Canterbury
Awareness Canterbury
A consumer network for action on mental health and addictions.
Awareness is a network of people who have used mental health or addictions services, or identify with experiencing mental illness, substance use issues or distress.
Our aim as a group is to help make mental health services and wider society better for people with experience of distress.
We meet monthly as a group, and hold smaller, project group meetings to work on specific projects. Meetings are held on the second Monday of the month from 12.30pm and are a welcoming space open to anyone who identifies with having personal experience of mental illness or addictions.
Region
Canterbury
Contact Information
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/awarenesscanterbury/
Christchurch Peer Support Group
A group designed for anyone feeling isolated, looking for a deeper sense of community, or a space to talk with others.
This group is designed for anyone feeling isolated, looking for a deeper sense of community, or a space to talk about anything going on in your life. We are centering our conversations around crafts: bring your own current crafting activities, learn a new craft, or just take advantage of shared colouring books, origami paper, fabric scraps, and yarn. We will keep our hands occupied while we have a chat and discuss mental wellness tools.
Region
Canterbury
Contact Information
Please fill in the form here and the group will be in touch.
Email: christchurchcommunitygroup@gmail.com
Christchurch 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 Yellow Brick Road.
Region
Canterbury
Contact Information
Phone: 0800 876 682
Contact Name: Liz St Thomas
Email: liz.st@yellowbrickroad.org.nz
Comcare Trust
Mental health and addiction services for the people of Canterbury.
Provides community support services, supported employment services, housing services, Activelinks physical activity service, peer support services and also intentional peer support training.
Region
Canterbury
Contact Information
Phone: 03 377 7020
Email: enquiries@comcare.org.nz
Website: https://www.comcare.org.nz/
Compassionate Friends
A group for parents whose child/children have died.
Compassionate Friends is a support group for parents grieving the death of their child or children. We are a peer support group here to listen to and support each other. The group meets on the first Tuesday of the month from February through to November, please email us for details of meet up times and upcoming events.
Region
Canterbury
Contact Information
Phone: 021 029 31357
Email: chrisjoyguerin@gmail.com
MHAPS: Mental Health Advocacy and Peer Support
A peer-led, Christchurch-based charitable trust working in mental health and addictions.
A peer-led, Christchurch-based charitable trust working in the area of mental health and addictions. MHAPS provide a variety of services easily available to people experiencing mental distress/mental illness and addictions including peer support and advocacy, recovery and wellbeing programs, workshops and group support. All services are free of charge and no referral is required.
Region
Canterbury
Contact Information
Phone: 03 365 9479
Email: reception@mhaps.org.nz
Address: 357 Madras Street (beside the Heart Foundation), Christchurch 8013
Website: https://mhaps.org.nz/
Mind and Body – Canterbury
A peer support programme for people in mental distress and those with addiction struggles.
Mind and Body works across the mental health and addiction sector. It runs a consumer-led peer support service, providing individual, one-to-one and group peer support.
It also provides education, training and workshops in mental health and addiction, including the Certificate in Peer Support.
Region
Canterbury
Contact Information
Christchurch Peer Support Service
Phone: 03 377 1818
Email: carla@mindandbody.co.nz
Website: https://emergeaotearoa.org.nz/our-services/peer-support/peer-services/
Perinatal Wellbeing Canterbury
A safe and supportive environment for mothers experiencing Postnatal Depression.
Our support groups are a safe space for mums with perinatal depression and anxiety to connect and acknowledge their struggles. Facilitated by a Mum who has experienced PND they learn a variety of self help techniques that enable them to take back control of their lives. Police vetted volunteers are present at group to take care of the children while the mums are in group.
Region
Canterbury
Contact Information
Website: https://perinatalwellbeing.org.nz/
Step Ahead Trust
Activity-based programs to to enable people to live well in their community.
Step Ahead Trust provides social, educational, recreational and prevocational rehabilitation through activity-based programmes. Their aim is to enable people to live well in their community.
Region
Canterbury
Contact Information
Email: info@stepahead.org.nz
Phone: 0800 688 732
Website: https://stepahead.org.nz/
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