Community Health and Social Services in Canterbury
Advocacy services can support you or work on your behalf when you are accessing health or social services. This can include listening to your concerns, talking through options with you and coming with you to appointments.
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Stroke Foundation of New Zealand
We are here to help and support people and their families/whanau affected by stroke.
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Advance Care Planning
Advance care planning helps you, the important people in your life and your health care team plan for your end-of-life care.
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Arthritis New Zealand
Arthritis New Zealand aims to improve the life of every person affected by arthritis.
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The Loft
The Loft is a way for the people of Canterbury to access a wide range of health and wellbeing services.
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SHE (Support Heal Empower)
SHE (Support Heal Empower) is a not for profit organisation dedicated to supporting families to live violence free.
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Otautahi Māori Women's Refuge t.a Te Whare Hauora
Te Whare Hauora is a by-Māori-for-Māori provider offering a safe place for wahine and tamariki affected by domestic violence.
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Carers New Zealand
Carers NZ is a national not-for-profit organisation providing information, advice, learning and support for older people, families with health and disability needs, individuals managing their
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People First New Zealand
We are a Disabled Persons Organisation (DPO) and a national self-advocacy organisation that is led and directed by people with learning (intellectual) disability.
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Shama
Shama supports ethnic people who have experienced family violence and or sexual violence or other complex issues.
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West Christchurch Women's Refuge
We are an organisation that promotes and protects the rights of women, children, families/whanau to live free from any form of violence and abuse.
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Fale Pasifika o Aoraki
Fale Pasifika O Aoraki provides support for Pacific people living in our region, from Ashburton to Oamaru right through the Mackenzie District.
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Epilepsy Association of New Zealand
Information and support – for people who have epilepsy and their families/whānau.
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Taumarunui Police Family Harm Team
Ruapehu Community Support Trust/Whakakotahitanga is a total wrap-around service for families involved in domestic violence situations.
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Te Kupenga Whakaoti Mahi Patunga / National Network of Family Violence Services
We provide support to family violence prevention and intervention services - we do NOT provide services and programmes directly to clients but can refer people
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Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Trust NZ
GRG provides caregiver support, information, education and advocacy services to full-time grandparents or whanau caregivers throughout New Zealand
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Caring Families Aotearoa
Caring Families Aotearoa supports families who open their homes and hearts to tamariki (children) and rangitahi (young people) in need of care and protection.
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Kia Haumaru - Personal Safety Education
A network of trained and accredited Personal Safety Educators providing women, girls and persons of marginalised genders with the skills and strategies to keep safe.
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Alzheimers New Zealand
A dementia friendly New Zealand, Aotearoa, he aro nui ki te hunga mate wareware
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Te Puna Oranga
Kaupapa Māori Organisation that offers counselling, advocacy, youth mentoring, 24/7 crisis line to whānau who need support with sexual violence, wāhine self empowerment and parenting
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Asian Network Inc. (TANI)
TANI supports Asian New Zealanders to enjoy optimal quality of life and wellbeing and to develop strong and healthy Asian communities in Aotearoa New Zealand
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The Meningitis Foundation Aotearoa NZ
Our aim is to prevent meningitis by ensuring families have accurate information, early diagnosis and quick treatment
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Shine
Shine is a leading New Zealand provider of specialist domestic violence help and support services.
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Complex Chronic Illness Support
Supporting people impacted by Complex Chronic Illness - empowering people towards wellness.
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Gut Cancer Foundation
The Gut Cancer Foundation (GCF) is dedicated to improving the outcomes for patients with gastro-intestinal cancer.
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Disabled Persons Assembly (NZ)
Disabled Persons Assembly is a pan-impairment disabled person’s organisation that works to realise an equitable society, where all disabled people can direct their own lives.
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Muscular Dystrophy Association of New Zealand
MDANZ is a registered charity that aims to provide New Zealanders living with neuromuscular conditions personal support and specialist information.
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The Personal Advocacy and Safeguarding Adults Trust
The Personal Advocacy Trust provides a range of safeguarding services and supports for people with care and support needs.
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Age Concern Canterbury Inc
Age Concern believes older people should always be respected and never abused.
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Fertility NZ
Supporting New Zealanders with fertility issues - registered charity.
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Barnardos Aotearoa
Barnardos New Zealand is a national children's charity.
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Motor Neurone Disease Association of New Zealand
We provide an information, support and advocacy service for people with motor neurone disease (MND), their families and carers.
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Crohn's and Colitis New Zealand
We support, advocate for and empower people affected by IBD, as well as those involved in the treatment, mitigation and prevention of the disease.
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New Zealand Down Syndrome Association
Working alongside families, whānau and carers to support and empower people with Down syndrome to realise their potential and aspirations.
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Stuttering Treatment And Research Trust (START)
START changes the lives of people who stutter
