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Support for medical students
- The Lowdown - free call 0800 111757 or text 5626
- Lifeline - call 0800 543 354 (0800 LIFELINE) or free text 4357 (HELP)
- Depression helpline - call 0800 111 757
- OUTline - free call 0800 688 5463
- Suicide Crisis Helpline - free call 0508 828 865
- Need to talk? - free call or text 1737
- Puāwaitanga - - individual phone or web-based counselling, free for enrolled UoA and UoO students, including counselling offered in te reo Māori - free call 0800 782 999
- Netsafe – for online safety help and advice - free call 0508 NETSAFE (0508 638 723), email [email protected], or text ‘Netsafe’ to 4282
- Safe to Talk sexual harm health-line – free call 0800 044 334 or Web chat 24/7
University of Auckland students -
University of Otago students -
Support for doctors
- Te ORA (Māori Medical Practitioners Association) – text or call 027 960 8744 or email [email protected]
- Te Ngākau Ora – confidential collegial support for Te ORA members undergoing difficulties in their work or personal life
- Medical Council New Zealand
- Medical Unions: NZRDA – NZ Resident Doctors Association; STONZ – Union for Specialty Trainees; ASMS – Association of Salaried Medical Specialists.
New Zealand Doctors’ Health Advisory Service helpline: 0800 471 2654 (24/7, NZ only)
- Lifeline - call 0800 543 354 (0800 LIFELINE) or free text 4357 (HELP)
- Depression helpline - call 0800 111 757
- OUTline - free call 0800 688 5463
- Suicide Crisis Helpline - free call 0508 828 865
- Need to talk? - free call or text 1737
- Netsafe – for online safety help and advice - free call 0508 NETSAFE (0508 638 723), email [email protected], or text ‘Netsafe’ to 4282
- Safe to Talk sexual harm health-line – free call 0800 044 334 or Web chat 24/7