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The return to zoom: resources for lockdown

We woke up on Sunday the 28th of Feb to the start of another 7-day level 3 rahui in Auckland. I will be working through this time but have now returned to seeing people on Zoom. I’ll resume seeing people in person when we move back down to level 1.

The team at Changing Minds continues to deliver the Whakatau Mai Wellbeing Sessions. If you are 18+ and need a bit of extra support or me-time over the next week you can check them out here: www.wellbeingsessions.nz. If you are under 18, TheLowdown.co.nz and ThrivingAdolescent.com have a bunch of useful online resources you might like to explore. There are several websites and apps full of helpful ways of coping with stressful times such as these in the Engage Online Resources Pack too.

You can find the latest government announcements about alert levels here: https://covid19.govt.nz/ They’ve put together a host of wellbeing resources that are worth a browse.

Update: Auckland returned to Alert Level 1 at midday on Friday the 12th of March. I have returned to seeing people in person as usual at my offices in Henderson and Mount Eden.

Nationwide Ministry of Health Resources

for your information and reference – Nationwide resources….provided by Ministry of Health across New Zealand

Support and help for individuals

Helplines

Lifeline 0800 543 354
Lifeline’s Suicide helpline 0508 TAUTOKO
Youthline 0800 376 633
Kidsline 0800 543 754 (weekdays 4-6 pm)
What’s Up 0800 942 8787 (one to 11 pm 7 days, for young people aged 5 to 18)
Depression Helpline 0800 111 757
Samaritans 0800 826 666 (lower North Island and Upper South Island) provides confidential, non-judgmental emotional support through their telephone helpline 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to people in distress and at risk of dying by suicide.
Healthline 0800 611 116

Websites

The Lowdown (for young people) www.thelowdown.co.nz or freetext 5626
The Depression website www.depression.org.nz which provides information about depression and an online depression self-management programme ‘The Journal’ presented by John Kirwan, which is backed up by online and phone base personalised support services.
Samaritans www.samaritans.org.nz

Services

Primary care professional or general practitioner
Community mental health service through the local district health boards (contact details in the white pages or at www.moh.govt.nz/districthealthboards

Support for families and friends

Victim Support http://www.victimsupport.org.nz provides support for victims of trauma.
Skylight http://www.skylight.org.nz/ provides services to support those facing loss, trauma and grief.

General Information Sources

Ministry of Health www.moh.govt.nz/suicideprevention – information about suicide and suicide prevention, facts, and Ministry publications
Suicide Prevention Information New Zealand www.spinz.org.nz – the national information service to provide high quality information to promote safe and effective suicide prevention activities.
The Mental Health Foundation www.mentalhealth.org.nz provides free information and training, and advocates for policies and services that support people with experience of mental illness, and also their families/whanau and friends.

A Note to Visitors

IF YOU NEED SUPPORT RIGHT NOW:

Call or text 1737 for 24/7 phone counsellors
LifeLine: 0800 543 354
Tautoko Suicide Helpline 0508 TAUTOKO
Youthline: 0800376633 | Free text: 234

Your local crisis team is available 24 hours a day and their number is listed at the front of your phone book and in The Community Resources Directory here on the Engage Aotearoa website. In Auckland phone 0800 800 717 in the ADHB and WDHB regions or 0800 775 222 in the CMDHB area.

CALL 111 IN AN EMERGENCY.

Visit the Coping Kete to find self-help tips for Surviving a Crisis.

Please keep in mind the Engage Aotearoa website is a voluntary initiative and an information service only. The views on this website represent perspectives of recovery based on personal, lived experience of accessing services, and supporting loved ones combined with evidence from the field of psychology.

The information shared on this website should not replace advice from a clinician who is informed of your particular set of circumstances.

I aim to share evidence-based perspectives that are respectful of the many different approaches to recovery and to keep the information shared here up to date. I welcome feedback to help me do this. If you find yourself confused, distressed or excluded by anything on this website, please contact me to share your feedback and seek support. Keep in mind that it may take several days for me to respond to your email. If you need immediate support please reach out to family, friends, or one of the support lines above.

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The return to zoom: resources for lockdown

Nationwide Ministry of Health Resources

A Note to Visitors