Mission & Goals

The mission and goals of the Service were established when the Hutt Valley Youth Health Trust was created in March 1996.

To enable young people from the Hutt Valley to have access to services to promote their mental, physical, spiritual, emotional and social health.

This is achieved by our goals:

• Providing clinics (first contact assessment and treatment = primary healthcare) and other allied services that will offer a comfortable atmosphere for all young people and be relevant to, directed by and empowering for young people.
• Providing first contact assessment and treatment for health and well-being issues.
• Providing referrals to specialist services and existing community agencies for young people.
• Supporting young people within family relationships.
• Identifying the changing trends in the health needs of adolescents and to respond in a way that ensures the delivery of high quality services.
• Providing workshops and groups that encourage the health and development of young people.
• Providing a focus for the teaching of health professionals in the area of youth health.
• Research and Advocacy.