Description:
‘1737, need to talk?’ is New Zealand’s new national mental health & addictions helpline number. The 4-digit number is free to text or call anytime to talk with a trained counsellor
1737 is staffed by a team of paid counsellors who are available 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
1737 is run as part of the National Telehealth Service. The same trained mental health professionals who currently respond to calls, texts, webchat and emails across the existing National Telehealth Service mental health and addiction helplines (depression, gambling and alcohol drug helplines) will be on hand to support people who call or text 1737.
When you phone 1737 you now have the option to talk to someone with lived experience of wairangi/mental distress who is trained to provide tautoko/support. If that sounds like something you’d like… phone 1737 and when you do, select the ‘peer support’ option in the first stage of the call.
1737 Peer Support operates daily, but just between 2pm-10pm. (However, 1737 counsellors are still as always available 24/7).
You need to phone 1737 and talk directly to a 1737 Peer Support team member. You cannot have a text conversation with a peer support worker.
Services:
Free text or call 1737.