Anxiety Support group (St Lukes): Every other Thursday, 6–8pm.
Social Anxiety Support group (St Lukes): Every other Saturday, 3–4.30pm.
Family/Friends Group: Every Friday. Free education and support for family and friends (who support others with anxiety).
Bookings essential. For more information on the dates of the groups, please contact by email or phone below.
For more information about Peer Support Groups visit https://www.anxiety.org.nz/peer-support.
Arahura provides levels one, two and three supported accommodation in central Auckland. Advocacy/peer support and social recreation/consumers: Crossroads Clubhouse provides day services for mental health consumers. Based on the International Clubhouse Model.
Phone: 09 360 0745This group is for adults only, so you have to be over 18 years old to join.
To help protect members' privacy, most details of this meetup group have been hidden from public view.
This is first and foremost a friendship group. It is not the intention of the group to replace professional therapy as there are no counsellors in the group. If you are currently under psychiatric care, you need to consult your doctor before joining.
Please answer the profile questions as honestly as you can, but note your answers are visible to other group members.
Waves is an eight week programme that aims to support adults 18+ years old who have been bereaved by suicide.
Next group TBC
To register interest in attending or for more information, contact Equip Mental Health.
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 Verona Ramadu.
Waves is an eight week programme that aims to support adults 18+ years old who have been bereaved by suicide.
Next group TBC
To register interest in attending or for more information, contact Lila Vagana or Lynda Delamore.
A clinically supported, professionally facilitated, self-managed, peer support community of people who are experiencing common mental health problems who are supported to self-manage their own mental health. Members are able to engage anonymously one on one, in groups or the wider membership, express themselves creatively, gain knowledge and self-awareness through available information resources.
View websiteThis monthly support group for those living with bipolar in the Counties Manukau area meets on the first Friday of every month (except January) from 10am-12pm at DRIVE Consumer Direction. People can get together and chat about how they manage life with bipolar. For more information contact Edith or Denise at DRIVE.
Address: DRIVE Consumer Direction, 28C Lambie Dr, ManukauEDANZ is a charitable organisation of parents who have experience in supporting a loved one with an eating disorder. We provide support, practical advice and understanding for parents and carers so they can help their loved one recover. We also provide education and advocacy for early detection, improvements in recovery outcomes and a clear and accessible pathway to evidence based treatment. . We are the only organisation of its kind operating nationally. The information we provide is accurate to the best of our knowledge. However, we are not medical professionals and urge anyone concerned about health issues to seek professional advice.
Address: Based in Auckland with dedicated volunteers in Whangarei, Wellington and Christchurch.Ember – Korowai Takitini provides number of different services for people experiencing mental distress, people with addiction issues and people with intellectual disabilities.
Email: info (at) ember.org.nz View websiteFor people who have lost loved ones to suicide in the Rodney or North Shore area.
Please get in touch with us via our Facebook page, or contact Brigitte Windor.
Inviting all families/whanau from Waitakere, North Shore & Rodney. Supporting Families in Mental Illness provides a safe place for family, whanau and friends of people affected by mental illness. Have the opportunity to share your experiences, gain practical resources and strategies, and hear from guest speakers with mental health expertise. We meet every second Tuesday of every month, 6.45pm to 9pm.
Address: Unit F, First Floor, Building 2, 3 Ceres Court, AlbanyFor men and women with mental health issues and their whānau. Every Friday of each (8-week) school term, 12pm–1.30pm.
GROW Mental Health offers a supportive environment to help those who struggle to live well in the world. We 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 group meetings that are open to all. The meetings follow a routine format and embrace a 12-step program.
The GROW Mental Health community are people who have been in your shoes and know how you feel. We have found our way back to wholeness and our passion is to help you do the same. No referrals are required, no fees are charged, however a small donation to meet group expenses is usual and voluntary.
Support and development programmes for those who experience depression and anxiety – most of which are free with a GP referral in WDHB.
