You will have been inundated with how to best get through these difficult times and I don’t intend to complicate things with more advice. In the nature of keeping it simple, here are some options for supporting your young person.

If you need some help or advice with learning or wellbeing:

School contacts – your child’s tutor is always the first point of contact with the College. The tutor can then direct your request for support or advice to the most appropriate person for you.

Extra support – our Guidance Team are working to support our young people that require extra support. If your child already sees a Hagley counsellor they are likely to have contact details for that counsellor and we would encourage students to get in touch as our counsellors will be working remotely after the holidays. If your young person doesn’t see a counsellor and you as a parent, or your young person, wants to see a counsellor then the best form of contact is to email Illa Russell on ir@hagley.school.nz as she is co-ordinating the bookings for the counsellors.

Also, see the details below for additional support outside of the College: 

• 1737 – free call or text 1737 any time for support from a trained counsellor

• Lifeline – 0800 543 354 or free text 4357 (HELP)

• Youthline – 0800 376 633 or free text 234

• Samaritans – 0800 726 666

• Netsafe — for help with online incidents. Call toll-free on 0508 NETSAFE (0508 638 723) or text ‘Netsafe’ to 4282

If you need some activities for your teenagers to get them off screens and covering the ‘5 Ways to Wellbeing’ see this link for a document to help guide teenagers' free time: click here.

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