Offers free, confidential support by phone or text at any hour of the day or night, answered by trained counsellors and peer support workers. Helps older people who feel anxious, low, lonely or overwhelmed talk to someone straight away, at no cost.
Free
24 hours a day, seven days a week
The same number works for calling and for texting. Run by Whakarongorau Aotearoa, New Zealand Telehealth Services, the same organisation behind Healthline.
By phone and text
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