Phone: 09 441 8989Kāhui 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.
Phone: 0800 678 323The group meets weekly on Wednesday mornings from 10am–12 noon at the Waiheke RSA.
No cost, all welcome. For details please contact Wendy Ford or Jules Adams at Piritaha Hau Ora on 09 372 0022
A general support group for men going through change, difficult times, including depression - run through Manalive Auckland. Visit their website for more details.
Mind and Body work 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.
Email: admin (at) mindandbody.co.nz View websiteMothers' Helpers brings support and practical help to many mothers that are struggling on their own as a single parent, or with postnatal depression/distress. Mothers' Helpers is founded by Kristina Paterson, business owner of NZ Nannies International and registered nurse of more than 15 years.
North Shore Women's Centre provides essential support services for women. These services include a free legal clinic, counselling, social work, information and referral and holiday programmes for young women.
Tuesdays, 2pm – 3pm
A peer support group for people bereaved by suicide on Waiheke Island.
Phone: Judy or Lisa at Hau Ora on 09 372 0022 or Puhi on 021 023 00622A peer support group for people bereaved by suicide. All welcome. Solace meets regularly, on the second Saturday of every month from 9.30am to 12 midday. Solace also holds an annual candle lighting ceremony in November.
Supporting Families facilitates free monthly support groups for families, whanau and friends who are supporting someone in their mental health recovery. Share experiences, exchange information, learn different strategies of coping and managing your own needs and those of your loved ones, and hear from guest speakers.
Date: Third Tuesday of every month
Time: 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Supporting Families facilitates free monthly support groups for families, whanau and friends who are supporting someone in their mental health recovery. Share experiences, exchange information, learn different strategies of coping and managing your own needs and those of your loved ones, and hear from guest speakers.
Address: Unit F, First Floor, Building 2, 3 Ceres Court, AlbanySupporting Families facilitates free monthly support groups for families, whanau and friends who are supporting someone in their mental health recovery. Share experiences, exchange information, learn different strategies of coping and managing your own needs and those of your loved ones, and hear from guest speakers.
Date: Last Thursday of every month
Time: 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Venue: Awhinatia CMHC, 5-19 Great South Road, Papakura
Te Ata is a support centre based in West Auckland for the West Auckland community. They are a peer support service who offer educational, recreational and social support services to people who experience mental health issues and are aged over 18. They are here to help support you on your journey to recovery.
Phone: 09 837 0671A peer support group welcoming parents who have lost a child of any age. The group meets on the 2nd Tuesday of the month from 7pm–9pm (beginning 12 Feb 2019).
Address: Inverness Room, Bays Community Centre, 2 Glen Road, Browns Bay, AucklandThe Walsh Trust offers support services that promote recovery for people whose lives have been affected by an experience of mental illness. Services include short-term residential accommodation for older people, housing and recovery support services, life-skills programmes, Jigsaw peer-support, and the EmploymentWorks! employment service and vocational support. Services are predominantly West Auckland-based, but employment support services are also available on the North Shore.
Phone: 09 837 5240Well Women Franklin offer a range of services for women and families experiencing or are at risk of experiencing antenatal and/or postnatal distress, These services include a 24-hour telephone support and free weekly peer support groups (morning and evening sessions), childcare is provided during the daytime meetings.
This group helps you to feel empowered, supported and resourced to face life’s challenges, be connected to your local community and support networks and enjoy your current relationships and meet new people. Facilitated by Heidi Downey, we encourage learning, sharing, mindfulness and inner-growth in a caring and confidential environment. We meet weekly during term time on Mondays from 10am–12.30pm at 10 Morpeth Street, Warkworth.
View websiteYou are most welcome to come along and be part of this supportive group and/or receive our monthly newsletter. We also offer WAVES which is a grief education programme that aims to support adults bereaved by suicide in their understanding and management of grief and development of resilience. Subsidised one-on-one counselling is also available. Please phone for further details.
