
Gateway Housing Trust provides residential and community support services to young people and adults who experience significant difficulties as a result of mental illness. All referrals to Gateway Housing Trust services come through NMDHB Mental Health Services.
Support is provided by teams of qualified and experienced Community and Residential Support Workers who work collaboratively with service users to help them identify and meet their chosen goals.
Support is Recovery* focused and where ever possible families and whanau are kept informed and involved with their family member’s support.
* Recovery means being able to live well in the presence or absence of mental illness.

Everyone experiences illness differently and has particular strengths and skills, so each person has unique requirements in terms of support. To assist people move towards Recovery GHT uses a holistic approach, supporting people to achieve physical, spiritual, social and mental wellbeing.
Support aims to ensure that all service users have the information and resources to make informed choices, good decisions and the resources to explore opportunities.
Some of the areas that support covers are:
- Finding and keeping accommodation
- Finding work
- Getting training
- Life skills
- Building a social network
