LOOKING FOR SUPPORT?

Lifeline Aotearoa has free community helplines:

0800 LIFELINE

Suicide Crisis Helpline: 0508 TAUTOKO

Kidsline: 0800 KIDSLINE

text support service HELP (4357)

Calls are answered by qualified counsellors and trained volunteers from centres in Auckland and Christchurch

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ON PERSONAL RECORDS

Archives NZ has released information on accessing care records. You can view that information here

More information about available records and how you can get them is available here.

There are a number of organisations who can help you with the Royal Commission.

CLAN Aotearoa/NZ (a branch of Care Leavers Australasia Network)

is a support, advocacy and research group for care leavers.

Information about the New Zealand branch is available here

Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse Aotearoa New Zealand

is a network of peer support services across New Zealand. Information about those services is available here

VOYCE - Whakarongo Mai

is an advocacy organisation for children and young people. More information about them is available here

A list of more services is available here

ROYAL COMMISSION FORUM