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Welcome to the website of the New Zealand Early Intervention in Psychosis Executive Committee.
Early detection of psychosis and effective interventions greatly increase the chance of a successful recovery.
This website has been developed primarily for health profesionals working in the area of first episode psychosis. You are welcome to look around, but if you think that 'something isn't quite right' in yourself or someone you know, your general practitioner or someone you trust (eg. School counsellor, Priest etc.) would be a good person to talk to about how you are feeling. Research and clinical experience show that the earlier the treatment for psychosis, the better the outcome.
If you are looking for information on psychosis developed
by those with first episode psychosis and their families, try this site in
Canada:
Get Help Early was developed by first-episode psychosis youth and parents
with the help of dedicated family members who donated their talent, expertise
and experience to create a partnership-based early psychosis resource. Also,
the Totara House website has
a number of useful pages including what
is psychosis, and how
family and others can help the person with psychosis.
This site contains a number of resources for clinicians working with young people with first episode psychosis. These include copies of the national early intervention Newsletter, information on the National Executive Committee, including the FERNZ National Data Set, information on the National Training Forum, (including keynote addresses from the 2006 and 2007 Training Forums) and an introduction to the 'Mind Your Head' DVD, (including the new DVD-only version for wider distribution) and Family Matters DVD. Latest additions to the site are listed here.
The documents on first episode psychosis are divided into various sections:
Firstly, websites that are of interest;
Secondly, information sheets and pamphlets from
NZ early intervention services; including the:
Early
Intervention in Psychosis: Guidance Note (PDF, 152K) 
This publication, which was produced by the Mental Health Commission in
1999 to provide guidance on how best to provide services, is currently
being revised by the National Executive Committee.
Thirdly a range of documents relevant to early intervention from New Zealand, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom;
Fourthly, links are provided to a number of academic research articles of interest to early intervention;
Finally, the website will provide a comprehensive Directory of New Zealand Early Intervention in Psychosis services nationally.
Please send us your useful resources, so that we can share them with others.
"Prompt and effective interventions for young people with early psychosis, for their families, close friends and other carers represent a major element of respect of individuals’ rights to citizenship and social inclusion."
read the EARLY PSYCHOSIS DECLARATION
This site last updated: 30 April 2008
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