Adult community mental health services — Canterbury

The adult community mental health service provides outpatient assessment, treatment and support services to adults, including urgent and acute care and specialist services.


Contact us

To access adult community mental health services, contact our single point of entry service:

The phone line is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for both emergency and non-emergency help. They will help you access the best mental health services for your needs.

To contact one of our teams directly:


Where to find us

The rural and city teams are based at:

Fergusson Building
Hillmorton Hospital
Annex Road South, Middleton
Christchurch, 8024

The Ashburton service is at:

Ashburton Hospital
11 Elizabeth St
Ashburton, 7700


Services we provide

We provide community-based (outpatient) mental health services for people aged 18 to 65 living in Christchurch and surrounding rural areas. We have:

  • 4 city-based teams (North, South, East and West)
  • a team in Ashburton
  • a rural team.

Specialist outpatient services