Address: 147 Chadwick Road, Greerton, TaurangaPeer support and advocacy for people with mental health and/or addiction issues.
Phone: 07 543 3010Meets on the first Monday of each month from 1pm-3pm. Our next meetings are on 7 September, 5 October, 2 November and 7 December.
Address: Papamoa Family Services at 35e Hartford Ave, TaurangaProviding hope and inspiration to those coping with the suicide of a loved one, bringing people together in a warm and caring environment.
Meetings are held the first Saturday of each month, 9.30-11-30 at 27 Pio Road, Bowentown, Waihi.
Please email Karin: riverlight62@gmail.com
Or ph/text 021 103 7404 anytime if you would like to chat first.
Meets on the last Monday of each month from 6pm-7.30pm. Our next meetings are on 28 September, 26 October and 30 November.
Address: Grief Support Services, 147 Chadwick Road, Greerton, TaurangaWaves is an eight week programme that aims to support adults 18+ years old who have been bereaved by suicide.
Next group TBC.
To register interest in attending or for more information, contact Janet Baird.
Mental health and addictions recovery service. Based at the Historic Village, 17th West Avenue, Tauranga. Open Mon-Fri, 9am-3pm and Tues, 11am-3pm. Phone 07 5786934 or fax 07 578 9643. Their career support service is SAGE. Based at the same location. Open Mon-Fri 9am-3pm. Phone 07 578 6443.
Phone: 07 578 6934A consumer network for people who have experience of using mental health or addiction services or experience with distress. Free meetings are held on the second Monday of each month. They also run the Mad Poets Society, which holds monthly open mic nights and other events.
Address: https://awarenesscanterbury.com/This group is for parents whose child/children has died. We meet on the first Tuesday from February through to November at 5.30pm. Formal meeting is 6-7pm. Candlelight Service: December venue to be advertised.
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 (previously known as Supporting Families in Mental Illness).
Provides community support services, supported employment services, housing services, Activelinks physical activity service, peer support services and also intentional peer support training.
Phone: 03 377 7020GROW Mental Health offers a supportive environment to help those who struggle to live well in the world. We 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 group meetings that are open to all. The meetings follow a routine format and embrace a 12-step program.
The GROW Mental Health community are people who have been in your shoes and know how you feel. We have found our way back to wholeness and our passion is to help you do the same. No referrals are required, no fees are charged, however a small donation to meet group expenses is usual and voluntary.
A peer-led, Christchurch-based charitable trust working in the area of mental health and addictions. MHAPS was formed by a merger of Anxiety Support Canterbury, Bipolar Support Canterbury and Psychiatric Consumers Trust in July 2011 in order to provide a variety of services easily available to people experiencing mental distress/mental illness and addictions. All services are free of charge and no referral is required.
Phone: 03 365 9479Mind and Body work 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.
Email: admin (at) mindandbody.co.nz View websiteAn incorporated charitable trust established in 1994 by two North Canterbury-based midwives, who recognised a need in the community for a professionally guided support group for mothers struggling with the demands of parenthood.
A safe and supportive environment for mothers and primary care givers suffering from PND and other associated anxiety disorders. Held in Christchurch, each Thursday during the school term. Facilitated by a mum who has been there and done that. Childcare facilitator and volunteers look after children and babies. Afternoon tea and refreshments provided.
Phone: 021 131 4352Step 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.
Phone: 0800 688 732Waves is an eight week programme that aims to support adults 18+ years old who have been bereaved by suicide.
Next group TBC.
To register interest in attending or for more information, contact Erin Anderson.
The Tourette’s Association of New Zealand is a parent-lead Association which aims to dispel the myths about Tourette Syndrome and to implement strategies within the health and education systems to support New Zealanders living with this neurological disorder.
Address: 301 Tuam Street, Christchurch 8011Waves is an eight week programme that aims to support adults 18+ years old who have been bereaved by suicide.
Next group TBC.
