Getting help for your children

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Counselling and support

Skylight

Counselling and support for children of all age groups. Weekdays 9am–5pm.
skylight.org.nz(external link)
FREEPHONE: 0800 299 100

Barnardos

barnardos.org.nz(external link)
FREEPHONE: 0800 BARNARDOS (0800 227 627)

Lifeline Aotearoa

Available 24 hours, 7 days a week.
lifeline.org.nz(external link)
FREEPHONE: 0800 543 354 (or Chinese Lifeline for Mandarin and Cantonese speakers – 0800 888 880)

Family Works

Provided by Presbyterian Support Services. Parenting and domestic violence programmes; family and child counselling.
familyworks.org.nz(external link)
FREEPHONE: 0508 TO HELP (0508 864 357)

Māori Women’s Welfare League

Whānau Toko i te Ora parenting programme for under five-year-olds. Branches throughout New Zealand.
mwwl@mwwl.org.nz
Phone 04 473 6451

Helplines for young people

What’s Up (Barnardos)

Kids and teenagers up to 18 years old can talk with professional counsellors. Available 1pm–11pm daily.
FREEPHONE: 0800 WHATS UP (0800 942 8787)

Kidsline (Lifeline Aotearoa)

Kids up to 14 years old can talk with teenage volunteers, who are supervised by adults. Daily after school 4pm–6pm.
kidsline.org.nz(external link)
FREEPHONE: 0800 KIDSLINE (0800 543 754)