Taranaki Retreat Team
A wonderfully diverse bunch of people, from all kinds of personal, cultural and professional backgrounds.
We are parents, counsellors, nurses, company directors, therapists, builders, teachers and much more.
Some are young people; others are in retirement. We would love YOU to be involved, too.
We are parents, counsellors, nurses, company directors, therapists, builders, teachers and much more.
Some are young people; others are in retirement. We would love YOU to be involved, too.
VisionSuicide Prevention is about all of us
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Values- Trustable, non-judgemental, non-discriminatory people
- The very best expertise and research - Collaboration, advocacy and transition - Ongoing support at no cost to the individual or whānau |
MissionSanctuary ~ Safety ~ Support ~ Space To Breathe
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How did it come about?
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Taranaki Retreat Trust has collaborated to discern ‘where the gaps are’. The gaps through which over six hundred Kiwis were lost to suicide during the last twelve months alone.
Through that learning, the Retreat has built a healing model combining Māori and Pākehā wisdom in healthcare with the direct experience of individuals and whānau affected by suicidal ideation or loss. The practical outworking of this model is undertaken by trained and supervised volunteers, overseen by clinicians. In this way, the work is shared and shaped by the most highly qualified and experienced in the community, connecting up with those most in need. Ingeniously, this is bringing about healing through the community’s own energy to address suicide prevention itself. |
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Organisational Structure
Taranaki Retreat is a Registered Charity, number CC50829
We were formed in 2014 to build and resource a time-out space for people experiencing trauma or major life challenges. We are passionate about suicide prevention. In any given month, we receive around 120 requests for support.
Our service is non-clinical (even though some of our team are clinicians) and volunteer-driven, with a small paid staff. Everyone involved in our work with people is trained and police-checked, and supported with excellent supervision. We are surrounded and guided by a clinical team who are fully committed to this work, and lend their experience and expertise to support our program.
The essence of our kaupapa is providing the opportunity to take good, supported time-out, with the help of a dedicated Support Worker; the beauty and peace of our location (including the stunning views of Maunga Taranaki); a range of therapeutic services (including grief and relationship counselling), and being around others who are on a similar journey - which we know, from experience, can be incredibly helpful in feeling less isolated and alone.
The work of Taranaki Retreat is governed by a Trust Board and a robust set of policies and procedures (including a comprehensive Code of Conduct).
Our service is non-clinical (even though some of our team are clinicians) and volunteer-driven, with a small paid staff. Everyone involved in our work with people is trained and police-checked, and supported with excellent supervision. We are surrounded and guided by a clinical team who are fully committed to this work, and lend their experience and expertise to support our program.
The essence of our kaupapa is providing the opportunity to take good, supported time-out, with the help of a dedicated Support Worker; the beauty and peace of our location (including the stunning views of Maunga Taranaki); a range of therapeutic services (including grief and relationship counselling), and being around others who are on a similar journey - which we know, from experience, can be incredibly helpful in feeling less isolated and alone.
The work of Taranaki Retreat is governed by a Trust Board and a robust set of policies and procedures (including a comprehensive Code of Conduct).
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Jamie AllenRetreat Co-ordinator
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Suzy AllenCare Manager
LeAnne BlakelockTrustee
Fiona ParkinsonChair of the Trust Board
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Jacinta HurleyTrustee
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The list of those directly involved in the oversight and establishment of Taranaki Retreat (leaving aside contractors, many of whom donate their time), now numbers over 100 volunteers and partner organisations. Among them, we are significantly resourced by Tandem Group Accountants, who provide Accountancy, Administrative and Human Resources support. They make all this add up.
Other roles in the organisation's structure include the following :
Other roles in the organisation's structure include the following :
- Grants : application and compliance
- Communications : liaising in the neighbourhood and in the sector
- Fundraising : exploring other funding possibilities / in-kind gifts
- Clinical : advising on clinical/medical issues that arise
- Spiritual : support through karakia and direction in ethical matters
- HSE : identifying risks and issues, and resolving/mitigating these
- Building : ongoing development of the facility
- Landscaping / Planting : keeping the site beautiful for our guests
- Hospitality : baking, cooking and cleaning
Thank you to the : Communities, Businesses, Organisations and Individuals, who gave – generously and unstintingly, to grow this vision from the ground up; and built Aotearoa New Zealand’s first residential centre for suicide prevention.
Mike King offers korero at the Opening of the Retreat - March 2018
