Who to Contact

If you're are needing some advise and support or you have a friends who you'd like to help, this is a good place to start looking.  

We've kept the message simple and took a young person view of what the problem or question is, then options of which contact to contact.  The question areas and contact groups include legal advice, angry behaviour, job seeking, newcomer to Napier, pressure with school work and friends, plus many more issues facing young people.

The characters below are fictional, but their stories represent a range of challenges facing young people. Any of them could be one of us.

Nathan

has been in trouble with the police and needs legal advice, he can go to, or talk to people at...

• Citizens Advice Bureau - 0800 367 222 or 835 9664
• Treadmills Trust - 835 5846
• HB Community Law Centre - 833 6540

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Tipene

has questions about STIs (Sexually Transmitted Infections), he can go to, or talk to people at...

• Family Planning Education Services - 844 0399
• Sexual Health Service/Clinic - 0800 303 099
• Te Kupenga Hauora - 835 1840
• Public Health Nurse at his school - 834 1815
• Health Promotion Resource Room - 834 1815 ext. 4162

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Sam

gets angry and becomes abusive and violent, he can go to, or talk to people at...

• D.O.V.E HB - 834 1180
• Napier Family Centre - 843 7280
• Youthline Counselling Helpline - 0800 376 633
• Birthright HB - 842 2227

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Hine

is about to have a baby and wants support and advice, she can go to, or talk to people at...

• Family Planning Education Services - 844 0399
• HB School for Teenage Parents - 831 0180
• Birthright HB - 842 2227
• Pregnancy Counselling - 878 7379
• Te Kupenga Hauora - 835 1840
• Plunket - 843 4309
• An Independant Midwife

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Sasha

feels uncomfortable about a persons sexual behaviour towards her, she can go to, or talk to people at...

• Her School Counsellor/Social Worker
• Youthline Counselling Helpline - 0800 376 633
• Dynamik Dragons Trust - 870 8016
• Child Youth & Family - 0508 326 459
• Napier Family Centre - 843 7280

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Jack

has been kicked out of home and has nowhere to live, he can go to, or talk to people at...

• Child Youth and Family - 0508 326459
• WINZ - 0800 559009
• Te Ikaroa Rangatahi Social Services - 879 9495
• Citizens Advice Bureau - 0800 367 222 or 835 9664

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Michelle

has a disability and is feeling isolated, she can go to, or talk to people at...

• Roopu a Iwi Trust - 843 1590
• CCS Tairawhiti HB - 0800 227 200 or 834 0499
• Her School Counsellor
• Cornerstone Life Trust - 843 5998

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Darren

wants to get a job to support Hine and their baby, he can go to, or talk to people at...

• Workforce Consultants - 835 1014
• Trade & Commerce - 0800 905 509
• Career Services rapuara - 835 8569
• Work and Income New Zealand - 0800 559 009

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Tama

is worried he might be smoking too much pot, he can go to, or talk to people at...

• Addiction Services, Healthcare HB - 834 1815
• Alcohol & Drug Helpline - 0800 787 797
• Narcotics Anonymous - 0800 628 632
• www.thelowdown.co.nz

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Leon

is having trouble getting on with his parents, he can go to, or talk to people at...

• He Ara Tika Youth Support - 835 1853
• Relationship Services - 0800 735 283
• His School Counsellor
• Te Ikaroa Rangatahi Social Services - 879 9495
• Toughlove - 876 0525
• Roopu a Iwi Trust - 843 1590
• Salvation Army - 844 4941 or 834 0759

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Miko

has arrived in New Zealand and is finding it hard to fit in, she can go to, or talk to people at...

• Refugee and Migrant Service - 835 8508
• Citizens Advice Bureau - 0800 367 222 or 835 9664
• Anglican Social Services - 835 0680
• HB Community Law Centre - 833 6540
• Salvation Army - 844 4941 or 834 0759

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Steve

is having a hard time because he's drinking too much, he can go to, or talk to people at...

• Addiction Services Healthcare HB - 834 1815
• Alcohol & Drug Helpline - 0800 787 797
• Alcoholics Anonymous - 843 6487 or 0800 229 675
• www.urge.co.nz
• Treadmills Trust - 835 5846

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Joshua

feels pressure because everyone expects him to do well at school, he can go to, or talk to people at...

• His School Counsellor
• Whats Up - 0800 Whatsup or 0800 942 8787
• He Ara Tika Youth Support - 835 1853
• Toughlove - 876 0525
• Career Services rapuara - 835 8569

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Todd

is being bashed at home, he can go to, or talk to people at...

• Child Youth & Family - 0508 326 459
• Police Youth Aid - 831 0776
• Youthline Counselling Helpline - 0800 376 633
• Te Ikaroa Rangatahi Social Services - 879 9495

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Tracy

has issues with her body and with eating, she can go to, or talk to people at...

• Whats Up - 0800 Whatsup or 0800 942 8787
• Lifeline HB - 0800 543 354
• Her School Counsellor
• Napier Family Centre - 843 7280
• www.urge.co.nz
• www.eatingdisorders.org.nz

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Dave

is feeling depressed and suicidal, he can go to, or talk to people at...

• 24 Hr Crisis Help Line - 0800 112 334
• His School Counsellor
• Salvation Army - 844 4941 or 834 0759
• Lifeline HB - 0800 543 354

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Jason

feels confused about his sexual feelings for other guys, he can go to, or talk to people at...

• Napier Family Centre - 843 7280
• Youthline Counselling Helpline - 0800 376 633
• Te Kupenga Hauora - 835 1840
• www.rainbowyouth.org.nz
• Lifeline HB - 0800 543 354

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Valerie

is always broke and gambles to try and pay off her debt, she can go to, or talk to people at...

• Problem Gambling Services - 878 9966 or 0800 654 659
• Budget Advice Services - 878 0530
• Addiction Services Healthcare HB - 834 1815
• HB Community Law Centre - 833 6540

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Britney & Mike

had unprotected sex on Saturday, they can go to, or talk to people at...

• Public Health Nurse at their school - 834 1815
• Health Promotion Resource Room - 834 1815 Ext. 4162
• A Pharmacy for Emergency Contraceptive Pills
• The Doctors - 835 4696
• City Medical - 835 4449

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