Mental Wellbeing
Our mental health is connected to our overall wellbeing. So, it's helpful to understand what contributes to and affects our wellbeing. Sometimes, having a visual model or framework helps us understand how things fit together.
Te Whare Tapa Whā (the four-sided house) is a Māori model of health. It's taught in schools and universities in Aotearoa. The model is a widely accepted way to describe how all aspects of our lives are interconnected. This means our understanding of wellbeing must be holistic. (Holistic means looking at something as a whole, not just the sum of its parts.)
NEED HELP RIGHT NOW?
1737 - need to talk?
Phone or Txt: 1737 or 0800 1737 1737
Website: 1737.org.nz
Suicide Crisis Helpline
Phone: 0508-TAUTOKO (0508-828-865)
Website: lifeline.org.nz/suicide-crisis-helpline
Depression Helpline
Phone: 0800-111-757
Txt: 4202
Website: depression.org.nz
HELPLINES FOR CHILDREN, YOUTHS AND TEENS
Youthline
Phone: 0800-376-633
Txt: 234
Email: talk@youthline.co.nz
Website: youthline.co.nz
0800 What's Up?
Phone: 0800-WHATS-UP (0800-942-8787)
Website: whatsup.co.nz
The Lowdown
Txt: 5626
Website: thelowdown.co.nz