Senior doctors and dentists at Health NZ public hospitals and health services plan to strike for 48 hours on Tuesday 23 September and Wednesday 24 September. Emergency departments will be open for emergencies only. GPs, after-hours and urgent care clinics, and other community health providers are not affected by the strike and will continue to operate as normal.
About the strike
Child, adolescent and family community mental health services — Canterbury
Child, adolescent and family (CAF) community services is an outpatient service providing comprehensive psychiatric assessment and therapeutic intervention for children and adolescents aged 0 to 17 in their family context.
Contact us
CAF north: 0800 367 9770
CAF south: 0800 555 591
Where to find us
CAF north and CAF south community and outreach teams are at:
Hillmorton Hospital
Entrance 3
Building 23, Kahurangi
21 Sylvan Street
Christchurch
Services we provide
We provide outpatient services for children and youth who:
- are aged 0 to 17 years inclusive
- have a suspected or confirmed moderate to severe psychiatric disorder
- live in Canterbury.
Referral information
All referrals to CAF services are streamlined through our CAFLink service.