To register interest in attending or for more information, contact Debbie Cogger or Annabel Gosset:
Debbie: debbiecogger@xtra.co.nz or Annabel: annabelgosset@yahoo.com
Meeting monthly and alternating between Greymouth and Hokitika for shared activities. For details please phone Ian and Bronwyn Gray.
The group meets at 6.30pm on the first Friday of every month for shared activities such as walks and pot luck meals.
Grief group for men and young men. This group is for all types of grief, including suicide loss.
Address: Flaxmere, Hawkes BayFacilitated group enabling those affected by suicide to talk and share freely with others similarly affected by suicide and ways to manage the impact it has on their lives. For more information email warren@staros.org.nz or sandra@staros.org.nz
Phone: Warren Brown 027 286 4071 or Sandra Pell 027 684 3033Support for anyone who has mental health and addiction issues. Community support, social housing, residential services, advocacy, day centres, recovery programmes, return to work programmes and anything else our whaiora need. All sevices operate Monday–Friday and residential services are 24/7. The group is based in Napier but works throughout Hawkes Bay. Contact: or
Phone: 06 835 2154Waves 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 Karyn Williams.
Addictive Eaters Anonymous (AEA) is a worldwide Twelve Step fellowship based on Alcoholics Anonymous. AEA members have found recovery from binge eating, anorexia, bulimia, other forms of addictive eating and compulsive exercise. Through working the Twelve Steps of AEA, members find peace of mind and the ability to live a meaningful and productive life.
AEA meetings are open to anyone and there is no cost to attend.
A well-established national bipolar and depression support network, including resources and online forums.
EDANZ is a charitable organisation of parents who have experience in supporting a loved one with an eating disorder. We provide support, practical advice and understanding for parents and carers so they can help their loved one recover. We also provide education and advocacy for early detection, improvements in recovery outcomes and a clear and accessible pathway to evidence based treatment. . We are the only organisation of its kind operating nationally. The information we provide is accurate to the best of our knowledge. However, we are not medical professionals and urge anyone concerned about health issues to seek professional advice.
Address: Based in Auckland with dedicated volunteers in Whangarei, Wellington and Christchurch.Engage Aotearoa is a service-user led private psychology practice with a website full of free recovery resources to help make it easier for people to find and share the hopeful understandings, practical strategies, support services and community connections needed to recover from a mental health issue. Engage Aotearoa is a small home-operated business based in Auckland and run by Dr Miriam Larsen-Barr, a clinical psychologist with her own lived experience and a background in the service-user workforce. She sees people for private therapy at offices in Henderson and Mount Eden, and online using Zoom.
Phone: 027 429 2102Fixate is a Facebook-based New Zealand support group for people living with OCD, and for those who support someone with OCD. We bring together people to share experiences and information, to form connections and to advocate for OCD awareness. If you're interested in learning more, please visit our website www.ocd.org.nz or email ocd.org.nz@gmail.com. To become a group member, please ask to join Fixate on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/533606270318161/
Email: ocd.org.nz (at) gmail.com View websiteGROW Mental Health offers a supportive environment to help those who struggle to live well in the world. We 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 group meetings that are open to all. The meetings follow a routine format and embrace a 12-step program.
The GROW Mental Health community are people who have been in your shoes and know how you feel. We have found our way back to wholeness and our passion is to help you do the same. No referrals are required, no fees are charged, however a small donation to meet group expenses is usual and voluntary.
No support group in your area? Our hearing voices support groups are usually run by volunteers. If there isn't one currently in your area, you might want to consider starting one? If you are interested in doing so, please email us for some advice on how to proceed.
We also have a facebook group where you can join in and chat: fb.com/groups/hearingvoicesnetworkaotearoanz
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.
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. Kenzie’s Gift aims to give 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.
They 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. They support the wellbeing of children and families by providing:
One-on-one psychotherapy with registered child and family psychotherapists.
Informational web-based resources.
