Available wellbeing support
The Access and Choice programme provides free mental wellbeing support services. If your thoughts, feelings or actions are negatively impacting your health and wellbeing you can contact a provider.
The Access and Choice programme provides free mental wellbeing support services. If your thoughts, feelings or actions are negatively impacting your health and wellbeing you can contact a provider.
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There are four types of service available.
Whānau-centred services are by Māori, for Māori, using Matauranga Māori. They provide free mental wellbeing support for tangata whaiora (a person seeking health) and their whānau.
Family-centred Pacific services focus on your holistic mental wellbeing including cultural and spiritual values, beliefs, languages and health care. They provide free mental wellbeing support for Pacific aiga.
Hundreds of general practices (where you see your doctor or nurse) have new team members who can support you to improve your mental wellbeing. Free support is available to anyone enrolled in one of these practices.
These free services are designed for young people (rangatahi). Providers are there to listen, and support rangatahi to improve their mental wellbeing.
Sometimes it’s hard to access services if you live rurally, but there’s a good spread of Access and Choice providers across the motu (country). Further support is also available.
There are many tools and resources to support your wellbeing.