Waitematā Directory of Support Services

The Antara Free Natural Health Clinic is for those people in the community who cannot afford to pay for natural health care. The therapists are qualified practitioners who, along with the receptionists, work at the clinic from a half to a full day per week.

Anxiety New Zealand Trust provides a free & confidential Anxiety Helpline 0800 ANXIETY (O800 269 4389); giving vital support to people of any age who experience all forms of anxiety.If you're feeling anxious and would like to talk to someone about anxiety or would like to seek advice for a friend or family member you can phone their free 24/7 Anxiety Helpline wherever you are in Aotearoa. Anxiety New Zealand Trust specialises in the treatment, support and education of anxiety disorders and depression in children, adolescents and adults and also provides free peer support groups. 1:1 therapy may incur full costs.

Anxiety New Zealand Trust provides a free & confidential Anxiety Helpline 0800 ANXIETY (O800 269 4389); giving vital support to people of any age who experience all forms of anxiety.If you're feeling anxious and would like to talk to someone about anxiety or would like to seek advice for a friend or family member you can phone their free 24/7 Anxiety Helpline wherever you are in Aotearoa. Anxiety New Zealand Trust specialises in the treatment, support and education of anxiety disorders and depression in children, adolescents and adults and also provides free peer support groups. 1:1 therapy may incur full costs.

Aoake te Rā is a free brief therapeutic support service funded by the Ministry of Health. They provide support and manaaki to individuals, whānau and communities who have lost someone to suicide. Aoake te Rā is:• Free• Available to all ages and at any stage after bereavement• Available for individuals, couple or whanau groups. They offer face to face, online and phone services.

ALACINC provides nationwide support services under the principles of El Buen Vivir (Well-being) and Te Tiriti o Waitangi, for families undergoing stressful resettlement issues.

ALACINC is a social services provider that supports migrant and refugees, mainly from Latin America, throughout their settlement process in New Zealand. Its multi-disciplinary staff provides holistic attention to clients' needs through intervention tasks on a case by case basis; and, prevention/education workshops concerning domestic violence, community capacity building, positive parenting skills, labor exploitation, etc.

APM has been enabling better lives across Aotearoa since 2012; helping kiwis overcome barriers to employment and supporting them to return to work following an injury or illness.

If you need support in dealing with family violence please call Are You OK or you can choose to talk online via their 'chat online' button on their website.The service is private and confidential. If you give your identity and contact information, they do not:• Share it with any third party without your consent• Use it for anything except providing services to you.With your permission, they may refer you to your local family or sexual violence service provider.

If you need support in dealing with family violence please call Are You OK or you can choose to talk online via their 'chat online' button on their website.The service is private and confidential. If you give your identity and contact information, they do not:• Share it with any third party without your consent• Use it for anything except providing services to you.With your permission, they may refer you to your local family or sexual violence service provider.

Arohanui School is a Ministry of Education day school for students with disabilities, catering for students from 5 to 21 years. The school integrates a range of therapy interventions in to classroom programmes. The school has a number of satellite classrooms in West Auckland schools, and also offers an itinerant teaching service to ORS funded students in mainstream schools.

Arohanui School is a Ministry of Education day school for students with disabilities, catering for students from 5 to 21 years. The school integrates a range of therapy interventions in to classroom programmes. The school has a number of satellite classrooms in West Auckland schools, and also offers an itinerant teaching service to ORS funded students in mainstream schools.

Asian Family Services is contracted by the Ministry of Health to provide free support for gamblers, family members and other people who are negatively affected by someone else’s problem gambling either in the past or at present. These services include one-on-one counselling services, couple counselling, group counselling and other social work services. Their services are offered in English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, Vietnamese, Japanese, Thai and Hindi. An interpreter can be arranged for other languages.

