Baggage Online Help Guide
New Zealand Christian Counsellors Association
To find a Christian counsellor in your area go to www.nzcca.org.nz or phone 09 361 4183
For counselling and support
Need to talk? Free call or text 1737 to talk with a trained counsellor, any time.
Lifeline
0800 543 35 or free text 4357 for counselling and support
Depression Helpline
0800 111 757 or free text 4202 to talk to a trained counsellor about how you are feeling or to ask any questions.
Healthline
0800 611 116 for advice from trained registered nurses
Samaritans
0800 726 666 for confidential support to anyone who is lonely or in emotional distress
Tautoko Suicide Crisis Helpline
0508 828 865 for support from a trained counsellor if you, or someone you know, may be in distress or thinking about suicide
He Waka Tapu
0800 HEYBRO (0800 439 276) for men who feel they are going to harm a loved one or whānau member
Youthline
0800 376 633, free text 234, email talk@youthline.co.nz, or online chat at www.youthline.org.nz
From 7pm to 10pm daily – for young people, and their parents, whānau and friends.
What’s Up
0800 942 8787 (0800 WHATSUP) or use online chat at www.whatsup.co.nz
For 5-19 year olds (phone service 11am to 11pm, chat service 11am to 10.30pm)
free text 5626, or use online chat for young people experiencing depression or anxiety.
An online self-help tool that teaches young people the key skills needed to help combat depression and anxiety.
Headstrong is a free, science-backed mental health app for teenagers. It offers practical skills and psychoeducation based on cognitive behavioural therapy, positive psychology, mindfulness, relationship science, and harm-minimisation strategies.
Anxiety Helpline
0800 269 4389
Our Helpline gives vital support to people of any age who experience all forms of anxiety, including Panic Attacks, Phobias and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders and to family or friends supporting someone with anxiety.
Focus on the Family
https://www.focusonthefamily.com/get-help/mental-health-resources/
Helpful Christian Podcasts
The Light Network “Under the Juniper Tree”
The Bible for normal people
Your Mental Health First
The Hope and Help Project
Cleaning up your Mental Mess
The Mindful Christian