Useful Links | Psychology Wairarapa

Useful Links

Please browse through the list of useful links we have compiled if you are looking for more specific information.

Mental Health

All about depression NZ

Online relaxation exercises

Adult mental health resources with free patient hand-outs

Health and Disability Commissioner: Your rights as a consumer of mental health services

MoodGYM E-Therapy for depression

Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand

National Drug and Alcohol Helpline. Call free 0800 787 797. Txt adh to 234

Anxiety New Zealand Trust offers a 24 hour support service. Call 0800 14 ANXIETY (0800 14 269 4389)

For Young People

The Low Down: A resource for young people that helps them to understand
and deal with depression

Kids and Youth Health web site with lots of information. Includes kids art work and poems. All the kids topics have been trialed kids. Developed by the Women's and Children's Health Network in South Australia. The site has won many awards.

Sparx is an online virtual world computer game designed to help young people develop skills to deal with feeling down, depressed or stressed

0800 What’s Up (0800 942 8787). A free national phone counselling service daily from 1pm – 11pm for five to 18 year olds.

Youth Alcohol and Drug Helpline. Call free 0800 787 YTH (0800 787 984) 7 days a week between 10am and 10pm, or Txt adh to 234

For Parents

Mothers Matter: Postnatal Depression website

The Werry Centre a national centre Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Parent Centres New Zealand

Parent 2 Parent

Children’s Autism Foundation

Autism New Zealand Inc

Altogether Autism

Skylight: For children facing all kinds of change, loss, trauma and grief

NZ Psychology

New Zealand College of Clinical Psychologists

New Zealand Psychologists Board

New Zealand Psychological Society