Our Special Friends

A special thanks for the valuable support received from Bug Control Infection Control Consultants, and the sponsorship of their 2020 policy manual.

We highly recommend our friends at Mt Albert Village Pharmacy who assists us and our residents with all our pharmacy needs.

We are very grateful for and recommend the excellent services of our accountants, Management Accountants Ltd.

Resources

Looking for help? The recommended services listed below can provide excellent sources of support for you or your loved one.

Supporting Families

Supporting Families offer families a wide range of confidential services provided through individual support, support groups, training and workshops.

YOSS - Youth Services

The Youth One Stop Shop provides holistic support, counselling, health, information, advisory and referral services for the youth of Palmerston North and their families/whānau.

Youthline

Youthline works with young people, their families and those supporting young people. Their organisations are made up of volunteer and paid staff members – and have centres based across the country.

0800 What’s Up is a counselling helpline for children and young people. Counsellors are available 365 days a year, and it’s free to call, including from a mobile phone. Children and young people can also get tips on dealing with the most commonly called about issues through the ‘most talked about’ sections of the kids and teens sections of their website.

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

Lifeline Aotearoa’s telephone counselling service provides 24 hours a day, 7 days a week counselling and support: 0800 543 354

Suicide Helpline

0508 TAUTOKO is a free, nationwide service available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and is operated by highly trained and experienced telephone counsellors who have undergone advanced suicide prevention training.

Depression NZ & Helpline

We all face challenges to our mental health. Depression and anxiety changes the way we think, feel and deal with tough times. Well done for taking the first step. You can follow other people’s journeys to wellness below or explore this site to find your own way to a better place.

The Lowdown

Sometimes life’s ups and downs are more than just the usual ups and downs. If you’re stuck feeling bad they can help you figure out if it could be anxiety or depression. Whatever’s going on you’ll find ideas and people who can help you get unstuck.

Mental Health Foundation

The Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand is a charity that works towards creating a society free from discrimination, where all people enjoy positive mental health & wellbeing. We work to influence individuals, whānau, organisations and communities to improve and sustain their mental health and reach their full potential.

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

Here you’ll find printer friendly versions of a range of information sheets about the facts and effects of drug use specifically for people who are currently using drugs or for health professionals who would like to be better informed. This information is aimed at reducing the risks associated with alcohol and other drug use.

Turning The Page

In former years Barry Pearman had roles as a Mental Health Support Worker and then as a Community Chaplain pastoring people with Major Mental Illnesses. As a Community Chaplain, he and a great bunch of volunteers developed a Church service and community for people with diverse Mental Health struggles such as Anxiety, Depression, Psychosis, Bi-Polar, Addictions.

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

Care NZ is committed to helping people to live a life free from the harms of alcohol or other drugs. They are available for everyone who is concerned about their own or a loved one’s use of alcohol and drugs. Don’t be afraid to ask for help – it can make all the difference, for yourself and the people around you.

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.

Higher Ground

Higher Ground provides tools for transformational change to people affected by severe addiction. In doing so they aim to support recovery for individuals and whānau and to reduce the harm that alcohol and other drug addiction causes in communities and society as a whole.