Printed resources: My Journey Kit and Memories Are Forever pack
Overeaters Anonymous is a Fellowship of individuals who, through shared experience, strength, and hope, are recovering from compulsive overeating. We welcome everyone who wants to stop eating compulsively. There are no dues or fees for members; we are self- supporting through our own contributions, neither soliciting nor accepting outside donations. OA is not affiliated with any public or private organization, political movement, ideology, or religious doctrine; we take no position on outside issues. Our primary purpose is to abstain from compulsive eating and compulsive food behaviours and to carry the message of recovery through the Twelve Steps of OA to those who still suffer.
View websiteEmpowering families and whanau of people with disabilities and health impairments through support and information. Parent to Parent also deliver SibSupport NZ and Altogether Autism programmes.
Phone: 0508 236 236Supporting Families facilitates free monthly support groups for families, whanau and friends who are supporting someone in their mental health recovery. Share experiences, exchange information, learn different strategies of coping and managing your own needs and those of your loved ones, and hear from guest speakers.
Date: Third Tuesday of every month
Time: 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Supporting Families facilitates free monthly support groups for families, whanau and friends who are supporting someone in their mental health recovery. Share experiences, exchange information, learn different strategies of coping and managing your own needs and those of your loved ones, and hear from guest speakers.
Address: Unit F, First Floor, Building 2, 3 Ceres Court, AlbanySupporting Families facilitates free monthly support groups for families, whanau and friends who are supporting someone in their mental health recovery. Share experiences, exchange information, learn different strategies of coping and managing your own needs and those of your loved ones, and hear from guest speakers.
Date: Last Thursday of every month
Time: 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Venue: Awhinatia CMHC, 5-19 Great South Road, Papakura
The Tourette’s Association of New Zealand is a parent-lead Association which aims to dispel the myths about Tourette Syndrome and to implement strategies within the health and education systems to support New Zealanders living with this neurological disorder.
Address: 301 Tuam Street, Christchurch 8011Workbridge is a professional employment service for people with all types of disability, including people who have lived with the long-term effects of injury and illness. A Workbridge client will have been living with the effects of their disability, injury or illness for more than six months. Workbridge works at no cost for jobseekers and employers to match people to the right job.
View websiteWorkwise works with people who are facing personal or health challenges and supports them to return to or stay in employment.
Email: info (at) workwise.org.nz View websiteOpen to those who have had, or are having involvement with a mental health service. They offer an informal, comfortable and warm environment that provides opportunities for recreation, socialisation and a meeting place to share common experiences. They embrace and promote the principles of recovery and work from a strengths model. Open daily from 9am – 3pm.
Phone: 03 578 0302Community 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. or or
Phone: 0800 212798GROW Mental Health offers a supportive environment to help those who struggle to live well in the world. We 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 group meetings that are open to all. The meetings follow a routine format and embrace a 12-step program.
The GROW Mental Health community are people who have been in your shoes and know how you feel. We have found our way back to wholeness and our passion is to help you do the same. No referrals are required, no fees are charged, however a small donation to meet group expenses is usual and voluntary.
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.
Phone: 03 579 5304In 1989 the network formed from a group of women who had experienced postnatal depression and recognised the lack of support available. It has since grown to a service that provides information and offers support through trained and experienced volunteer support workers. They cover from Nelson to Motueka and provide telephone support for those in rural surrounding areas.
Community-based support for people with mental illness in Northland. Provider of residential, transitions, packages of care and community support.
Phone: 09 430 3044HUGS is a support group open to anyone who has lost their loved one to suicide.
We meet monthly. There is no cost to attend. A koha to contribute to use of the rooms and tea & coffee is appreciated, but not requested.
Details of where we meet is given upon contact. To find out more, please email Diane at: hugscommunity@yahoo.com.
Waves is an eight week programme that aims to support adults 18+ years old who have been bereaved by suicide.
Next group TBC.
