Christchurch Resettlement Services

283 Lincoln Road, Addington, Christchurch

Contact Details

Phone (03) 335 0311
Fax (03) 335 0312
Email admin@crs.org.nz

Street Address

Level 1
283 Lincoln Road (Corner of Clarence Street South & Lincoln Road)
Addington
Christchurch 8024

Postal Address

PO Box 9062
Tower Junction
Christchurch 8149

Description

Christchurch Resettlement Services exists to support people from refugee and migrant backgrounds living in Otautahi/Christchurch to settle successfully in Aotearoa/New Zealand by providing a range of professional services that build on strengths to promote wellbeing and resilience. For more information on the full range of services available, please see the CRS website. See below for our counselling and social work services.

Staff

Across the six services we provide, 23 ethnicities are represented.

Fees and Charges Categorisation

Free

Fees and Charges Description

CRS Counselling, Social Work and Health Promotion services are all free.

Hours

Mon – Fri 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Public Holidays: Closed Good Friday (18 Apr), Easter Sunday (20 Apr), Easter Monday (21 Apr), ANZAC Day (25 Apr), King's Birthday (2 Jun), Matariki (20 Jun), Labour Day (27 Oct), Canterbury Anniversary (14 Nov), Waitangi Day (6 Feb).

Languages Spoken

English

Programmes

Counselling, Social Work & Health Promotion

CRS provides counselling for people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds, either in their mother tongue, or with the support of an interpreter. While the focus is on mental health, the counselling tream can provide support around family violence, relationship issues and a wide range of other issues. The counsellors are from CALD backgrounds, and are New Zealand trained and accredited. The CRS Social Work team provides generic individual and family support around resettlement issues including mental health assessment, intervention and support for people from refugee and migrant backgrounds, with the support of an interpreter. CRS is also plays an active role in Health Promotion, working with local communities to improve social inclusion and well being for people from refugee and migrant backgrounds. Mental health is a key topic of Health Promotion and CRS supports settled refugees to provide peer education of mental health back to the community, in their mother tongue. This work is funded by the Ministry of Health and aims at reducting stigma and discrimination around mental health issues. CRS provides psychosocial and mental health services to the Muslim community following the mosque attacks of 2019.
Programme Areas

Mental health

Programme Type

Refugee / migrant

Regions

Canterbury

Age Groups

Child / Tamariki, Youth / Rangatahi, Adult / Pakeke, Older adult / Kaumātua

Referral Types

Self referral, GP, DHB clinical services

Referral Process

Individuals can call us directly for more information or referrals can come from any source including friends, family or community organisations, with the individual's consent. Referrals can be made online on our website www.crs.org.nz.

Description

CRS provides counselling for people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds, either in their mother tongue, or with the support of an interpreter. While the focus is on mental health, the counselling tream can provide support around family violence, relationship issues and a wide range of other issues. The counsellors are from CALD backgrounds, and are New Zealand trained and accredited.

The CRS Social Work team provides generic individual and family support around resettlement issues including mental health assessment, intervention and support for people from refugee and migrant backgrounds, with the support of an interpreter.

CRS is also plays an active role in Health Promotion, working with local communities to improve social inclusion and well being for people from refugee and migrant backgrounds. Mental health is a key topic of Health Promotion and CRS supports settled refugees to provide peer education of mental health back to the community, in their mother tongue. This work is funded by the Ministry of Health and aims at reducting stigma and discrimination around mental health issues.

CRS provides psychosocial and mental health services to the Muslim community following the mosque attacks of 2019.

Additional Details

Face to face / Kanohi ki te Kanohi, Child / Tamariki friendly

Travel Directions

On the corner of Lincoln Road and Clarence Street South, opposite Addington Village.

Public Transport

Orbiter on Whiteleigh Ave, use the stop closest to Lincoln Road, and head towards the city - we are one block up from Whiteleigh Ave on the right hand side.

The Halswell/Queenspark bus stops directly outside our office - come to the stairs at the rear of the building.

Parking

There is free parking at the front of the building facing Clarence St South.

Website

www.crs.org.nz/

https://healthpoint.co.nz./mental-health-addictions/mental-health/christchurch-resettlement-services/