Canterbury & West Coast
Please contact your General Practitioner or Primary Care Health Provider in the first instance. For more sources of help and information, please see National.
Help for depression
Self help, resources, & consumer organisations
Services for Maori Peoples
Services for Pacific Island Peoples
Services for students
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Self help, resources, & consumer organisations
Canterbury Mental Health Consumer Network
Email: canterburyconsumernetwork@gmail.com
Web: http://cmhcn.weebly.com
A consumer and advocacy group for ensuring effective mental health services in Canterbury.
Depression Support Network (Christchurch)
Tel: 03 366 8083
Email: admin@dsn.org.nz
Web: http://depressionsupportnetwork.org.nz
Provides community support for young people and adults whose lives are affected by the experience of depression. Offers support groups, depression awareness courses, and information evenings.
Mental Health Education & Resource Centre (Christchurch)
Tel: 03 365 5344 | Rural free call: 0800 424 399
Email: mherc@xtra.co.nz
Web: www.mherc.org.nz
Provides a free mental health library for residents in Christchurch and South Island. The library has available on loan books, DVDs, CDs, and videos on all aspects of mental health and mental illness. The MHERC is also able to provide referral to support groups.
Services for Māori Peoples
He Oranga Pounamu (based in Christchurch)
Tel: 03 353 4370
Email: admin@hop.org.nz
Web: www.hop.org.nz
A charitable trust with a focus on Maori service provider development. It works alongside Government agencies and other stakeholders to maximise opportunities to address Maori needs.
Services for Pacific Island Peoples
Pacific Trust Canterbury
Tel: 03 366 3900 (Christchurch)
Email: info@pacifictrust.co.nz
Web: www.canterburypasifika.org.nz/pacifictrust
A charitable trust that provides health, social and educational services to Pacific children, young people and families delivered by Pacific people with Pacific values.
Services for students
Aoraki Polytechnic
Tel: 03 684 0801 (Student Services Officer)
Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology
Tel: 03 940 7566, ext: 7566
Web: www.cpit.ac.nz/student_services/health_centre
Lincoln University
Tel: 03 325 3835 or 03 325 2811, ext 7835
Email: healthsupport@lincoln.ac.nz
Web: www.lincoln.ac.nz/story57.html
University of Canterbury
Tel: 03 364 2402, ext 6402
Web: www.canterbury.ac.nz/healthcentre
Wellington Institute of Technology
Free call: 0508 664 981
Web: www.weltec.ac.nz/SupportServices/weltecstudentcounsellingservice/tabid/740/Default.aspx