New Zealand Organisations
The Alcohol Drug Helpline
The Helpline has available people with information, advice and guidance to assist you in understanding and caring for someone impacted upon by alcohol or other drugs. At the same time the Helpline can provide you with advice and guidance for looking after yourself.
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Meth – Had Enough
Helping you think about your relationship with drugs and whether it’s time to make a change.
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Living Sober
Living Sober is a community website designed to support people examining their relationship with alcohol.
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Alcohol Withdrawal Symptoms
UK – Rehab4Addiction Alcohol Detox Treatment & Alcohol Symptoms – Our website serves as a global resource to help people affected by substance abuse. It’s a sad fact that millions of people will have drunk far too much alcohol during the lockdown, and also suffered mental health consequences. The objective of this resource is to offer these people advice about stopping drinking and improving mental health.
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Life Line
Lifeline Aotearoa’s helpline and textline provides 24/7, confidential support from qualified counsellors and trained volunteers.
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Gambling Helpline
You can talk to our telephone counsellors for free any time on 0800 654 655, night or day, or you can text us on 8006.
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The Salvation Army Oasis
Is someone else’s gambling harming you and those around you?
The impact from gambling harm can be hard on partners, family, whanau and friends. Our professional staff are skilled in helping those who want to understand and support a loved one who is gambling harmfully.
If gambling is a problem we are here to help
Call 0800 530 000 or click here to find an Oasis centre near you
Problem Gambling Foundation of New Zealand
At the Problem Gambling Foundation of New Zealand (PGF) we are trained to help. Our qualified counsellors provide free, professional and confidential gambling counselling services for both gamblers and others affected by gambling.
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Warmline
Warmline is a telephone peer support service for people experiencing mental illness in Canterbury and the West Coast, operated by people who have had personal experience of mental illness. It is not a crisis line, but a “non-crisis listening service”.
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depression.org.nz
depression.org.nz want to reduce the impact that depression and anxiety have on the lives of New Zealanders by encouraging early recognition and help-seeking.
Their website is full of ideas and stories to help people with depression and anxiety get to a better place.
Click here for more information
Kidsline
Kidsline are New Zealand’s only 24/7 helpline for children and teens, run by specially trained youth volunteers!
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International Organisations
Family Drug Support Australia
FDS is primarily made up of volunteers who have experienced first-hand the trauma and chaos of having family/whānau members with drug dependency. Most have travelled the same road.
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Families for Sensible Drug Policy (FSDP) US
Bringing our communities together to embrace enlightened drug policy–empowering families, restoring health, and saving lives
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Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol & Drugs
Scottish Families supports anyone who is concerned about someone else’s alcohol or drug use. We use a broad definition of ‘family’, including family/whānau members, carers, friends, neighbours, work colleagues, and the list goes on.
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Adfam
Adfam is a UK based charity working to improve life for families affected by drugs or alcohol.
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DrugFAM UK
DrugFAM UK provides a lifeline of safe and caring support to families, friends and partners affected by someone else’s drug or alcohol use.
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Alcohol Withdrawal Symptoms
UK – Rehab4Addiction Alcohol Detox Treatment & Alcohol Symptoms – Our website serves as a global resource to help people affected by substance abuse. It’s a sad fact that millions of people will have drunk far too much alcohol during the lockdown, and also suffered mental health consequences. The objective of this resource is to offer these people advice about stopping drinking and improving mental health.
Click here for more information.