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
Refugee Lifeline
http://www.refugeelifeline.org.nz
Burmese: 0800 88 66 45
Arabic: 0800 88 66 47
Farsi/Dari: 0800 88 66 46
Kidsline
0800 543 754
Mensline
0800 636 754
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
National Depression Initiative (Ministry of Health)
0800 111 757
Te Pou: The National Centre of Mental Health Research and Workforce Development
http://www.tepou.co.nz
Tel (09) 373 2125
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) 4728058
Health Watch
0274 20 20 31
Services for Maori
He Oranga Pounamu
Based in Christchurch but for all Ngai Tahu people
Tel (03) 353 4370
http://www.hop.org.nz