Mental health, disability and addiction support services
Confidential support, specialist disability guidance, and community recovery resources for individuals and whānau.
Mental Health & Emotional Wellbeing Support
Lifeline Aotearoa
A free, confidential 24/7 support service providing suicide prevention, telephone counselling, and text support for people experiencing distress, loneliness, or emotional crisis.
1737 – Need to Talk?
A free, confidential 24/7 national telehealth helpline offering immediate brief support and counselling via call or text with trained mental health professionals.
Depression Helpline
A free, confidential national support service offering guidance, coping strategies, and telephone counselling for individuals experiencing depression, low mood, or anxiety.
Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand | Mauri Tū, Mauri Ora
A national charitable organisation promoting positive mental health and wellbeing through evidence-based resources, workplace wellness programmes, education, and systemic advocacy.
Anxiety NZ Trust
A specialist non-profit organisation providing clinical psychology services, peer support groups, education, and a free 24/7 national anxiety helpline.
Ka Puta Ka Ora | Emerge Aotearoa
A national community-based provider delivering mental health recovery programmes, addiction support, social housing, and wellbeing services for tāngata whaiora and whānau.
New Zealand Association of Counsellors (NZAC)
The national professional body representing qualified counsellors, providing public guidance on ethics, standards, and a searchable directory to find registered counsellors across New Zealand.
Disability & Neurodiversity Services
Disability Support Services MSD
The government agency responsible for funding and administering specialist disability support services, equipment, modifications, and community residential support across New Zealand.
Enabling Good Lives
A person-centred, whānau-led approach that transforms disability support by giving disabled people and their families greater choice, control, and flexibility over their funding and lives.
IHC New Zealand
A major advocacy and community service organisation dedicated to supporting people with intellectual disabilities and their whānau through housing, advocacy, and community programmes.
Spectrum Care
An independent charitable trust delivering tailored home and community support, respite services, and independent living options for disabled children, young people, and adults.
CCS Disability Action
A disability support and advocacy organisation working to ensure disabled people of all ages have equal community access, mobility parking, and self-directed support.
Explore Wellbeing | Explore Hāpainga Ora
A national health and disability provider supporting disabled people and their whānau through positive behaviour support, autism services, specialist interventions, and wellbeing programmes.
Autism New Zealand
A national non-profit organisation offering specialist information, family education programmes, community support, and advocacy for autistic people and their whānau.
ADHD New Zealand
A national charitable organisation providing information, practical resources, education courses, and community support groups for individuals and families living with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder – Care Action Network (FASD-CAN)
A national non-profit network uniting parents, caregivers, and professionals to provide training, peer support, and advocacy for individuals living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
Addiction & Recovery Support
Alcohol and Drug Helpline
A free, confidential 24/7 national helpline offering advice, brief interventions, and local referral pathways for anyone concerned about their own or someone else's substance use.
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) New Zealand
A nationwide 12-step fellowship offering free, peer-led recovery meetings and mutual support for individuals seeking to recover from alcoholism.
Narcotics Anonymous (NA) New Zealand
A community-based 12-step mutual support fellowship providing regular peer recovery meetings for people seeking freedom from drug addiction.
Al-Anon Family Groups NZ
A mutual support fellowship offering free, confidential peer support meetings for family members, partners, and friends affected by someone else’s drinking.