Resources

RESOURCES

Healthline 0800 611 116 - a free service providing access to registered nurses 24/7 for health related advice when you are feeling unwell on whether you need to see a doctor.
Plunket 0800 933 922 - a free 24/7 helpline and advice service for families or caregivers of children.
Youthline 0800 376 633 or free text 234
WHATSUP -- phone support for kids 0800 942 8787
Bullying advice and support options https://parents.education.govt.nz/primary-school/wellbeing/bullying/
https://parents.education.govt.nz/secondary-school/wellbeing/bullying/
Need to talk? Free phone or text 1737
Depression information www.depression.org.nz/rural
Depression Helpline 0800 111 757
Like Minds Information Line 0800 102 107
Lifeline 0800 543 354
Victim Support 0800 842 846
Alcohol Drug Helpline 0800 787 797
Gambling Helpline 0800 654 655
Rural Women New Zealand 0800 256 467
Federated Farmers 0800 327 646
Men’s Health Trust www.menshealthnz.org.nz
Rural Support Trust 0800 787 254
Suicide Prevention Helpline 0508 828 865 (0508 TAUTOKO)
Are You OK? Family violence helpline 0800 456 45

PubMed www.pubmed.gov this is an American website where research is published and is useful for looking up conditions or treatments trialled.

University of Maryland Medical centre complementary and Alternative medicine guide at http://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed

For looking up data sheets of medicines available in New Zealand visit http://medsafe.govt.nz/profs/datasheet/DSForm.asp

Te Ara the New Zealand Encyclopaedia on Medicine from our Native bush teara.govt.nz/en/plant-extracts

Te Ara the New Zealand Encyclopaedia on Rongoa - traditional Maori medicine https://teara.govt.nz/en/rongoa-medicinal-use-of-plants