Asian Family Services (AFS) provides:• Asian Helpline: nationwide free and confidential support to Asians living in New Zealand. Monday - Friday 9am-8pm • Counselling: including face-to-face counselling, over the phone counselling or via video calls, text or online messaging. Monday- Friday 9am-5pmTheir services are offered in English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, Vietnamese, Japanese, Thai and Hindi. An interpreter can be arranged for other languages.

Asian Family Services (AFS) provides:• Asian Helpline: nationwide free and confidential support to Asians living in New Zealand. Monday - Friday 9am-8pm • Counselling: including face-to-face counselling, over the phone counselling or via video calls, text or online messaging.Monday- Friday 9am-5pmTheir services are offered in English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, Vietnamese, Japanese, Thai and Hindi. An interpreter can be arranged for other languages.

Asian Health Services 'AHS' provide culturally linguistically appropriate support for individuals under the care of the mental health services of Waitemata DHB.AHS is available to Chinese, Korean, Indian, Pakistani, Thai, Indonesian, Vietnamese & Japanese clients.The Asian Mental Health Service offers the following services:• Socio-cultural assessment for Asian clients• Psycho-education for the service users & their families• Counselling• Engagement & communication support between the service users and their mental health clinicians• Support for the service users and their families to understand the health systems and access appropriate community resources or services• Support for the service users to identify their strengths to achieve their personal goals• Collaboration with the mental health professionals and other service providers• Group programmes • ACPS: Asian Clinical Psychological Service• CCC: clinical cultural consultation service for the Asian clients by a bi-lingual (cross-cultural) psychiatristNon-NZ residents will be required to provide proof of eligibility for publicly funded health services, such as a passport. Those who cannot provide proof will need to pay for the health services they receive.

Asian Health Services (AHS) provides a range of culturally appropriate services to improve the health and wellbeing of the Asian community's within the Waitemata district:• iCare Information Line NZ health system information incl. GP info• Asian Breast Screening Support ServiceFor Asian women aged 45-69 years• Asian Patient Support Service For hospital inpatients & their families • Asian Mental Health ServiceFor clients who are under the Specialist Mental Health Services• Waitemata Translation & Interpreting Service (WATIS) Covers 90+ languages and dialects (24/7)Non-NZ residents will be required to provide proof of eligibility for publicly funded health services, such as a passport. Those who cannot provide proof will need to pay for the health services they receive.

A free quit smoking service for Asian people and their families within the Waitemata district. Its a flexible, home visiting service or in the setting of your choice and there is a free interpreting service for Asian people who speak other languages.Phone their specially trained Smokefree team today.Korean, DDI: 09 448 0474, mobile: 027 359 6880Cantonese and Mandarin, DDI: 09 448 0475, mobile: 027 357 1800Other Asian, mobile: 021 904 306

A free quit smoking service for Asian people and their families within the Waitemata district. Its a flexible, home visiting service or in the setting of your choice and there is a free interpreting service for Asian people who speak other languages.Phone their specially trained Smokefree team today.Korean, DDI: 09 448 0474, mobile: 027 359 6880Cantonese and Mandarin, DDI: 09 448 0475, mobile: 027 357 1800Other Asian, mobile: 021 904 306

New Kiwis Website is a free service that provides online recruitment support for:• Employers within New Zealand• Migrants and returning Kiwis who are looking for employment New Kiwis provides the free 'New Kiwi Career Success' 2-day programme for migrant job seekers and returning kiwis; assisting job seekers to effectively find jobs in New Zealand that match their key skills and experiences. The programme also offers post training alternatives (follow-up workshops and one-on-one support).

New Kiwis Website is a free service that provides online recruitment support for:• Employers within New Zealand• Migrants and returning Kiwis who are looking for employment New Kiwis provides the free 'New Kiwi Career Success' 2-day programme for migrant job seekers and returning kiwis; assisting job seekers to effectively find jobs in New Zealand that match their key skills and experiences. The programme also offers post training alternatives (follow-up workshops and one-on-one support).