To register interest in attending or for more information, contact Sam Cassidy at Manaaki Counselling Services.
Peer support and networking.
Phone: 09 438 4115Meet with others living with suicide grief.
Group facilitator: Caroline Loo
This group runs at the Loss and Grief Centre Invercargill from 5.00pm – 6.00pm on the last Tuesday of every month (sometimes varies).
For details contact the Invercargill Grief Centre.
GROW Mental Health offers a supportive environment to help those who struggle to live well in the world. We 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 group meetings that are open to all. The meetings follow a routine format and embrace a 12-step program.
The GROW Mental Health community are people who have been in your shoes and know how you feel. We have found our way back to wholeness and our passion is to help you do the same. No referrals are required, no fees are charged, however a small donation to meet group expenses is usual and voluntary.
Waves is an eight week programme that aims to support adults 18+ years old who have been bereaved by suicide.
Dates TBC. To register interest in attending or for more information, contact Able Southern Family Support.
The Life Matters Suicide Bereavement Group meets first Tuesday each month (except in January) at 5.30pm in Dunedin at the Hope Centre.
We also host an online support group called Life Matters Bereavement Support Group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/718945024850905/ and we can be contacted via Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/LifeMattersOtago or website http://lifematters.org.nz/
We also have coffee groups and meet whenever the need arises.
A service that provides support for adults with experience of mental distress. We have traditionally supported people with bipolar disorder and continue to do so. We offer peer support, advocacy, education and information.
Phone: 03 477 2598 or toll free 0800 364 462Support services for people recovering from mental illness, including day centres, supported accommodation, respite, peer support and advocacy.
View websiteVolunteering Otago’s Supported Volunteering Programme. We support people in the recovery phase to explore volunteering as a means of re-establishing routines, goals and social connection.
Peer support groups for people bereaved by suicide in Levin, Otaki, Manawatu and Horowhenua. Groups run by Rose Allan at ACROSS: Te Kotahitanga o te Wairua.
Phone: 06 356 7486For suicide bereaved in NZ to connect and network with each other, co-ordinate events, meetings and resources available, and give collective voice.
This monthly support group for those living with bipolar in the Counties Manukau area meets on the first Friday of every month (except January) from 10am-12pm at DRIVE Consumer Direction. People can get together and chat about how they manage life with bipolar. For more information contact Edith or Denise at DRIVE.
Address: DRIVE Consumer Direction, 28C Lambie Dr, ManukauSupporting Families facilitates free monthly support groups for families, whanau and friends who are supporting someone in their mental health recovery. Share experiences, exchange information, learn different strategies of coping and managing your own needs and those of your loved ones, and hear from guest speakers.
Date: Last Thursday of every month
Time: 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Venue: Awhinatia CMHC, 5-19 Great South Road, Papakura
Empathy is a support group for all who have been bereaved by suicide. Facilitated peer support; coffee and kai; tools and resources for your kete.
Meetings fortnightly, no cost to attend. We meet at The Blind Foundation, New Plymouth.
To find out more please contact Jamie Allen at empathy@taranakiretreat.org.nz. Call: 06 215 0993
We also offer the Waves Programme regularly - people can contact us on the same number/email to find out more information.
Progress to Health is a community-based organisation providing individualised and group activities that enhance mental and physical wellbeing. They provide a range of services from helping people with daily living skills and assisting with vocational goals to providing training to help people achieve their personal goals.
View websiteNo Words Needed is a support group for suicide loss, facilitated through the Taupo Family Centre.
Taupo Family Centre offers:
Postvention services regarding counselling support and home visits.
Postvention support from our Bereaved by suicide support group with home visits if required.
The support group meet weekly to support each other.
For more info please contact: Jackie Hill, Service Manager on (07) 376 8222.
Progress to Health is a community-based organisation providing individualised and group activities that enhance mental and physical wellbeing. They provide a range of services from helping people with daily living skills and assisting with vocational goals to providing training to help people achieve their personal goals.
