Table 2.

The mentoring programme

Time point	Session purpose
1–2 weeks before discharge from inpatient rehabilitation	Mentor meets with the mentee at the inpatient rehabilitation facility to get to know one another. Make provisional plans for meeting postdischarge.
2 weeks after discharge	Mentor visits mentee at home, to re-establish connection, explore barriers and facilitators to participation, and support them to develop plan for social activities for the next couple of weeks.
4 weeks after discharge	Participate in mentor-supported activity; check in with the mentee and discuss what has gone well over the last few weeks, what did not go well? Plan further activities.
6 weeks after discharge	As for previous session.
8 weeks after discharge	As for previous session, reminder that next visit will be the last.
10 weeks after discharge	Final visit. The mentor and the mentee will review progress and the ending of mentee–mentor relationship. A mihi whakamutunga (cultural blessing or prayer) will be offered for those who wish this.