Support services for children and youth
Counselling and wellbeing support services for children and young people.
Barnardos Aotearoa
A leading children’s charity providing early learning, social work, parenting programmes, youth mentoring, and family support to help tamariki and rangatahi thrive.
What's Up | 0800 What's Up
A free, confidential national counselling helpline and webchat service run by Barnardos for children and teenagers (ages 5–19) to talk through any issue or worry.
YouthLaw Aotearoa
A community organisation dedicated to helping children and young people under 25 understand their rights, providing free youth-focused advocacy, education, and advice.
YouthLine
A national youth organisation providing free, confidential 24/7 support via call, text, and webchat, alongside youth mentoring and development programmes for young people and their whānau.
Skylight Trust
A specialist national organisation supporting children, young people, and whānau navigating grief, trauma, loss, family breakup, and tough life transitions with tailored counselling and practical resources.
RainbowYOUTH
A national non-profit organisation providing peer support, advocacy, information, and safe social spaces for queer, gender diverse, takatāpui, and intersex young people and their whānau.
SPARX
A free, evidence-based online e-therapy game designed to help young people (ages 12–19) manage mild to moderate depression, stress, and anxiety using cognitive behavioural therapy skills.
A Kid With Two Homes
A supportive resource offering guidance, stories, and insights to help children and whānau navigate family separation and life across two households from a child’s perspective.