Useful links
Helpful stuff
Anna’s Birth Services is not an acute mental health service.
If you need help with your mental health right now, you can use any of the numbers below.
If this is an emergency
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Dial 111
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Or go to your nearest hospital emergency department (ED)
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Phone your local Crisis Resolution Service on 0800 745 477
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If you already being supported by a Community Mental health team, including Maternal mental health, please contacted your case manager.
Other options
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1737
Free call or text 1737 for support from a trained counsellor
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Lifeline
Free call 0800 543 354 or text 4357 (HELP) for confidential support
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Samaritans
Free call 0800 726 666 for support for anyone who is lonely or in distress
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Women’s Refuge Crisis Line
0800 733 843
Depression Helpline
0800 111 757
Healthline
0800 611 116
Helpful services to know about
Little Shadow - Low-fee counselling. Perinatal counselling. We can connect you with professional and experienced counsellors across Wellington and online.
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PADA - This service is for women who are pregnant or have a baby under one year old (at the time of referral) who are experiencing moderate to severe mental health issues.
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SANDS - A voluntary, parent-run, non-profit organisation set up to support parents and families who have experienced the death of a baby at any stage during pregnancy, as a baby or infant.
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Maternal Mental Health Services - The maternal mental health service is for women who are pregnant or have a pēpi (baby) under one year old and are having moderate to severe mental health problems.