Support and Resources
If the information that you need for yourself or someone you know is not on this page, please reach out
Anamata
Anamata is a Youth One Stop Shop (YOSS). Our experienced and friendly nurses, doctors, and youth workers provide a confidential, culturally inclusive and accessible health service at low to no cost to young people and their whānau. We specialise in youth health and education & sexual and reproductive health and provide a wide range of services. Anamata runs drop in clinics Monday to Thursday in Taupō and every Wednesday in Tūrangi. We also provide school health based services to Taupō Nui a Tia College, Tauhara College, Tongariro School and Te Kura o Hirangi.
Ph: 07 376 0098
0800 262 6282
Email: info@anamata.org.nz
Facebook: AnamataYOSS
OUTLine
Call OUTLine to talk to a trained member of the LGBTIQ+ community, it’s free & confidential.
You do not have to be in a crisis situation to call them.
Free phone : 0800 688 5463.
Available every evening 6pm – 9pm
Youthline
Youthline ensures young people know where to get help and can access support when they need it.
Helpline Number 0800 376 633
Website: https://www.youthline.co.nz
The Rainbow Violence Prevention Network is a nationwide collective of organisations and individuals who work in rainbow violence prevention. Their goal is to make Aotearoa a place where all rainbow people are free of family and sexual violence, and all rainbow people who have experienced harm have access to safe supports.
InsideOUT
InsideOUT Kōaro is a national charity working to make Aotearoa safer for all rainbow young people. We provide resources, workshops, consulting, advocacy and support for anything concerning rainbow (LGBTQIA+) communities.
Website: https://insideout.org.nz/
RainbowYOUTH
RainbowYOUTH is a charitable organisation dedicated to helping young queer and gender diverse (LGBTIQ) people up to the ages of 27, as well as their wider communities.
Website: https://www.ry.org.nz
This portal group is so you can find the secret group for parents of LGBTQI children in Aotearoa. The group is for those parents who have lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex or questioning children of any age and would like to find information and support in order to affirm and support their children.
Medical Professionals Database
National database of trans-friendly medical professionals made by our friends at Gender Minorities Aotearoa
Website: https://genderminorities.com/resources/transgender-health-directory/