Awareness Canterbury

Awareness is a network of people with their own experience of a mental health or addictions service.

Their mission is to ensure effective mental health services in Canterbury by supporting individuals to make a difference, and becoming a collective voice for change.

As consumers themselves they work to improve services for all and to ensure the recovery model is followed for all service users.

They provide:

• Support for self-advocacy
• Education
• Comment on policy and practice in the mental health sector
• Support to make a difference to individuals and tangata whaiora who have mental distress
• Themes : Evening talks on subjects directly relevant to the experience of mental health and/or additions issues.