There are many support services and resources available in the community that you can access directly, depending on the issues. The contact details listed below were accurate at the time of printing, but may change over time. If you find an error or a link not working do please let us know.
Telephone Support Services - 24 Hours Sometimes it is easier to talk to an anonymous person, and/or you may feel the need for some immediate support, without having to go out to obtain it. There is a range of different telephone support services available, such as:
CAAT Team (Community Assessment & Treatment Team) This is the 24 hour crisis emergency number for Community Mental Health if you or someone you know is experiencing an emotional crisis and may harm themselves or others.
Phone: (Wellington to Kapiti) 04 494 9169
Phone: (Hutt Valley) 04 566 6999 Lifeline Lifeline 24-hour counselling.
Free Phone: 0800 543 354 MAMTA MAMTA (Asian women supporting Asian women).
Phone: 04 478 6213 National Healthline Free Phone: 0800 611 116 Plunketline Free Phone: 0800 933 922 Pregnancy Counselling Services Free Phone: 0800 633 328 Samaritans Samaritans offer a free telephone counselling service for a wide variety of issues.
Phone: 04 473 9739 SIDS SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) offer a 24-hour phone support line for parents bereaved by cot death.
Free Phone: 0800 164 455
Counselling, Support and Community Agencies
Other helping agencies can be found in the Local Government Community Directories or the Yellow Pages under Community Services.
Hutt City Community Directory http://www.huttcity.info/council/services/community/services_directory.html Kapiti Community Directory http://www.kapiticoast.govt.nz/Community/CommunityDirectory Porirua Community Directory http://www.pcc.govt.nz/community/frameset_search.asp Upper Hutt Community Directory http://www.upperhuttcity.com/page/415/CommunityServicesDirectory.boss Wellington City Community Directory http://www.wellington.govt.nz/services/commdirectory/index.php
Atareira (formerly known at Schizophrenia Fellowship Wgtn) is a Wellington based Mental Health organization that provides services for people who experience mental illness and their family and whanau throughout the Wellington region including the Hutt Valley, Porirua & the Kapiti Coast.
Phone 04 499 1049
http://www.atareira.org.nz/ Barnardos Barnados offer support and information to NZ families and whanau on any issue relating to families, and services to families.
Phone: 04 385 7560 Birth Power Rebbeca Carr is a Qualified Childbirth Educator and Breastfeeding Counsellor and has been supporting parents in the Hutt Valley for the last 2 years through antenatal classes and offering breastfeeding support. Birth Power aims to offer new parents a little knowledge to help them feel empowered and excited by what they are about to achieve. Birth Power aims to offer a fun and interactive environment. Birth Power not only offers antenatal classes but also takes the next step by offering support classes for parents after their baby has been born. Check out some of the other courses offered
Phone 04 976 8719
http://www.birthpower.co.nz/ Care NZ Care NZ offers a range of services for drug and alcohol addiction, including counselling, support groups, and referrals to residential treatment centres.
Phone 04 385 1517 Catholic Social Services Catholic Social Services offer a koha counselling service.
Phone: 04 385 8642 Eating Disorder Services Eating Disorder Services offer residential treatment, a day programme, and outpatient therapy for people suffering from anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa.
Phone: 04 461 6528
www.eatingdisorders.org.nz Hora Te Pai Health Services Hora Te Pai Health Services offer free iwi health services eg. pregnancy care and tests, contraceptive advice, baby health. Based in Paraparaumu.
Phone: 04 902 7095 Kahungunu Ki Poneke Kahungunu Ki Poneke offer advocacy and counselling support programmes, including Maori parenting programmes.
Phone: 04 384 6252 Kokiri Marae Kokiri Marae offers a range of health services including clinics, counselling, and support to Maori women and their families.
Phone: 04 939 4630 Lifeworks Lifeworks is a free 12 month home-based Open Polytechnic programme designed to help you make positive changes in your life (work, health, finances, relationships).
Free Phone: 0508 543 396
www.lifeworks.ac.nz Mental Health Commisssion Mental Health Commisssion of NZ - has many useful and up to date free publications available, in addition to information about accessing a range of services.
www.mhc.govt.nz Ministry of Social Development Information on support for parents from the Ministry of Social Development. They also publish a number of practical strategy booklets for parents on a range of topics related to parenting.
www.familyservices.govt.nz/skip
www.familyservices.govt.nz/directory/ Miscarriage Support Group Miscarriage Support Group offers support and information to women who have experienced miscarriage.
