National Sources of Help & Information
General Practitioner or Primary Care Health Provider
Please contact your General Practitioner or Primary Care Health Provider in the first instance.
Youthline
http://www.youthline.co.nz
0800 376 633
Lifeline
http://www.lifeline.co.nz
0800 543 354
Chinese Lifeline
0800 888 880
Clinical Advisory Services Aotearoa (CASA)
http://www.casa.org.nz
Tel (09) 448 3800
Emails
scs@casa.org.nz (specialist counselling services)
cprs@casa.org.nz (community postvention response)
cprs@casa.org.nz (towards well-being)
New Zealand Association of Counsellors
Kidsline
0800 543 754
Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand
http://www.mentalhealth.org.nz
Tel (09) 300 7010
Plunket
http://www.plunket.org.nz
Email plunketnz@xtra.co.nz
Tel (04) 471 0177
Plunketline 0800 933 922
Age Concern
http://www.ageconcern.org.nz
Tel (04) 801 9338
Citizens Advice Bureau
http://www.cab.org.nz
Tel (04) 382 8759
0800 FOR CAB
0800 367222
Samaritans
There are 7 Samaritans Centres in New Zealand
http://www.samaritans.org.nz
0800 726 666
National Depression Initiative (Ministry of Health)
http://www.depression.org.nz
http://www.thelowdown.co.nz
0800 111 757
Healthline
http://www.moh.govt.nz/healthline
0800 611 116
HealthTV
http://www.htv.co.nz
Tel (09) 489 9277
Te Pou: The National Centre of Mental Health Research and Workforce Development
http://www.tepou.co.nz
Tel (09) 373 2125
Richmond New Zealand
Partners in community and individual wellbeing
http://www.richmondnz.org/
Tel (03) 357 0150
AskChris Limited
Specialist online counselling services
http://www.askchris.co.nz
Email helpdesk@askchris.co.nz
Tel (09) 412 5661 or 412 5651
Southern Consumer Network Trust
(South Island wide network of mental health consumer advocates)
Email scas@xtra.co.nz
Tel (03) 365 4046
Balance NZ Bipolar and Depression Network
Tel (03) 366 3631
Gay and Lesbian Line/OUTline
http://www.gayline.org.nz
Tel (09) 303 3584
Sport and Recreation New Zealand
http://www.sparc.org.nz
Tel (04) 472 8058
Health Watch
0274 20 20 31
Webhealth
Everybody
Autism New Zealand Inc.
Refugee Lifeline
http://www.refugeelifeline.org.nz
Burmese 0800 88 66 45
Arabic 0800 88 66 47
Farsi/Dari 0800 88 66 46
Family Violence Services
Women's Refuge
http://www.womensrefuge.org.nz
Email info@refuge.org.nz
Tel (04) 802 5078
He Drove Me Mad
A teaching resource is available to support people who have experienced family violence. Please click here for further information.
Services for Māori
Te Rau Matatini - Aotearoa Maori Mental Health Workforce Development
http://www.matatini.co.nz
0800-MATATINI (628284)
He Oranga Pounamu
Based in Christchurch but for all Ngai Tahu people
Tel (03) 353 4370
http://www.hop.org.nz
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