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Police, fire, and ambulance. For immediate danger or a medical emergency.
Downloadable fact sheets, posters, and guides from Muskaan Care Trust β alongside a curated directory of trusted Aotearoa-wide support services.
A curated index of trusted national helplines and support services β most free, all confidential. Search by name, condition, or community below.
Police, fire, and ambulance. For immediate danger or a medical emergency.
Free 24/7 health advice from registered nurses. Interpreters available on request.
Free, confidential national helpline for anyone feeling down, anxious, or overwhelmed. Call or text 1737.
24/7 telephone counselling and suicide prevention support.
Confidential support for anyone in suicidal distress or concerned for someone they know.
Confidential, non-judgemental emotional support 24 hours a day.
Free 24/7 support to talk with a counsellor about how you're feeling.
24/7 confidential helpline for anyone affected by sexual harm or abuse.
National information, resources, and campaigns supporting mental wellbeing.
Self-help tools, journeys, and clinician-backed information on depression.
Specialist support, education, and counselling for anxiety-related distress.
Information, support, and advocacy for families and individuals affected by eating disorders.
Support for whΔnau navigating mental illness in a loved one (formerly Supporting Families).
Mental wellbeing support designed for rangatahi β free text, web, and email.
Free online CBT-based tool to help young people manage low mood.
Free problem-solving tool to help work through what's on your mind.
Pacific-led mental health, addictions, and suicide prevention support.
MΔori suicide prevention, mental wellbeing, and workforce development.
Free, confidential 24/7 advice and support for people affected by alcohol or other drugs.
Free 24/7 support for anyone affected by gambling β including whΔnau.
Free coaching, NRT, and tools to help you quit smoking or vaping.
Free peer-led meetings across Aotearoa for anyone wanting to stop drinking.
Peer-support meetings for people recovering from drug addiction.
Donate blood, register as a donor, and learn about transfusion services.
Advocacy and connection for whΔnau living with rare conditions.
Information, support, and advocacy for patients and families affected by blood cancers.
Education, advocacy, and peer support for people with bleeding disorders.
Global network supporting patients and families affected by haemoglobinopathies.
Free, confidential counselling and social services in Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, Vietnamese, Japanese, Thai, Hindi, and English.
Settlement support, navigation, and community connection for migrants and former refugees.
Specialist services for migrant and refugee women, children, and families experiencing domestic violence.
Public health and wellbeing advocacy for Asian communities in Aotearoa.
Refugee resettlement programmes, pathways to migrants, and humanitarian support.
Te Tari MΔtΔwaka β government agency supporting ethnic community wellbeing and inclusion.
Specialist mental health support for former refugees living in Aotearoa.
Free English-language tuition and settlement support for migrants and refugees.
National network of regional multicultural councils advancing inclusion and ethnic diversity.
Pacific-led health and wellbeing services for Pacific communities.
Government agency for disability supports, funding, and policy.
Information, advocacy, and navigation for disabled people and their whΔnau.
Advocacy, support, and services for people with intellectual disabilities.
National disability support service helping people achieve their goals.
Practical services for New Zealanders who are blind, deafblind, or have low vision.
Support, advocacy, and NZSL interpreting for the Deaf community.
Information, advice, and support for autistic people and their whΔnau.
Peer support and information for parents of children with disabilities or health impairments.
The national public health service. Information on hospitals, services, and patient rights.
Trusted plain-language health information for New Zealanders (formerly Health Navigator).
National health policy, immunisation, screening, and public health guidance.
Independent advocacy and complaints for anyone using health or disability services.
Information on funded medicines and how to apply for special-access funding.
Free 24/7 information and support line for anyone affected by family violence.
Safe houses and 24/7 crisis support for women and children experiencing violence.
Domestic abuse helpline, advocacy, and safer-homes programmes.
24/7 confidential helpline and webchat for sexual harm support.
24/7 crisis line, counselling, and support after sexual abuse in the Auckland region.
To report concerns about a child or young person's safety or wellbeing.
Free, confidential helpline run by Age Concern for older people experiencing harm.
Free PlunketLine and well-child services from birth to age five.
Specialist support for children, young people, and whΔnau through grief and trauma.
Child-centred services supporting tamariki and whΔnau across Aotearoa.
Government-run searchable directory of family and social services across NZ.
Support for one-parent and blended families across Aotearoa.
Advocacy, information, and support for older New Zealanders and their whΔnau.
National support, information, and advocacy for those affected by dementia.
National network of community hospices providing palliative care across Aotearoa.
Information, supportive care, and accommodation for cancer patients and their whΔnau.
Counselling and grief education for people of all ages.
Income support, disability allowance, and hardship grants for eligible whΔnau.
Free, confidential information and advice on any issue, in any community.
Free legal help across New Zealand through 24 community law centres.
Free financial mentoring and budgeting support over the phone or webchat.
Food banks, budgeting, addiction services, and crisis support nationwide.
Food, accommodation, social services, and health support across TΔmaki Makaurau.
Food, clothing, and health support for tamariki in low-decile NZ schools.
Free 24/7 support for young people aged 12β24 by phone, text, webchat, or email.
Free 24/7 helpline run by trained Kidsline Buddies for children under 18.
Free counselling phone and webchat for children and teens aged 5β19.
Support, advocacy, and community for queer, gender-diverse, takatΔpui, and intersex youth.
Free national rainbow helpline for support, information, and referral.
Resources and education for rainbow young people, schools, and workplaces.
By-and-for support, advocacy, and resources for transgender people in Aotearoa.
Sexual health and HIV support for rainbow communities (formerly NZAF).
Comprehensive 12-page guide for newly diagnosed families.
Fact SheetWhat being a carrier means for you and your family.
Fact SheetPain crises, treatment, daily life, explained plainly.
Action PlanWhat to do at home, when to go to hospital, what to ask for.
Action PlanPrint-and-keep card with the numbers you'll need.
GuidePrintable checklist for appointments.
Quick reference for emergency departments.
Primary CareWhen to test, how to order, how to interpret.
MaternityAntenatal screening and multidisciplinary care.
PaediatricsProphylaxis, vaccinations, stroke screening.
A4 awareness poster for community noticeboards.
PosterA3 poster encouraging ethnic-minority donors.
VideoPlain-language animated explainer.
Video2-minute action plan video.
InfographicPunnett square visualisation.
Slide deckEditable slides for community presentations.
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