View websitePeer and self-help centre for people with experience of mental illness. It offers individual recovery support, employment service, weekly workshops, Planet 401 Magazine, peer support and recovery information.
Phone: 07 838 0199Connect-Up Mental Health Peer Support Group. This is a community support group, where you can meet up with friends and make new ones. Life skill activities, games, art and crafts. Meets weekly and includes monthly visit from Thames Stepping Out mental health organisation. Koha for Stepping Out visit ($2), otherwise free.
Address: Waihi Baptist ChurchEvolve Peer Support Trust is a mindfulness-based peer run Charitable Trust with a focus on people with anxiety and/or depression to improve their quality of life and mental well being.
We provide several services:
-Evolve peer support groups
-Evolve peer-led programmes
-Mindfulness sessions
Our mission is to provide a place where the energy of depression and anxiety is disempowered and our humanity is rediscovered and reclaimed within an atmosphere of acceptance and unity. A place where we learn from each other and grow with each other.
No Charge!
Support groups are held every week at:
211 Peachgrove Road
Claudelands
Hamilton
Tuesdays, 5pm–6pm
Saturdays, 1pm–2pm
GROW Mental Health offers a supportive environment to help those who struggle to live well in the world. We 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 group meetings that are open to all. The meetings follow a routine format and embrace a 12-step program.
The GROW Mental Health community are people who have been in your shoes and know how you feel. We have found our way back to wholeness and our passion is to help you do the same. No referrals are required, no fees are charged, however a small donation to meet group expenses is usual and voluntary.
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 Ross and Karyn Woodhouse, Fairfield Baptist Church Hamilton.
We are a regional and local support group for family and whānau who are caring for someone with mental illness or drug/alcohol addiction. We provide information, support, education and advocacy in a safe and confidential environment and organise retreats for carers.
Our Family Facilitator holds individual face-to-face and group meetings in Coromandel, Whitianga, Tairua, Thames, Whangamata, Ngatea, Paeroa, Te Aroha and Waihi. We also have a support person based at the Henry Rongomau Bennett Centre at Waikato Hospital, Hamilton. People Relying On People is a non-profit organisation. There is no charge for the services we provide however donations are always welcome.
Progress to Health is a community-based organisation providing individualised and group activities that enhance mental and physical wellbeing. They provide a range of services from helping people with daily living skills and assisting with vocational goals to providing training to help people achieve their personal goals.
View websiteWaves is an eight week programme that aims to support adults 18+ years old who have been bereaved by suicide.
Next group TBC.
To register interest in attending or for more information, contact Supporting Families in Mental Illnesses’ Waikato office.
Supporting Families – Waikato services family, whānau and friends of those supporting someone experiencing a mental illness. It facilitates a number of groups: (1) Family Connections Programme – for supporters of someone with symptoms of borderline personality disorder; (2) WAVES – A grief education programme for adults bereaved by suicide; (3) Loss & Grief – Course of four workshops about rebuilding your life after changes in your family’s life because of mental illness; (4) Supporting Children Skills – for those close to the unwell person who has children (ie, partner, grandparents etc.) Courses are held as required (ie, when there are sufficient people interested).
Supporting Families – Waikato (Tokoroa Office) services family, whānau and friends of those supporting someone experiencing a mental illness. It facilitates a number of groups: (1) Family Connections Programme – for supporters of someone with symptoms of borderline personality disorder; (2) WAVES – A grief education programme for adults bereaved by suicide; (3) Loss & Grief – Course of four workshops about rebuilding your life after changes in your family’s life because of mental illness; (4) Supporting Children Skills – for those close to the unwell person who has children (ie, partner, grandparents etc.); (5) Pro Active Whānau – support group held with speakers. Pro Active Whānau group meets monthly – 1st Wednesday 10:30 am–12 noon. Other courses are held as required (ie, when there are sufficient people interested).
