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.
You may want to:
- improve your mood (you may be feeling down, angry, confused, exhausted)
- change habits to reduce the harm of drinking or drug use
- understand how what you’re doing can impact how you feel
- improve your ability to cope with life’s challenges (building on your existing coping skills)
- learn tools to help you sleep better and address other physical health issues that are impacting your mental wellbeing
- talk about things that are bothering you – relationships, grief, loneliness, or family violence
- talk through the impacts of living with long-term health conditions or a disability and make adjustments so you can live well with these challenges
- increase connection to the positive supports in your life, helping you to feel less alone
- get connected to services in the community.
There are four types of service available.
Kaupapa Māori wellbeing services
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.
Pacific-led wellbeing services
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.
Wellbeing services in general practice (GP)
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.
Youth wellbeing services
These free services are designed for young people (rangatahi). Providers are there to listen, and support rangatahi to improve their mental wellbeing.
Rural wellbeing support
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.
Wellbeing resources
There are many tools and resources to support your wellbeing.