Phone: 04 384 4272 Mothers Alone Mothers Alone supports women who are pregnant or parenting on their own. City and Island Bay groups.
Phone: 04 385 0505 Mothers Network Mothers Network organizes discussion groups for mothers of young children.
Phone: 04 383 8255 Multiple Birth Group Multiple Birth Group offers support to women and their families who are parents of multiples.
Phone: 04 479 4529 NET (Naku Enei Tamariki) NET (Naku Enei Tamariki) is a community based network which aims to help new mothers in stressful circumstances, in order to promote healthy development of their families, whanau, aiga. Allied with PAFT (Parents as First Teachers) and Family Start, they take self-referrals for women in the Hutt Valley.
Phone: 04 567 9251 email: net.pakeha@ihug.co.nz - Pakeha and Administration Sections
Phone: 04 577 3386 email: naku.pi@xtra.co.nz - Pacific Island Section
Phone: 04 939 4640 email: netpaft@paradise.net.nz - Maori Section Out of the Blue/Kia Marama Out of the Blue/Kia Marama is a NZ Mental Health Foundation initiative. This site provides information about recognizing signs of depression, and where to go for help.
www.outoftheblue.org.nz Pacific Health Services Pacific Health Services offer support to Pacific Island families for a range of health issues.
Phone: (Hutt Valley) 04 577 0394
Phone: (Porirua) 04 237 9824
Phone: (Wellington) 04 388 2154 Parent Help Parent Help - for parent help and family support - offer 24-hour telephone support, counselling, and an anger change group for women.
Phone: 04 499 9994 Parent to Parent Parent to Parent is an information and support network for parents of babies and children needing special care.
Phone: 04 569 9398 Parents as First Teachers -PAFT Phone: 04 567 7035 Parents Centre Head Office Phone: 04 233 2022
www.parentscentre.org.nz Plunket Plunket is a free service to assist families with advice for children under five, including individual well-child checks, parenting education groups, and PIN groups for women to meet others in their local area.
National office: 04 471 0177
www.plunket.org.nz Porirua Living Without Violence Group Porirua Living Without Violence Group offers groups and 1:1 counselling when required to women in violent/abusive relationships.
Phone: 04 237 6009 Presbyterian Social Support Presbyterian Social Support offers in-home family support, counselling, and parent education.
Phone: 04 439 4900
www.psc.org.nz Refugees as Survivors Refugees as Survivors offer community-based support to assist refugees to settle in NZ.
Phone: 04 384 7279 Relationship Services Relationship Services offers relationship counselling throughout the Wellington region.
Free Phone: 0800 735 283
www.relate.org.nz SANDS (Still Birth and Neonatal Death Support Group) SANDS (Still Birth and Neonatal Death Support Group) support women and families who have experienced the grief of stillbirth and neo-natal death.
Phone: 04 478 0895 or 04 478 9307
www.sands.org.nz Sexual Abuse Healing Centre Sexual Abuse Healing Centre - a free service for all ages.
Phone: (Hutt Valley) 04 566 5517
Phone: (Wellington) 04 499 7532 SkylightSkylight works with children and young people and their families who have been significantly affected by change, loss and grief.
Free Phone: 0800 299 100 or Phone: 04 939 6767
www.skylight.org.nz The Family Court The Family Court offers a range of services eg. referrals for free relationship counselling, or to support programmes for adults and children with a Protection Order under the Domestic Violence Act. Contact your local Family Court, or go to www.justice.govt.nz WEAVEWEAVE (Wellington Ending Abuse and Violence) run groups for women who are or have been in abusive relationships. These groups run both daytime and evening, attendance is free, and childcare is provided for the day groups.
Phone: 04 384 8275 Wellington City Mission Wellington City Mission offer a range of services to families, including home-based parenting education and home-making support, free individual counselling and family therapy, community resource agency information.
Phone: 04 389 2033 Womens' Centres Womens' Centres offer a range of services, and can provide up to date information on local community resources and supports.
Phone: (Kapiti) 04 902 6222
Phone: (Lower Hutt) 04 569 2711
Phone: (Upper Hutt) 04 527 0017 Wellington Womens Health Collective Wellington Womens Health Collective offers information on many health concerns for women.
Phone: 04 499 7709 WINZ WINZ (Work and Income New Zealand) can provide information on financial benefits available for families.
Free Phone: 0800 559 009
