Resources

A postcard to support someone who may be experiencing distress, listing helplines they can call to get support.

Information about support, advice from others who lived through their own sui...

Keep a record of the things you can do and the people you can contact to keep yourself safe.

Information about how to support people who might be distressed and those who are recovering from feeling suicidal.

A postcard to support someone who may be experiencing distress, listing helplines they can call to get support.

Advice for families, whānau and friends who are worried about the suicide r...

A guide for having safe, open, honest and compassionate kōrero about suicide with taiohi/young people.

Helplines for you or someone important to you

Ways that family members and friends can cope when people come home after treatment for a suicide attempt.

Need to talk? Free call or text 1737 to chat with a trained counsellor. It’...

Personal Safety Plan

If you are worried about your immediate safety call your local mental health ...

Information to help people stay safe in the days and weeks after they survive a suicide attempt or serious self-harm.

Tips on what to say when supporting someone online

Tips for supporting someone online

Downloadable and printable Wellbeing certificate for the workplace.

Printable bookmark so you can remember five simple strategies for Five Ways T...

Fact sheets, tips, tools and templates to support your team to build the Five Ways into their daily lives.

Downloadable bookmark in Te Reo

Downloadable and printable postcard in Te Reo

Downloadable and printable poster in Te Reo

Single sheet of 10 compliment stickers in the reo Maori to brighten someone's day

Printable bookmark so you can remember five simple strategies for Five Ways T...

Printable and downloadable posters for your home or workplace.

Postcard to remind you of five simple strategies for Five Ways to Wellbeing.

Downloadable and printable Wellbeing certificate for the workplace.

Great to give and great to receive. Offer a compliment sticker to a friend or stranger today.

Five ways to Wellbeing poster translated into Amharic

Five ways to Wellbeing poster translated to Amharic

Five ways to Wellbeing poster translated to Chinese

Five ways to Wellbeing poster translated to Farsi

Five ways to Wellbeing poster translated to Nepali

Five ways to Wellbeing poster translated to Samoan

Five ways to Wellbeing poster translate to Somali

Making the right choice for you, your family and whanau about talking to media after losing someone to suicide.

Information about self-care and how to cope in the days and weeks following losing someone to suicide.

Information about self-care and how to cope in the days and weeks after losing someone to suicide.

This resource was developed by people with lived experience of grief and loss. Everyone's loss is unique, we hope thi...

The death of a loved one is one of life’s most difficult experiences. If yo...

A handbook for people thinking of starting a support group for suicide loss in their communities.

Tips for supporting someone online

Need to talk? Free call or text 1737 to chat with a trained counsellor. It’...

Create work environments where people feel safe, calm, connected and hopeful throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and bey...

If you are worried about your immediate safety call your local mental health ...

This resource was developed by people with lived experience of grief and loss. Everyone's loss is unique, we hope thi...

The death of a loved one is one of life’s most difficult experiences. If yo...

Personal Safety Plan

Simple tips designed to help get you thinking about what will help your mental wellbeing at the moment

Tips to support someone you care about

Simple tips designed to boost your wellbeing. Give them a go and feel the difference!

An exploratory investigation into social inclusion and exclusion, as they relate to discrimination.

A survey of discrimination faced by people with experience of mental illness in Aotearoa New Zealand.

22 people with experience of mental illness, were asked about their employmen...

This study explored the issue of self-stigma the perspective of people with experience of mental illness.

Exploring discrimination within and towards families and whanau of people diagnosed with mental illness.

Remove the barriers for our young people from yesterday, today and tomorrow.

Mental health service users’ experiences of social inclusion in Aotearoa New Zealand.

A collection of articles, essays and personal accounts about self-stigma associated with mental illness

Positive experiences in open employment of mental health Service users.

This report surveys the Foundation’s work in 2020, helping people sustain t...

The report describes the MHF's work in 2017/2018 to create a society where al...

The vision & strategic goals of the organisation for the next five years.

Christchurch has a unique opportunity to make decisions that can have a significant impact on mental health and wellb...

The Mental Health Foundation intends to initiate activities and dialogue creatively at a national level.

A book about the history of the Mental Health Foundation.

Making mental health everybody's business.

2006 has been another busy year for the Mental Health Foundation.

A CD designed to help you relax deeply and leave you feeling refreshed and more energetic.

FIFTY – The Movie follows Mal Law’s bold attempt to run 50 mountain marathons over 50 peaks in just 50 days

Johnny Matteson has fought at the forefront of Aotearoa’s lived experience movement for over 30 years.

Useful information on how to recognise depression in older people, its causes, and where to get help.

Useful information on the symptoms, causes & treatments as well as how to support family/friends who may be recoverin...

Useful information on how to recognise anxiety, how to manage your anxiety, and how to reach out for help.

How to get heard- talking to your parents

Useful information on what depression is, its symptoms, the treatment options available, self-help tips, and how to g...

Useful information on what contributes to stress, the warning signs to watch for and how to manage you stress.

This pamphlet provides information on postnatal depression, its related conditions and how to get support and help.

This brochure provides information on bipolar, the treatments available and some self-help tips.

This pamphlet provides useful information about planning for your wellbeing in retirement.

Open Minds equips managers with the confidence and skills to talk about mental health in the workplace

Resources to help workplace leaders create work environments where people feel safe, calm, connected and hopeful thro...

These Working Well resources help workplaces prioritise mental health to ensure employees have improved wellbeing, gr...

These Working Well resources help workplaces prioritise mental health to ensure employees have improved wellbeing, gr...

These Working Well resources help workplaces prioritise mental health to ensure employees have improved wellbeing, gr...

Information on preventing bullying in workplaces.

An induction process to help new employees understand the support available to them and set out how your workplace su...

When your mental wellbeing is strong and your workplace is safe, supportive and inclusive, you will feel more engaged...

This guide is for HR, health & safety, occupational health & wellbeing managers interested in boosting workplace well...