Children & Young People
Ara Taiohi
Ara Taiohi is a national network organisation for people working with young people (those aged 12 to 25). Bringing together people and organisations that work with youth all over Aotearoa, NZAAHD is a national umbrella network.
Barnardos Northern Regional Office
Barnardos works with families, whanau, and communities in the care, education and support of children:
Early childhood education and care for under fives
Out of school care for older children
Family support and counselling for families in crisis
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CADS Altered High Youth Service
A team of health professionals who help young people aged 13 to 20 years with concerns about their own (or someone else’s) alcohol and other drug use. • Confidential face to face counselling• Youth friendly and developmentally appropriate inter ...
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Changeworks
Changeworks is dedicated to working with young people, family, and community towards a goal of developing skilled, positive, long term relationships within community, family and self. We challenge the belief some young people have that abuse in any for ...
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Child Connection
Child Connection is a not-for-profit organisation that stands for the universal right of every child to feel closeness and belonging. Touch/Massage programmes have been created by CEO Eva Scherer and are delivered to parents, and various educational organ ...
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Child Development Services - WDHB
Child Development Services comprises of several organisations working together to deliver services that focus on family as the constant in a child's life and that families want what is best for their child. The services' approach is family centred s ...
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Child, Women & Family Services
Women's Health Services: These include maternity services, obstetrics and gynecology services, antenatal clinics and childbirth education
Child Health Services: These include pediatrics, the Home Care for Kids (HC4K) service and child disability servic ...
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Child, Youth & Family
Duty social workers available during working hours for alleged neglect or abuse of children and young persons 16 years and under. Also young people aged 14-17 years who have committed offences. After hours emergency service also available.
Coast Youth Community Trust
Coast Youth Community Trust is an independent entity established to work with and implement key strategies that positively affect the lives of youth and families in Rodney. CYCT exists with the objective to provide leadership, direction and management of ...
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Foundation for Youth Development
The Foundation for Youth Development is a leading organisation managing proven youth development programmes, aimed to inspire school aged children to reach their full potential. Programmes offered include:
Kiwi Can
Stars
Project K
Helps 16, ...
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Headspace.org.nz
Headspace is a community resource. It is aimed at providing good information about mental health and illness for young people, their family/whanau, and their schools.
Important - Headspace is not interactive and cannot answer personal problems via emai ...
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Kidsline
Call free from anywhere in New Zealand or on your mobile phone to 0800 543 754 between 4-6pm weekdays. Kidsline Buddies are specially trained Year 12 and 13 students who still remember what it is like to go through the stuff kids go through.
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Marinoto North
Marinoto provides a Specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service for the North Shore/Rodney area from its base at the North Shore Hospital. The multi-disciplinary team provides mental health assessments and a range of treatments. The service i ...
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Mercy Ministries New Zealand
A structured residential programme working with young women 16-28, facing life–controlling issues, such as:
Abuse/addictions
Depression
Eating disorders
Self harm
Unplanned pregnancy
Services offered:
Counselling
Training in nutrition/fitnes ...
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SKIDS - Before & After School Care
Out of School care programme. Fully trained staff. Approved by OSCAR and is WINZ subsidised. Programmes operate from 7am to 8.30am and from 3pm to 6pm. Programmes run through different primary schools. See website or phone for details.
Strengthening Families
Strengthening Families works for families to bring together agencies that families choose to help family/whanau deal with life's challenges. The service can assist in: finding a warm, comfortable home for family/whanau; worries about children's healt ...
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Te Roopu O Wai Ora Inc.
An approved social service programme catering for at risk young people under 17 years old
Residential home and alternative education site for CYF's referrals (located in Auckland City)
Weekly in-school self-esteem programmes
Mentoring for young peopl ...
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Te Whare Rangimarie Trust
Emergency accommodation for youth (14-18 years old) at risk on the North Shore. Providing family care and support, including counselling, education and recreation.
Teenadders Plus Inc.
Provides individual strategies, information, and support to young people (aged 5-20 years) with minimal disabilities such as attention deficit disorder, aspergers etc, or whose behaviours are consistent with such a diagnosis, and to their families. Also p ...
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TYLA Youth Trust
TYLA offers long term, early intervention support for at risk youth aged 10 plus, providing:
A range of ongoing, individualised programmes for youth
One on one support from social workers and youth workers
And support for the families of young people i ...
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