Groups In Your Area
Whangarei Support Group
Day & Time: Monday, 10.30 am – 12.00 pm
Frequency: Third Monday of the month
Location: 6 Donald Street, Whangarei
South Auckland Support Group
Day & Time: Thursday, 6.30 am – 8.30 pm
Frequency: Last Thursday of the month
Location: Rapua te Ao Wairoa CMHC, 5-19 Great South Road, Papakura, Auckland
Central Auckland Support Group
Day & Time: Tuesday, 6.30 pm – 8.30 pm
Frequency: Third Tuesday of the month
Location: 423 Great North Rd, Grey Lynn, Auckland
Waitemata Support Group
Day & Time: Tuesday, 7.00 pm – 9.00 pm
Frequency: Second Tuesday of the month
Location: 2A Seaview Ave, Northcote, Auckland
Youth Programme
Day & Time: 4.30 to 6.30pm
Frequency: Every two weeks
Location: Hereford Street
Stepping Out For Women
Day & Time: Saturday 9 to 3 and 6 evening sessions
Frequency: Varies depending on demand
Location: Hereford Street
Family Connections
Day & Time: 24 hours over a weekend with followup sessions
Frequency: Varies depending on demand
Location: Hereford Street
Children’s Programme
Day & Time: 10 to 12noon
Frequency: 3 days in school holidays
Location: Hereford Street
Waves – A suicide bereavement programme
Day & Time: Varies depending on demand, both evening and daytime programmes
Frequency: 8 weekly sessions
Location: Christchurch Central, North Canterbury and Ashburton
Family Peer Support Group
Day & Time: Saturday morning
Frequency: Monthly
Location: Hereford Street
Borderline Personality Disorder Peer Cafe
Day & Time: Thursday morning
Frequency: Every second week
Location: Red Door Cafe
Family Connections
Please contact Gareth to register interest for upcoming workshops. Weekly two hour sessions for 12 weeks, typically in the evenings.
Introduction to Mindfulness workshops
Please contact Gareth to register interest for upcoming workshops. These are typically held during the day and are run at various times of the year.
Coffee Group New Plymouth
Day & Time: 10am
Frequency: The last Friday of the month
Location: Held at a family member’s house
Shared Experience Meeting
Day & Time: 4pm
Frequency: The last Friday of the month
Location: The Supporting Families office in New Plymouth.
New Plymouth Ladies Self-Development Group
Day & Time: 11am for 1 hr
Frequency: Every Friday
Location: The Supporting Families office in New Plymouth.
Eltham Family Support Group
Day & Time: 7pm
Frequency: The second Wednesday of the month
Location: All Saints Church, Kind Edward Street Eltham
New Plymouth Family Support Group
Day & Time: 7pm
Frequency: The first Wednesday of the month
Location: Location changes depending on Covid-19 levels
Hawera Family Support Group
Day & Time: 1pm
Frequency: The second Thursday of the month
Location: Whanau Centre, 56 Disraeli Street, Hawera.
Family Eating Disorder Support
Day & Time: Wednesdays at 6:30pm
Frequency: Fortnightly
Location: New Plymouth Supporting Families Office, 128 Devon Street East.
Emotion Dysregulation – An education and peer support group for families and whānau
Day & Time: 1 x 5 weekday evenings 6pm-8.15 and 1x 2 Saturdays. Dates to be confirmed.
Frequency: Twice a year
Location: Richmond
Motueka Family Whanau Peer Support Group
Day & Time: Monday, Lunchtime from 11.30am
Frequency: Monthly
Location: Community House, Decks Reserve, Motueka.
Peer support group for Family Whanau of someone who has Bipolar Disorder
Day & Time: Thursday 5.45pm – 7pm
Frequency: Monthly
Location: Yellow Brick Road meeting room at the Supporting Families office at Alma House, Level one, 83A Buxton Square, Nelson.
Mothers of children with a mental illness
Day & Time: Thursday, 2 – 3:30pm
Frequency: Monthly
Location: Richmond Town Hall, 9 Cambridge Street, Richmond