A not-for-profit private psychiatric hospital at 496 Taieri Road in Halfway Bush, Dunedin, for mental health and addiction recovery. It was established in 1882 as an alternative to state hospital care, and now runs as a Democratic Therapeutic Community, with funded and private residential services.
The clinic offers inpatient treatment, a structured day programme and on-site accommodation for people moving towards independent living. Its therapy combines group and individual work, with a focus on peer support. It works with addiction and substance use, anxiety, depression and other mood disorders, eating disorders, personality disorders, post-traumatic stress and life crises. Patients must be at least 17. Referrals must come from a GP or psychiatrist.
Reviews are mixed. One former patient describes the psychiatrist and reception staff as professional and reassuring. Another describes a poor experience, with concerns about bullying that they say were not acted on by staff.