Our Special Friends
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Resources
Looking for help? The recommended services listed below can provide excellent sources of support for you or your loved one.
Supporting Families
YOSS - Youth Services
Youthline
What's Up
PepTalk
PEPTALK Media is a not-for-profit organisation which creates innovative resources to educate and empower kiwis with the skills to build and nurture a resilient, healthy mind. They believe this upstream, protective approach of helping people to help themselves, and others, is a powerful way to transform the future of mental health in New Zealand.
You can order PepTalk’s publications via their website here: peptalk.org.nz/magazine.
Lifeline
Suicide Helpline
Depression NZ & Helpline
The Lowdown
Mental Health Foundation
Like Minds
One of the biggest challenges for people experiencing mental illness is stigma and discrimination. But it doesn’t have to be that way. You can be part of changing this. We’re asking New Zealanders to share their experiences around when they’ve felt the weight of mental illness stigma and discrimination and the simple things people have said or done to help lighten the load.
Auckland District Health Board
Auckland District Health Board’s Community Mental Health Service (CMHS) provides assessment, diagnosis and treatment to Auckland Central’s population. To meet this role, four community centres staffed by multidisciplinary clinical teams are strategically located throughout the area.
ADHB Community Mental Health Services
Cornwall House
Lower Ground Building 16 Clinical Centre Epsom, Greenlane
09 623 5780
Monday to Friday: 8.00am – 5.00pm Reception 8.30am – 5.00pm
Manaaki House
New North Rd, Auckland 1021
09 845 0940
Monday to Friday: 8.00am – 5.00pm Reception 8.30am – 5.00pm
Taylor Centre
308 Ponsonby Road, Auckland 1011
09 376 1054
Monday to Friday: 8.00am – 4.30pm Reception 8.30am – 4.30pm
Kāinga Tiaki Centre (Formally St Luke’s CMHC)
1a Wynyard Rd, Mt Eden, 1024
09 845 0940
Monday to Friday: 8.00am – 5.00pm Reception 8.30am – 5.00pm
For urgent assistance after hours 7 days a week: 0800 800 717
Te Whetu Tawera: Adult Acute Mental Health Unit
Te Whetu Tawera is the Auckland District Health Board’s Acute Mental Health Unit for adults. The unit is located alongside the Auckland Domain with views of Auckland Harbour. The Acute Mental Health Unit was gifted a Māori name, Te Whetu Tawera, which translates as ‘the evening star’.
Drug & Alcohol Services
Specific services to assist the sufferers of substance abuse and addictions.
CADS: Factsheets
Turning The Page
Platform Trust
Platform champions community organisations that support New Zealanders by providing a wide range of mental health and addiction services across the country and creating a positive place for people experiencing mental health and addiction issues to live and work.
The Bridge Program
Whether you’re considering getting some help for yourself or a friend or relative, The Salvation Army Bridge offers the opportunity to evaluate alcohol or drug use and explore ways to bring things under control again. Freephone National Number (in New Zealand): 0800 53 00 00.
Care NZ
Odyssey
When addiction to alcohol, drugs or gambling has taken over your life, it can be hard to find a way out. Odyssey is here to help you. They work closely with local communities, schools and health organisations, with a caring approach and single-minded devotion to achieving good outcomes for those who come to Odyssey for help.