Community support groups
Find free mental health support in your area. See listings of support groups by region and type of support.
Hawke's Bay Growing Through Grief
The Growing Through Grief Service offers programmes for children, young people and adults who are experiencing change, loss and grief in their lives.
The Seasons for Growth programme aims to strengthen the social and emotional wellbeing of those attending following significant loss and change, and to support individuals to adapt to what they are experiencing.
Programmes are available in Tararua, Central Hawke’s Bay, Te Matau-a-Māui, Tairāwhiti, Ōpōtiki, Whakatāne, Rotorua, Taupō, Tauranga and Te Puke.
Region
Hawke's Bay
Contact Information
Website: www.acw.org.nz/grief-services
Email: gtgadmin@acw.org.nz
Hearing Voices Network Aotearoa NZ
Support groups and online forums for people who hear voices or see visions and other unusual sensory perceptions.
We run support groups for people with personal experience of hearing voices, seeing visions or having other unusual sensory experiences. Our hearing voices support groups are usually run by volunteers. We also have a facebook group where you can join in and chat: fb.com/groups/hearingvoicesnetworkaotearoanz
Region
Nationwide
Contact Information
Email: info@hearingvoices.org.nz
Facebook group: fb.com/groups/hearingvoicesnetworkaotearoanz
Website: https://hearingvoices.org.nz/support-groups/
Hearts and Minds Auckland
Hearts & Minds provides information and resources to support your wellbeing.
Hearts and Minds offer free wellbeing services including Mental Wellbeing Courses, Support Coordination Services, and our Support Services Directories.
Region
Auckland
Contact Information
Website: https://heartsandminds.org.nz/
Hearts and Minds Northland
Hearts & Minds provides information and resources to support your wellbeing.
Hearts and Minds offer free wellbeing services including Support Coordination Services, and our Support Services Directories.
Region
Northland
Contact Information
Website: https://heartsandminds.org.nz/
Helping Parents Heal - Australia/New Zealand Moving Forward After Suicide
Online support group for families who have lost a child to suicide.
An online support group for parents and close family who have lost a child to suicide. We provide a safe space to share and receive support from others with lived experience and provide a shared healing journey.
Region
Nationwide
Contact Information
Contact Name: Alison
Email: austnzhphaftersuicide@gmail.com
Facebook page: Linked here.
Hope and Healing
Hope and Healing is an online, lived experienced support group for those fighting an Eating Disorder.
Hope and Healing is a lived experienced support group for those fighting an Eating Disorder. These groups are hosted by Genevieve Mora and Millie Thomas both who have fought their own battles with an Eating Disorder. These groups run fortnightly on Zoom and are open to anyone who is fighting an Eating Disorder regardless of diagnosis or not. These support groups provide a safe environment for people to share, ask questions, challenge their eating disorders and find hope.
Region
Nationwide
Contact Information
Email: hopeandhealingrsvp@gmail.com
Junction
Peer support and advocacy for people with mental health and/or addiction issues.
Peer Support, activities and advocacy for people with mental Health and/or addiction issues.
Region
Bay of Plenty
Contact Information
Address: 28 Carlisle Street, Greerton, Tauranga
Phone: (07) 543 3010
Email: kurt@junction.org.nz
Website: https://turningpoint.org.nz/junction-peer-support
Kāhui Tū Kaha
Kāhui Tū Kaha provides support to people with mental illness in the Auckland, Counties Manukau or Waitemata District Health Board areas.
Kāhui Tū Kaha provides support to people with mental illness in the community. If you live in the Auckland, Counties Manukau or Waitemata District Health Board areas, you can access a range of free services provided you meet the necessary criteria for referral. Kāhui Tū Kaha run a variety of groups for different population groups. Some groups provide recovery support, others provide community mental health education or family/whānau support.
Note: previously this organisation was Affinity Services.
Region
Auckland
Contact Information
Website: https://kahuitukaha.co.nz/
Kāpiti Waves Group
A programme designed to support adults who have been bereaved by suicide.
Waves is an eight-week programme that aims to support adults 18+ years old who have been bereaved by suicide.
To register interest in attending or for more information, contact Kāpiti Loss and Grief Centre.
Region
Wellington
Contact Information
Contact Name: Letitia Geldenhuys
Email: letitialossandgrief@gmail.com
Kenzie's Gift
Supporting the mental health of children and young people affected by serious illness or bereavement.
Kenzie’s Gift is a charity which supports the mental health of children and young people affected by serious illness or bereavement, ensuring they can live happy and fulfilled lives. Giving children and young people the coping mechanisms they need to deal with the anxiety, grief and loss experienced when a member of their family is affected by serious illness or passes away.
We have registered child and family psychotherapists who provide evidence-based one-to-one support, and offer a suite of printed and online resources for both children and parents.
Region
Nationwide
Contact Information
Phone: 027 345 2514
Email: hello@kenziesgift.com
Website: https://www.kenziesgift.com/
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