Mental Health Awareness Week
7th - 10th October 2008
The theme for Mental Health Awareness Week 2008 is:
Make your mark for Mental Health “What’s your global handprint?”
A Safe Place To Help You Recover, With People Who Really Do Understand
Key We Way is a peer-run service that provides
home-away-from-home care and support, helping people recover from the distress of mental illness.
Crisis Support With Heart
The Key We Way service is a genuine alternative to a hospital stay for those who are experiencing a mental health crisis.
We provide residential recovery support for a maximum of four people, staying for up to three weeks at a time. Care is provided in partnership with clinical services, and guests can take advantage of companions who listen and a wide range of holistic therapies.
Our Team Really Does Understand
Key We Way is world-leading in its approach to mental illness crisis recovery. Being a peer-run service means our team have lived through the experience of mental illness themselves at some time.
Evidence from here in New Zealand and around the world tells us that people who have lived through the experience of mental illness and recovery are well equipped to help others. In addition to our own personal experiences of mental illness, our team members are comprehensively trained, so guests will receive high quality care from people who care.
The Key We Way team make themselves available to guests seeking supportive relationships. They will help each person find their own way through the journey, offering insights and support as they identify and implement strategies that will see people well again.
We’ve Gone Out Of Our Way To Help You Feel At Home
Our residence is nestled on the beach, facing Kapiti Island and provides all the modern conveniences to allow guests peace and quiet throughout their recovery.
Everything Is Negotiated
Each guest has a say about how their time at Key We Way is organised. From the very beginning, people are part of all the usual everyday decisions, like choosing what to
eat, when to eat it, where your room is, and when to take therapy sessions.
We Won’t Leave You On Your Own
Because we recognise the challenges of returning home after being involved in a crisis, the Key We Way team are available to work with you on this transition for a short period after your departure. We’ll provide the support needed to put the recovery plan into action at home.