Address: The group is based at Tulloch House, Tokoroa Hospital, Maraetai Rd, TokoroaWe meet at Tokoroa Hospital Library
Gate 1, Maraetai Rd
2nd Wednesday of the month
Peer support, advocacy and information for people who live and work in the Hutt Valley or the Wairarapa who self-identify as having experience of mental distress, illness and/or addiction.
Email: admin (at) oasisnetwork.org.nz View websiteWaves is an eight week programme that aims to support adults 18+ years old who have been bereaved by suicide.
Next group TBC.
To register interest in attending or for more information, contact Jill Renata.
Welcomes in confidence immediate family, relatives, friends and others. We are here to support others by understanding their pain as we still walk our lives.
Contact Bonnie Lethaby or James Forrest for more information.
The support group's 24-hour helpline number is 027 684 3386. Texts are welcome.
Amigos is a peer support group, run by volunteers, providing groups and activities for people who have experienced mental distress.
We offer:
• friendship
• help with recovery
• a stepping stone to integration within the Community
We have informal and friendly groups where you can socialise, meet new people, and find fellowship.
We also have outings, shared meals, and trips to the movies from time to time.
If you wish, you can get your health care provider to refer you by email to admin@amigospeersupport.nz
This group has been created for those in the Wellington area who suffer from a range of anxiety disorders, depression and other forms distress. It is a peer led support group that encourages and supports those in a friendly, easy going and non judgmental way. It is a place to share experiences, to offer advice and to comfort those who feel isolated and alone when times are difficult. It is also an opportunity to have some fun, to form friendships and to meet some new like minded and understanding people.
View websiteDementia Wellington (formerly Alzheimers Wellington) is the only charity in Wellington providing dementia-specific services to local families.
Through tailored advice, support, information and education, the team at Dementia Wellington offer free services to anyone diagnosed with dementia and their families, at every stage of the disease. We work across Kapiti, the Hutt, and Wellington.
Please visit our facebook page www.facebook.com/dementiawellington
Waves is an eight week programme that aims to support adults 18+ years old who have been bereaved by suicide.
Dates TBC. To register interest in attending or for more information, contact Lisa Almand or Leah Cooper.
Peer support, advocacy and information for people who live and work in the Hutt Valley or the Wairarapa who self-identify as having experience of mental distress, illness and/or addiction.
Email: admin (at) oasisnetwork.org.nz View websiteA peer support and creativity hub for people who would like to attend workshops to improve their mental health and wellbeing. We are open Monday–Thursday from 9.30am–1pm.
Address: 1 Weka Road, Raumati Beach, 5032ThroughBlue is a structured, ongoing peer support group with facilitators (group size up to 16), which offers quick help at a low cost, to which members can self-refer. Meetings are held in Wellington twice a week, one on Mondays at 7.30pm and the other on Fridays at 12.30pm. The service is open to all Greater Wellington women with experience of depression.
Cost to attend meetings: $10 waged, $5 unwaged.
To join ThroughBlue, please visit: http://www.throughblue.org.nz/p/contact-us.html
Support for those who are experiencing grief through suicide or other death, particularly in the weeks/months after the event when initial support has often ceased. The WGSN is a link and resource service only, and can advise of local professional support services. They do not provide grief counselling or crisis services.
Phone: 04 564 1338A peer support group for adults bereaved by suicide. All welcome. We meet fortnightly on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month from 7-9pm in the Youth Room at the Newlands Community Centre.
Phone or text: Nerys 027 340 8579 or Shelley 027 454 8558 to confirm our next meeting date, or if you have any questions.
Waves is an eight week programme that aims to support adults 18+ years old who have been bereaved by suicide.
Dates TBC.
To register interest in attending or for more information, contact Skylight.
A community for young people (18-30s) living with grief and loss, including anticipatory loss. Our aim is to give young people who have experienced grief and bereavement a space to meet, connect and share.
IG: @wishyouwerehere.nz