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The Bridge: Salvation Army

The Bridge is a program provided by The Salvation Army that offers support services to individuals and families affected by alcohol and other drug use. The program provides a range of services, including residential and day programs, continuing care, and community outreach.

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Waypoint

Waypoint is a collaborative of ten free services for people aged 12 to 24 years old with mild to moderate mental distress or harm from addiction. They can access counselling, peer support, programs that build identity, a dialectic behaviour therapy (DBT) skills training program, school based programs and more. Email them to see which service, or combination, would suit your needs best.

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Well Women

Well Women Franklin host 7 free 90-minute peer support groups a week for mums who are pregnant or have a child under 5 years and are experiencing anxiety, depression or postnatal distress. Groups are held during the school term in Manurewa, Papakura, Pukekohe and online.

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Whakarongorau Telehealth

Whakarongorau provide telehealth (helpline) services across Aotearoa. For example, the Alcohol Drug Helpline, RecoveRing, 1737, the Depression Hotline, Puawaitanga NZ, and SPARX (youth).

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Whiti Ora

Do you want to play social basketball, learn Māori weaving, play online games, or garden? Whiti Ora runs free groups across Tāmaki Makaurau for people who experience emotional distress or harm from alcohol or other drugs Transport is available. They say, "The service is available to people from 16 years of age who have experienced mental ill- health, or addiction.

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Rainbow
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Women in Recovery Group

Do you identify as a woman with lived experience of emotional distress or harm from alcohol or other drugs? The Women in Recovery Support Group invites you to join them. They meet on the last Wednesday of the month. They also have a Facebook group for members to stay in touch between meetings.

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Women
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Women's Refuge

Women's Refuge provides free confidential services to women experiencing domestic abuse. This includes 24 hour access to safe houses and a crises line, 0800 REFUGE

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Workwise

Workwise supports people who experience mental distress to find employment. They say, "The important thing to know is that being unwell doesn’t mean you can’t work. Most people who experience mental health issues want to work and can work. In fact, having a paid job is often a key part of getting well and staying well."

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Yellow Brick Road

Do you have whānau who experience emotional distress? Would you like support from people who have been there? Yellow Brick Road has three monthly support groups in Tāmaki Makaurau in Ōtāhuhu, Grey Lynn and Northcote.

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YouthLaw Aotearoa

YouthLaw Aotearoa is a free community law centre for children and young people nationwide. They provide free legal services to anyone aged under 25 years old who are unable to access legal help elsewhere, or those acting on their behalf.

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