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Counties Manukau Mental Health and Addiction Network Committee

The Network Committee Accountability

The stakeholder Network with which the Counties Manukau Mental Health and Addiction Network (CMMHAN) Committee connects is extensive and fully inclusive of all people with an interest in mental health, i.e. all consumers, families/whanau and providers, all ethnicities and all ages, primary care, other sectors, etc. The Network Committee will work to establish accountability back to the wider stakeholder network.

The DHB provides funding to support the coordination and administration of the network and attendance by non-waged participants. The Network Committee will be accountable to the Counties Manukau DHB, through the DHB funder, for the use of this funding and for any other work undertaken on behalf of the DHB.

Purpose

The Counties Manukau Mental Health and Addiction Network Committee exists to be the driving force that will improve the mental health of its communities.

Functions of the Network Committee

The Network Committee has four core functions:

Communication: Getting information about issues of concern from the wider local Network and Informing the wider local Network about issues of concern

Planning: Influencing funders, providers and other relevant organisations through their planning processes

Evaluation: Measuring outcomes and communicating these to the wider local Network

Advocacy: Providing advice (to relevant organisations and agencies) on issues of concern on which there is consensus

Membership of the Wider Network

Network membership includes groups that operate in Counties Manukau and people who live in Counties Manukau, including all ages and ethnicities and including refugees. The network includes consumers, family members, manawhenua, all providers of mental health and addiction services in Counties Manukau, the various types of mental health staff, mental health and addiction funders (DHB, NDSA and MAPO), primary care, WINZ, Housing New Zealand, Child Youth and Family, Manukau City Council and other agencies that have an impact on mental health.

Membership of the Network Committee

The local stakeholder Network Committee is comprised of members who have skills and experience within the following areas:

Mental Health provider DHB - Mental Health Manager
DHB Board member
DHB Mental Health Funder/Mental Health Advisor
DHB Clinical Director Area Director for Mental Health Services
DHB Manager, Mental Health Development
MAPO
Mana Whenua
Mental Health consumer
Primary Care mental health consumer
Alcohol & Drug service consumer
Youth consumer
Older adults mental health service consumer
Maori Mental Health Provider
Alcohol & Drug provider
Mental Health provider NGO
Primary Health Care Provider
C&Y Mental Health service provider
Older adults mental health service provider
Pacific mental health service providers
New migrants/ refugees mental health service provider
Family
Asian

The DHB funder and leader(s) of the group will retain the right to add additional members.

After the initial appointments the term for Committee membership will be two years. Any selected individual may serve two consecutive terms. Committee members who are members as a result of their employment (DHB Funder/MH Advisor, MAPO, DHB board member, DHB MH manager, DHB Clinical Director) do not have term limits.

Contact Details

Kathy Casey
Coordinator
Counties Manukau Mental Health and Addictions Network
Phone: 09 2629519
Email: CaseyK@middlemore.co.nz

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Glossary of Abbreviations:

DHB

District Health Board

CMDHB

Counties Manukau District Health Board

MAPO

Maori Purchasing Organisation

MH

Mental Health

NGO

Non-Government Organisation

NDSA

Northern District Health Board Support Services Agency

MOH

Ministry of Health

MHC

Mental Health Commission

FTE

Full Time Equivalent

NRMHAN

Northern Regional Mental Health and Addiction Network

Published: 01-Aug-2008 | Website enquiries: Web Content Manager