If you are in an emergency or life-threatening situation, please call 111 (NZ Emergency Services)
Professional & Online Support
Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand
Head over to their website to discover an extensive list of support groups, including:
- Specialised Support for specific issues, such as depression, Anxiety, Bipolar etc;
- Recovery and Peer Support;
- Family / whānau Support; and
- Suicide Bereavement Groups
Need to Talk (New Zealand based)
- Lifeline 0800 LIFELINE (0800 543 354) or text ‘Help’ to 4357
- What's Up 0800 942 8787 (for 5–18-year-olds; 1 pm to 11 pm)
- Youthline 0800 376 633 - free text 234, email talk@youthline.co.nz, or find online chat and other support options here.
- Suicide Crisis Helpline 0508 828 865 (0508 TAUTOKO)
- Pet Loss Support Hotline at 0800 114 421
- 1737, Need to talk? Free call or text 1737 to talk to a trained counsellor.
- Anxiety New Zealand 0800 ANXIETY (0800 269 4389)
- Depression.org.nz 0800 111 757 or text 4202
- Rural Support Trust 0800 787 254
- Samaritans 0800 726 666
- Yellow Brick Road 0800 732 825
- thelowdown.co.nz - Web chat, email chat or free text 5626
- What's Up 0800 942 8787 (for 5 to 18-year-olds). Phone counselling available Monday-Friday, noon-11pm and weekends, 3pm-11pm. Online chat is available 3pm-10pm daily.
Online Support
Online Support Providers
Listing both New Zealand based and international support groups
A Better Way To Grieve
Join a live, online interactive course hosted by Dr Lucy Hone, leading grief expert. This life-changing course is built around interactive workshops hosted live by Dr Lucy Hone, including time for individual reflection activities, Q&As with Dr Lucy, guided group discussions, as well as specialist insights from her handpicked, expert team.
Better Help
BetterHelp was founded in 2013 to remove the traditional barriers to therapy and make mental health care more accessible to everyone. BetterHelp’s network of over 30,000 licensed therapists has helped millions of people take ownership of their mental health and work towards their personal goals.
Mackillop Seasons
Based out of Australia, MacKillop Seasons evidence-based programs build knowledge and capacity of professionals to provide a safe space for children, young people and adults to learn knowledge, skills and attitudes to understand and respond to experiences of change, loss and grief.
Grief Support Services
Grief Support Services is a Tauranga-based agency that has been working in the community since 1987. They support vulnerable individuals and families/whanau by encouraging their understanding of themselves and each other so they may manage the turmoil of grief and loss, adjust to huge changes and attain their aspirations for their quality of life.
Dougy Services
Dougy Center has received national and international acclaim for our peer grief support model for helping children cope before and after the death of a family member. The Dougy Center Model has been replicated in over 500 sites throughout the world and is considered a ‘gold standard’ of practice in the field of grief and loss.
Online Therapy
A dedicated online-based team of consultant therapists, cognitive behavioral therapists, practitioners and support staff that collaboratively works to help people in need of emotional support.
Mental Wealth
Everyone has mental health. Learning how to look after your mental health creates ‘Mental Wealth’. Make yourself rich in mental wealth so you can spend it on taking care of yourself and others.
After Suicide
Find support and information after a suicide for whānau, friends and communities. Know that you are not alone.
Haven't found what you are looking for?
Please consider our other resources, or touch base with some suggestions and/or recommendations that we could add to our directory.
Need to talk now?
(New Zealand based)
- Lifeline 0800 LIFELINE (0800 543 354) or text ‘Help’ to 4357
- What's Up 0800 942 8787 (for 5–18-year-olds; 1 pm to 11 pm)
- Youthline 0800 376 633 - free text 234, email talk@youthline.co.nz, or find online chat and other support options here.
- Suicide Crisis Helpline 0508 828 865 (0508 TAUTOKO)
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