Kites Work

Kites is committed to working with communities to help them plan, organise and carry out new initiatives while promoting the self reliance of people who have experience of mental health problems.

We know that all aspects of peoples' lives are important for mental health recovery and well-being, so we are active in social services such as housing, employment, education and recreation as well as the NGO & public mental health sector.

We seek to work in partnership with a range of consumer, government, and community organisations and individuals.

Examples of Kites Work:

Consumer Leadership

Kites was contracted by Hutt Valley DHB (2008 -2009) to provide workforce and service development and support to Oasis Network Inc, a peer run advocacy and network service located in the Hutt Valley. We assisted Oasis to meet the requirements from a previous health audit and increase its consumer workforce capacity.

Professional Supervision and Mentoring

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. A copy of the report is available on the downloads page.

Communications

Kites has held a contract for research and development with Capital and Coast DHB and Hutt Valley DHB for nine years. In addition, Kites holds an ongoing contract to provide advice and support for participation in the Capital and Coast DHB mental health and addiction service development plan called The Journey Forward. Tasks include the development and implementation of a communication and engagement strategy, and strategic advice relating to community engagement.