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Implementation

Leadership Group
A mental health and addictions Leadership Group is in place to lead the implementation of The Journey Forward. The Leadership Group is made up of members of the mental health & addiction and community sectors. Representation includes Māori, Pacific people, children and youth, older persons, adults, primary and secondary mental health, families, service users, workforce, DHB funding and planning, providers and NGO’s.

• Leadership Group Terms of Reference
• List of Leadership group members
• Leadership Group Schedule
• How the Leadership group works with C&C DHB operational and governance structures

The Journey Forward Programme Structure Mental Health Service Developments

Work streams
Workstreams have been established to focus on specific areas of work.

• Acute and Crisis Mental Health services
  • Terms of Reference
  • Membership list
  • Schedule
• Information, Co-ordination, Quality and Evaluation
  • Terms of Reference
  • Membership list
  • Schedule
• Improving access to primary care and mental health services
  • Terms of Reference
  • Membership list
  • Schedule
• Addictions Service Development
  • Terms of Reference
  • Membership list
  • Schedule

Work streams to be developed are

• Promotion and prevention
• Working towards recovery and workforce development
• Project Management

Capital and Coast District Health Board Staff Profiles

The Journey Forward plan is being implemented through the efforts of a lot of people. Some of the work is occurring within work streams and the leadership group (currently there are over 80 people involved). Other people are assisting through their participation in work shops, behind the scene research and sourcing of ideas and information. All of this work is over seen and co ordinated by Planning and Funding at C&CDHB.

Programme Manager – C&C DHB
Melanie Beirne was born and raised in Waitangirua / Ascot Park, Porirua, and was employed in June 2006 as the Programme Manager for The Journey Forward. Melanie had recently returned to NZ after 5 years in London pursing a passion to travel. During this time Melanie also developed a very strong passion for the mental health and addictions sector working alongside consumers, and services to continuously develop and improve service outcomes inline with the UKs social inclusion agenda. Melanie has extensive experience in managing projects and change programmes, and previous roles in NZ included working for the New Zealand Medical Association and the WCC

Project Coordinator – C&C DHB

Katie Weastell was born and raised between Auckland and Taihape and joins The Journey Forward team having recently commenced study towards a Masters in Psychology through Massey University. Katie has been employed to assist in the development, coordination, and implementation of improvement plans within TJF workstreams. Katie is also enthusiastic about advocating for, and ensuring effective youth participation within TJF. She brings with her experience as a youth consumer of mental health services and a strong passion for the development of promotion & prevention within the mental health & addiction sector

Kites Trust
Kites Trust is contracted by Capital and Coast Health DHB to provide;

• Administration for the Journey Forward workstreams – this includes arranging meetings, taking minutes and maintaining data bases.
• Community and sector development – this includes organising and facilitating wider sector consultation and providing or facilitating community perspectives into the various work programmes.
• Communications and Consultation planning – this includes ensuring participation and assisting with the development and implementation of a communications plan.

For further information about Kites Trust please visit www.kites.org.nz or E-mail Kites at admin@kites.org.nz

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