Co-existing problems

Te Pou supports the development of person-centred, wellbeing oriented integrated care for co-existing mental health and addiction issues (CEP).

The aim of integrated care is to ensure that ‘any door is the right door' for tāngata whai ora with co-existing mental health and addiction issues wherever they make contact with a service.

A range of specific resources and material are available to support the process of raising awareness and skills to work with co-existing issues, such as e-learning modules and online assessment tool - Real Skills.

There are two guiding documents for the development of CEP responsive mental health and addiction services in New Zealand.

• Te Ariari o te Oranga: The Assessment and Management of People with Co-existing Mental Health and Drug Problems (Ministry of Health, 2010). This is a clinical framework to assist health professionals working with co-existing substance use and mental health problems.
• Service Delivery for People with Co-existing Mental Health and Addiction Problems: Integrated Solutions 2010 (Ministry of Health, 2010). A service delivery guidance and companion document to Te Ariari O te Oranga that supports more integrated care for people with co-existing mental health and addiction problems.