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We do not offer a crisis service but here are some contacts for people who do. Sorry but most of this information applies to Auckland only.

In a real emergency – where someone’s safety is at immediate risk DIAL 111

Otherwise in a crisis usually the best place to start is your regular GP or Emergency Doctor – they should know what services are available to help you.

If you are - or someone close to you is - actively suicidal or out of control you can contact the local Mental Health Crisis Team. In Auckland there are four different teams, depending on where you live (i.e. which District Health Board you come under).

If you live out of Auckland look in the “Hospitals” section in the front of the phone book under your local hospital board’s “Mental Health Services”, for something like “Crisis Team” or “Community Assessment & Treatment Team” or “Psychiatric District Nurses”.

If you have been the victim of violence or sexual assault there are a number of services for “personal emergencies” available to you listed right in the front of the phone book under “personal help services” (page 6 in the current Auckland Directory), starting with the HELP foundation for sexual assault on (09) 277 9324 and the SAFTINET for “domestic violence” (09) 303 3939 both of which operate 24 hours a day.

If your crisis could be helped by talking to someone you can always phone a telephone counselling service. Lifeline (09) 5222-999 operates 24 hours a day. There are a number of other more specific phone counselling services listed on that same page in the front of the phone book under “personal help services” (i.e. page 6 in the current Auckland Directory).

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