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Cholmondeley Children’s Centre
• Incorporated Society
• Opened in 1925 as
Cholmondeley Memorial
Children’s Home
• 25,500 + children to date
• Currently operating 16 beds
• Short term planned and
emergency respite care
• Aged between 3-12 years
• Range 2 days to 4 weeks
• Average stay 3-5 days
In home with minimal support
Out of system or back home with minimal support
Prevention/Diversion
Family Support
Family Preservation
Foster Care
Treatment Foster Care
Residential Care
Linear Model of Child and Family Services (Adapted). (Stuck et al, 2000)
Post Earthquake
In 2014…
• 347 children from 320
families
• 1000 admissions in total
• 162 children attending for
the first time
Since 2010…
• 41% increase on total amount of children
• 74% increase in new children
• 30% increase in total admissions
Referrals
Prior to earthquakes:
Direct 70%
Third party 30%
Now 50/50
Anecdotally…
• A new layer of distress on community placing increasing strain on families who were coping fine before the earthquakes
• Usual support systems have been disrupted through either supports moving or are coping with an equal level of distress and are less available
The Children
• Significantly higher levels of
anxiety with or without
externalised behaviour
• Higher levels of transience
including school moves
To the fore…
Housing
Family violence
Parental mental health
Thank you…
www.cholmondeley.org.nz