Below are some resources that provide advice and suggestions about how to support wellbeing while in lockdown.

· Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand

https://www.mentalhealth.org.nz/get-help/covid-19/

· Sparklers (https://sparklers.org.nz/parenting/) have created some great content to support teachers, and parents, get through this rāhui.

· New Zealand Institute of Wellbeing and Resilience

https://nziwr.co.nz/category/covid-19/

· Dr Nigel Latta’s Free Parenting App - Parentland

https://apps.apple.com/nz/app/parentland/id1464089619

Parenting Tips during lockdown – Jacinda Ardern’s interview with Nigel Latta

https://womensagenda.com.au/latest/jacinda-ardern-talks-isolation-parenting-tips-with-psychologist-nigel-latta/

If you or someone you know is struggling, there is free help available.

Contact our Guidance Counsellor email: tyr@otagogirls.school.nz

Whatsup https://www.whatsup.co.nz/ Call 0800 942 8787

Free call or text 1737 any time, 24 hours a day.

Youthline https://www.youthline.co.nz/Call 0800 376 633 | Free text 234

Lifeline on 0800 543354 or text HELP to 4357

Netsafe — https://www.netsafe.org.nz/ for help with online incidents. Call toll-free on 0508 NETSAFE (0508 638 723) or text ‘Netsafe’ to 4282

EPS (Emergency Psychiatric Service. Dunedin Hospital) For urgent/acute mental health needs. Call 0800 46 78 46.

Samaritans 0800 726 666

Youth Speciality Services (YSS) Dunedin (14-19) 03 474 5601 : 24 hour Freephone 0800 44 33 66