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Block - New Zealand - Youth
Kidsline
- Phone: 0800 KIDSLINE or 0800 543 754
- Website: www.kidsline.org.nz
- Free and confidential telephone counselling service designed for children. It is staffed between 4pm and 6pm on school nights by trained year 12 and 13 volunteer counsellors called Kidsline Buddies.
The LowDown
- Free text: 5626 (from midday to midnight, 7 days a week)
- Website: www.thelowdown.co.nz
- The website is designed for young people in New Zealand. It provides information, personal stories, multimedia, and a moderated message board.
What's Up
- Free call: 0800 WHATSUP or 0800 942 878
- Website: www.whatsup.co.nz
- Telephone counselling service for 5 to 18 year olds. Calls are answered by trained and supervised professional counsellors. Operates from noon to midnight.
Youthline
- Free call: 0800 37 66 33
- Website: www.youthline.co.nz
- Free, confidential, non-judgemental telephone counselling service.
