First Mental Health Chaplain Intern Welcomed at Porirua Hospital

On Thursday afternoon, 17 May 2018, Porirua Hospital Chaplaincy team welcomed the very first Mental Health Chaplain Intern in all of New Zealand, Rev Cath Growcott. Rev. Canon Kath Maclean shared her dream of teaching mental health chaplains and growing the team. The stakeholders including Wellington Hospital Chaplaincy Trust, Director of Mental Health Services at Capital and Coast DHB and ICHC were in attendance. The event was joyful and filled with hope for the future.