Other Support Services
Anger:
Enabling Youth
Works with at risk Youth/Rangatahi and young people between 11 and 30 years of age.Enabling Youth was developed with a vision to work alongside young people facing challenges with abusive or violent behaviours. The "Getting it Together" programme involves 10 - 15 sessions. The individualised programme operates each week, with face to face sessions and supported learning, while young people are engaged in the programme. Participants are supported or expected to practice their learning throughout the week and review their progress with their tutor/clinician at the next session. Tutors/clinicians are available throughout the week to assist the young people and their whanāu.
Budgeting
Kingdom Resources
Free financial and budgeting advice, assistance and mentoring.
Kingdom Resources | Free Budget Advice for New Zealanders
CAF Services
Listening to Families
Information about CAF services and what to expect.
CAF — Watch Videos — Listening to Families
Child, Adolescent and Family emergency (CAFEm)
Freephone 0800 218 219 (press option 2).
https://www.cdhb.health.nz/health-services/urgent-mental-health-child-youth-services/
Career Advice and Guidance
Cashmere High School Careers Site https://cashmere.careerwise.school/
Child Support Services (0 -17 years)
Pegasus Health Child Health Support Service
Only available for people enrolled in general practices that belong to Pegasus Health. Offers at home visits or phone sessions for whānau and caregivers who have concerns about their child’s health, behaviour, wellbeing, or social needs and will provide information and link to appropriate services.
Pegasus Health Child Support Service - Pegasus Health | Primary Health Services
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME/Long Covid
Listening to Families
Videos that provide answers to families questions about a range of mental health challenges facing children and adolescents.
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome — Watch Videos — Listening to Families
Difficult conversations
Difficult conversations cover any topic that might be embarrassing, upsetting or controversial for either you or your child. It could also be something that might cause an argument or a conflict between the two of you.
Eating Disorders:
EDANZ
Listening to Families
Videos that provide answers to families questions about a range of mental health challenges facing children and adolescents.
Eating disorders — Watch Videos — Listening to Families
South Island Eating Disorders Unit PMH
Advice and guidance from duty person to discuss tricky or complex presentations
Phone: 03 3377707. Email not advised
Yellow Brick Road
A safe environment to share feelings and concerns. A place to gain knowledge and understanding. Family-to-Family connectedness. Group meets last Saturday of the Month 10:00am – 12:00pm
Christchurch Eating Disorder Parent Support Group - Yellow Brick Road
Emotional Dysregulation
Listening to Families
Videos that provide answers to families questions about a range of mental health challenges facing children and adolescents.
Emotion Regulation — Watch Videos — Listening to Families
Family Violence
Barnardos
Programme for children aged 3 -17 who have witnessed/experienced family harm. Comprises two main components: safety programme assessment (actions to increase child's safety) and programme sessions using education, information and support to help them make sense of their experience.
Children’s Safety Programme | Barnardos New Zealand
FAMILY VIOLENCE IT'S NOT OK
Website for anyone who feels unsafe in a relationship. Understand unsafe relationships and where to access support.Parents can be victims too.
Shakti
Shakti (strength) provides immediate help and support to women, children and youth of Asian, African and Middle Eastern origin who have experienced sexual abuse, domestic violence and discrimination.
Call 24/7 Crisis Line 0800 SHAKTI (0800 742 584)
SHAKTI NEW ZEALAND - Shakti International
Other projects - Shakti Youth (weebly.com)
Foodbanks
Hoon Hay Foodbank
Foodbank New Zealand | Hoon Hay Foodbank
Christchurch City Mission
Foodbank — Christchurch City Mission
0800 Hungry
0800 486479
Group programmes for youth (mental health)
Real Canterbury
Real Canterbury provides a health and wellbeing service for taiohi aged between 13-20 years through the Real Talk Group Programme and youth mentoring. The Real Talk group programme runs over 10 weeks, offering early intervention for vulnerable taiohi struggling with symptoms of anxiety and depression. It’s delivered with the intent of teaching taiohi skills that will enable them to better manage intense emotions, social stressors and other things that get in the way of everyday life. The programme is designed to encourage taiohi to push past their fears and inhibitions and realise their own unique potential.
Resettlement Services
Christchurch Resettlement Services
CRS exists to support people from refugee and migrant backgrounds living in Ōtautahi/Christchurch to settle successfully in Aotearoa/New Zealand by providing a range of professional services that build on strengths to promote wellbeing and resilience.
CRS – Christchurch Resettlement Services
Support for young people with a parent or family member with mental illness or addiction issues
Yellow Brick Road
Wraparound support service including one on one support, advocacy, education, information, support for children and teenagers and referral to appropriate services.
Mental health support for families - Yellow Brick Road
Familial Trust - Te Whanau O Whakapono
We provide support to family and whanau impacted by a loved ones addiction. Support Services: Over the phone, children and youth programmes, youth work, information giving/advice, face to face, peer support groups, education groups + advocacy.
Suicide Bereavement:
Yellow Brick Road
Bereavement programme called Waves. 8 weeks small group programme for adults.Services are free.
Waves - A suicide bereavement programme - Yellow Brick Road
Wrap Around Family Services and Youth Services
Barnardos
LEAP's primary aim is to keep vulnerable children safe. We recognise that sometimes multiple issues can increase the risk of harm to a child in their day to day life. LEAP works specifically with children and families affected by:
family and whānau violence
neglect or emotional abuse
risk of, or existing, statutory involvement
parental mental health concerns
excessive alcohol or drug use
significant child health- or disability needs.
We are only able to provide LEAP where there is evidence of 1 or more of these needs.
We work with children and families to develop plans and build support systems. Each plan is unique to them and tailored to their individual circumstances. Plans may focus on:
keeping a child and their family safe from violence
building better relationships between parents and children
finding better ways to deal with anger or stress
helping children and parents talk to each other about issues affecting them
parenting or boundary setting
developing supportive connections with a family’s local community.
Te Tahi Youth - Life + Wellbeing Support (formally 298)
Support for 10 to 24 year olds in Chch by providing a ‘one-stop shop’ for medical, sexual and mental health as well as mentoring and employment service.
Youth Support | Youth Services | Te Tahi Youth
Youth Benefit Support
Information about:
Youth Payment - Work and Income
Support with applying:
payments | Youth Service - ratonga taiohi
Youth Wellbeing Apps/Websites
Healthify
A range of apps specifically aimed at young people.
Mental health and wellbeing apps (for teenagers and young people) | Healthify
The Mental Wealth Project
A mental health literacy education programme (website) for young people. The aim is to equip young people and their families with knowledge, tools and skills to reduce stigma, improve wellbeing, spot warning signs of mental distress, and enhance access to the right care and support when they need it.