Bereaved whānau need better support
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More coroners, funding for legal support and expert witnesses in coronial inquests urgently needed for families at high risk...
Life Matters Suicide Prevention Trust | Te Whare Oranga Ngākau is a Peer-Governed and Peer-Led organisation striving to help members of our community who are at risk of, or affected by, suicide.
We provide Peer Support for tangata whaiora/people in mental distress or in crisis. We also provide Bereavement Support to whānau who have experienced a suicide, as well as delivering mental health workshops such as safeTALK.
We operate on the core values of Inclusivity, Respect, Empathy and Integrity.
The Mission of the Life Matters Suicide Prevention Trust is to reduce suicide in Aotearoa by:
The Hope Centre is a safe place which provides support in the aftermath of suicide, and helps you navigate Aotearoa/New Zealand’s Mental Health services.
It is a welcoming and intentional place where our peer supporters promise to listen to you, ask about what is happening for you right now, and ensure you connect with good support.
We are open to provide you with Peer Support from 10am – 4pm, Monday to Friday, and are also open from 1pm – 9pm on Thursdays to provide you with crisis support at our Crisis Café.
63 Hanover Street, Dunedin.
Hope CentreHope Centre Testimonials
"This service has provided so much care for myself when I have struggled through mental health by providing sessions for me and coming to be my my side in Emergency Psychiatric Services (EPS). They have provided so much for my family and helped me get through my suicidal ideation. The amount of work they have done for me has pushed me through my difficult times."
"On the 8th of September 2017, Richard and Moira’s son Blair died by suicide. The family were referred to a support group that was very helpful, the Life Matters Suicide Prevention Trust in Dunedin. They attended the Tuesday night support group at 3 Albion Place, Dunedin. All of the people there were bereaved by suicide in different circumstances. Somehow, listening to other people share, and sharing your own feelings helped. You realise that you are not the only one feeling this way. In understanding more from people who had already walked this path, Richard discovered the many challenges that were still in front of him that are common for people bereaved by suicide. Richard said that since Blair died, people who are also bereaved by suicide have approached him and shared. It has been comforting having that feeling of “I am not the only one, and you are not alone.”