - Summary Report

In 2008, Kites Trust decided to explore the development of supervision and mentoring training specifically for workers in mental health who identify as consumers. This was in response to requests for supervision by consumers from consumers working in the mental health and addiction sectors. With the assistance of a reference group a course was designed that built on an existing course offered by UNITEC .

This report presents the findings of this course in terms of outcomes and participant perception of the course content and facilitation. Click the title to dowlaod the PDF file. For all enquiries or to request a screen reader compatible MS Word file of this report please contact:admin@kites.org.nz

New developments at Temp Solutions

Click here to read the full information update on new developments regarding Temp Solutions.

Taking the First Step - Second Edition

Kites has now published a second edition of Taking the First Step in association with Like Minds - Like Mine, Regional Public Health, and Hutt Valley DHB, click on the title to downoad this resource. Thanks to Regional Public Health 4,000 copies have been made available free to people in the Wellington region. If you would like a printed copy, contact admin@kites.org.nz

Kites Mental Health and Addiction Services Directory 2008

Our revised directory of mental health and addiction servcies and a host of other useful agencies and opportunities available in the Wellington region is now available to download free! Click here to go to the Directory page:

See also...

My Home, My Well-being – Everybody Needs a Place Where They Belong

Kites Trust and Kapiti Choices present the report from a collaborative project which highlights the major housing related issues for Consumers, their families and community agencies in the Kapiti area.
Click the link above to Download the report.