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Helpful Websites

Find support for yourself or someone else who may be experiencing mental health or addiction challenges.

A-Z of Mental Health

An online information resource, developed by the Mental Health Foundation, covering 32 common mental health topics. Each topic includes information on causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatments and ways to support your or someone else’s recovery.

A-Z of Mental Health

Access & Choice

A website that connects you with a provider that can help.

Access & Choice

After a suicide

Find support and information after a suicide for whānau, friends and communities. You are not alone.

After a suicide

EDANZ

The Eating Disorders Association of New Zealand (EDANZ) is a non-profit organisation dedicated to supporting people caring for a person with an eating disorder. EDANZ provides support, information and education as well as awareness raising and advocacy for better access to quality care.

EDANZ

Mental Health Foundation

A charity working towards creating a society free from discrimination, where all people enjoy positive mental health and wellbeing. Has a wide range of free resources available.

Mental Health Foundation

Yellow Brick Road

A national organisation that provides support for whānau who have a loved one experiencing mental health challenges.

Yellow Brick Road

Like Minds, Like Mine

A public education programme aimed at reducing the stigma and discrimination faced by people with experience of mental illness.

Like Minds, Like Mine

National Depression Initiative

Helping New Zealanders recognise and understand depression and anxiety, including access to the Small Steps digital tools for wellbeing.

National Depression Initiative

The Lowdown

A website to help young New Zealanders recognise and understand depression or anxiety and get support.

The Lowdown

Balance Aotearoa

Making a difference in the lives of those affected by mental health issues.

Balance Aotearoa

Skylight

Specialised grief support for New Zealand children, young people, adults and their families who are facing change, loss, trauma and grief.

Skylight

Ministry of Health

Advice for what to do when someone is suicidal or at risk and needing urgent help.

Ministry of Health

Lifekeepers

A national suicide prevention training programme, created especially for New Zealand communities.

Lifekeepers

Citizens Advice Bureau (CABNZ)

Free and confidential advice and support.

Citizens Advice Bureau (CABNZ)

Health Point

Up to date information about health care providers and services offered which can be searched for by your region.

Health Point

Alcoholics Anonymous

A fellowship of people who share their experience, strength and hope with each other to help people recover from alcohol addiction.

Alcoholics Anonymous

Al-Anon Family Groups

Support for families affected by a family member’s drinking.

Al-Anon Family Groups

Living Sober

Living Sober is an online recovery community providing mutual support for people struggling with alcohol use disorders.

Living Sober

The Level

Run by the NZ Drug Foundation, The Level helps New Zealanders learn, think and talk about their use of alcohol and other drugs and offer practical ways to begin to make changes.

The Level

CareNZ Manaaki Aotearoa

Provides support to anyone concerned about their own or someone else’s use of alcohol or other drugs.

CareNZ Manaaki Aotearoa

Family Drug Support

Providing support to family/whānau and friends impacted by the alcohol and substance use of people they care about.

Family Drug Support

Kina Families and Addictions Trust

Helps people to understand the impact of addiction on their life and the lives of their whānau.

Kina Families and Addictions Trust

Problem Gambling Foundation

Qualified counsellors provide free, professional and confidential counselling services for both gamblers and people affected by gambling.

Problem Gambling Foundation

Asian Family Services

Professional counselling, advice and support to Asian people in New Zealand affected by gambling harm. Services are available in English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, Vietnamese, Japanese, Thai and Hindi.

Asian Family Services

NetAddiction

Help and resources for people concerned about someone’s gaming or interested in understanding problematic use of gaming and gaming addictions.

NetAddiction

Gaming Addicts Anonymous

A fellowship of people who support each other in recovering from the problems resulting from excessive game playing.

Gaming Addicts Anonymous

On-Line Gamers Anonymous

A fellowship of people providing support to gamers and family members of people experiencing an addiction to gaming.

On-line Gamers Anonymous

NZ Police Rainbow Diversity Liaison Officers

Located throughout New Zealand to provide liaison between police and the Rainbow community.

NZ Police Rainbow Diversity Liaison Officers

Rainbow Youth

Supporting queer, gender diverse and intersex youth in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Rainbow Youth

InsideOUT

A national organisation working with youth whānau, schools and communities to help make safe spaces for young people of all genders and sexualities.

InsideOut

QTOPIA

Provides support, youth groups, whānau support and resources to rainbow young people in the wider Canterbury area.

QTOPIA

Gender Minorities Aotearoa

A cross-cultural and transgender-led national organisation that assists transgender, intersex and takatāpui people in having choices about their lives and bodies.

Gender Minorities Aotearoa

Intersex Trust Aotearoa New Zealand (ITANZ)

Provides information and education to support intersex people and their families.

ITANZ

Professional Association for Transgender Health Aotearoa (PATHA)

Provides information and education to support intersex people and their families.

PATHA

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