• Are you feeling stressed or just need someone to talk to?
  • Are you feeling down or a bit overwhelmed?
  • Do you know someone who is feeling out-of-sorts or down?

Whatever it is, we’re here. Free call or free text 1737 any time, 24 hours a day. You’ll get to talk to (or text with) a trained counsellor or talk to a peer support worker. Our service is completely free.

We offer brief 1:1 counselling support where we focus on one or two key things you need support for. Find out more about the service 1737 provides.

We recruit to be a culturally diverse team. We mainly provide support in English but there may be cases where we can connect you with someone from your language of origin.

The latest on COVID-19 is here.

The Mental Health Foundation have some great resources.

We welcome your feedback on the 1737 service – it helps us make the service better for you and for other New Zealanders. This form is for feedback only, you can’t connect with our trained counsellors by email, but they would love to talk or text with you. Free call or free text 1737, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

We do not provide mental health and addiction support via this account

if this is an emergency, please call 111 for immediate assistance. If you are feeling unsafe or are in crisis the phone number for your local crisis team is at:Mental health crisis assessment teams (info.health.nz). Alternatively, you can find well-being support at Home | Find wellbeing support | Te Whatu Ora – Health NZ or Small Steps | Free Online Tools to Manage Your Wellbeing. We aim to respond within 5 working days. Ngā mihi