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Lifeline’s ‘For The Dawn’ Offers A Fresh Start For World Mental Health Day
Monday, 30 September 2024, 3:24 pm | Lifeline Aotearoa
Starting at 6.15am, For The Dawn is an opportunity to set aside some time to reflect on your mental health and stand in solidarity with all those who are struggling across the country. More >>
Lifeline Calls For Mental Health To Be Treated As Seriously As Physical Health
Wednesday, 13 September 2023, 11:11 am | Lifeline Aotearoa
Important to reach out for support for mental health early Five common signs you need to prioritise your mental health and seek support This Mental Health Awareness Week (September 18-24), Lifeline Aotearoa is calling for people to place as much ... More >>
Lifeline To Benefit From Wilson Parking’s ‘Park With Purpose’ This Friday
Thursday, 29 September 2022, 1:47 pm | Lifeline Aotearoa
Wilson Parking is hosting ‘Park with Purpose’ this Friday to celebrate Mental Health Awareness Week and donating a portion of all early bird parking throughout New Zealand to Lifeline. Wilson Parking Chief Operating Officer, Sara Norrie, said ... More >>
Lifeline Calls For New Donors
Friday, 1 April 2022, 9:47 am | Lifeline Aotearoa
Wanted – a new donor or donors to fill the gap following the cancellation of Gisborne’s Rhythm & Vines festival. That’s the message from Lifeline Aotearoa, a helpline charity for people in distress or who are suicidal. For the past four years, Rhythm ... More >>
Lifeline Calls For New Donors
Wednesday, 30 March 2022, 5:33 pm | Lifeline Aotearoa
Wanted – a new donor or donors to fill the gap following the cancellation of Gisborne’s Rhythm & Vines festival. That’s the message from Lifeline Aotearoa, a helpline charity for people in distress or who are suicidal. For the past four years, Rhythm ... More >>
Lifeline Records Busiest Text Month Ever
Thursday, 13 May 2021, 3:42 pm | Lifeline Aotearoa
Crisis helpline Lifeline Aotearoa’s text support service recorded its busiest month ever in April with more than 30,000 texts sent and received. This follows a previous record set in March of 27,000 texts sent and received. Both figures are ... More >>
Lifeline Aotearoa Increases Support As Demand Surges Due To Covid-19
Wednesday, 3 June 2020, 11:15 am | Lifeline Aotearoa
To support the growing mental health needs of Kiwis emerging from the Covid-19 pandemic, Lifeline Aotearoa (Lifeline) has increased its service capacity thanks to a $150,000 grant from nib foundation, the charitable arm of nib New Zealand (nib). Since the ... More >>
Lifeline says Every Life Matters could be a turning point
Wednesday, 11 September 2019, 8:44 am | Lifeline Aotearoa
AUCKLAND, September 10, 2019 – Lifeline says the Government’s acknowledgment that suicide is not exclusively a mental health problem could be a turning point for suicide prevention in Aotearoa New Zealand. Lifeline Aotearoa Clinical Manager ... More >>
Lifeline Aotearoa says Wellbeing Budget could signal turn
Thursday, 30 May 2019, 6:16 pm | Lifeline Aotearoa
Lifeline Aotearoa says Wellbeing Budget could signal a turning tide for mental health support in New Zealand More >>
Concern over increased mental health calls to police
Thursday, 8 February 2018, 12:57 pm | Lifeline Aotearoa
Lifeline is concerned to hear recent reports of increased calls to the police for mental health issues and agrees that it should not be the role of police to support those in distress, only those at imminent risk of suicide. More >>
Lifeline’s cry for help leads to surge in crisis calls
Friday, 9 September 2016, 12:52 pm | Lifeline Aotearoa
In the last four months, calls made to Lifeline Aotearoa about suicide and self-harm have increased by 37 per cent. More >>
Suicide Mortality Review Report Underlines an Urgent Need
Friday, 3 June 2016, 10:30 am | Lifeline Aotearoa
Suicide Mortality Review Report Underlines an Urgent Need to Better Invest In and Co-ordinate Suicide Prevention More >>
Let’s talk Suicide
Monday, 30 May 2016, 10:11 am | Lifeline Aotearoa
Should we talk about suicide? In recent days there have been a number of articles discussing this very topic - Sue Nicholson, mother of Ollie who died in 2009, and Timaru GP Dr Oliver Bourke in today’s Herald to name just two. Research has been ... More >>
Lifeline Aotearoa investing in the mental health
Saturday, 27 February 2016, 2:54 pm | Lifeline Aotearoa
Lifeline Aotearoa is delighted to announce an extension of its 0800 Kidsline service in to Christchurch in May 2016. More >>
Lifeline inundated with crisis calls over the Xmas period
Thursday, 7 January 2016, 3:17 pm | Lifeline Aotearoa
During the 11-day period from 24 December to 4 January, calls to Lifeline Aotearoa’s crisis lines increased by 16% from its usual volumes. More >>
Lifeline Press Release
Friday, 11 December 2015, 10:40 am | Lifeline Aotearoa
For the last fifty years, the highly skilled staff at Lifeline have been at the end of the telephone for thousands of kiwis in crisis. More >>
Health and safety: An Industry suicide prevention approach
Saturday, 29 August 2015, 4:35 pm | Lifeline Aotearoa
Health and safety - An Industry suicide prevention approach World Suicide Prevention Day is fast approaching and Lifeline Aotearoa is urging the public to learn vital skills to help prevent suicide. Preventing Suicide: Reaching Out and Saving Lives’ ... More >>