Recovery and peer support
Broader support towards recovery eg, housing, employment, wellbeing, or one to one support from someone with lived experience.
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/
Compass Peer Support and Advocacy Service (Health Action Trust)
Community mental health peer advocacy and support service.
Community Mental Health peer advocacy and support service aiming to empower tangata whai ora/mental health service users/caregivers to receive the best possible service in a culture of respect and recovery, by ensuring their voice is heard and their rights upheld.
Region
Nelson
Contact Information
Phone: 0800 212 798
Email: compass@healthaction.org.nz
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/compass0800
Website: https://www.healthaction.org.nz/intentional-peer-support-services
Connect-Up Waihi
Connect-Up is a mental health peer support group in Waihi.
Connect-Up Mental Health Peer Support Group. Connect-Up is a community support group, where you can meet up with friends and make new ones, and try life skill activities, games, art and crafts.
Meetings are weekly and include a monthly visit from Thames Stepping Out mental health organisation. Koha for Stepping Out visit is $2, otherwise free.
Region
Waikato
Contact Information
Phone: Karen Kersey 021 191 6706
Email: kknoahspark017@gmail.com
Friday peer recovery and support group
For men and women with mental health issues and their whānau.
For men and women with mental health issues and their whānau.
Every Friday of each (eight-week) school term, 12pm–1.30pm.
For more information contact Emerge Aotearoa.
Region
Auckland
Contact Information
Address: 54 Carruth Road, Papatoetoe 2025
Phone: (09) 279 8233
Email: whariki@emergeaotearoa.org.nz
GROW Mental Health Community
GROW offers a supportive environment to help those who struggle to live well in the world.
GROW Mental Health are a community mental health movement with groups suitable for people recovering from mental illness, anyone suffering a crisis, and for those who need support to self-manage their daily lives. We offer friendship and support at weekly 12-step group meetings that are open to all. Members have been in your shoes and know how you feel. Self referral, no fees, however a small donation to meet group expenses is usual though voluntary.
Region
Nationwide
Contact Information
Address: Zoom groups nationwide, and physical groups in Auckland, Thames, Nelson, Christchurch and Dunedin
Phone: (09) 846 6869 or 021 049 1360 (Nationwide enquiries)
Email: auckland@grow.org.nz
Website: https://grow.org.nz/
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/
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/
Mental Health and Wellbeing Support
Free mental health and wellbeing support and information.
Mental Health & Wellbeing Support provides:
- Information about mental illness
- Education individually and as a group
- Support for all whose lives are affected by mental illness
- Advocacy in helping people to get more from services
- Public Education
- Regular Newsletters
- Peer Support Centre for all whose lives are affected by mental illness.
Region
Manawatu / Wanganui
Contact Information
Website: https://mhws.co.nz/
Mental Health Consumer Advocacy Service
Care Marlborough provides peer-led advocacy and support to tangata whaiora/mental health services users within the Marlborough area.
Offering peer-led advocacy and support to tangata whaiora/mental health services users within the Marlborough community. We walk with you, giving the support and information needed to ensure your voice is heard, and you are able to understand all aspects that relate to your recovery.
Region
Marlborough
Contact Information
Phone: (03) 579 5304
Email: manager@carem.nz
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