Te Tahi Youth

Medical support at ACTIS, 37 Hampshire St: Mondays - 2pm to 4:30pm

We provide expert, confidential healthcare to Aranui rangatahi aged 10-24 years old - no appointment needed. We're here to help with anything you'd typically bring to a GP and it won't cost you a thing.

Medical support at 1/25 Churchill St:

Monday - 2pm to 4pm

Wednesday - 2pm to 4pm

Friday - 10am to 12pm

A friendly face will see you on a first-come first-served basis - depending on what you'd like to chat about. These brief appointments are open to casual and enrolled patients, and we might encourage you to book a longer session if needed. Call 03 943 9298 to learn more about this service or find out more about enrolments here.

Please note: Our clinic, including our phone lines, close at 4.00pm on Fridays.

We can help you with anything you might go to a GP for. The difference is our service is tailored especially for rangatahi and, best of all, it’s free. We promise you there hasn’t been a question we haven’t heard. You can ask us anything.

We provide medical services for 10 to 24 year olds, including services for:

• Physical health/Taha tinana
• Mental health and trauma/Taha hinengaro, including addiction support
• Sexual health and contraception
• Prescriptions
• Medical certificates
• Tests and specialist referrals
• Gender affirming care And more.
• All you have to do is ask.

General Practitioners - they can support most medical needs

Nurse Practitioners - they bring further qualifications and higher support than Registered Nurses

Sexual Health Doctors - they can support all sexual health needs

Youth Health Doctors - they are experienced supporting young people with mental health & trauma

Youth Health Nurses - they can support patients with mental, physical and sexual health needs, can order tests, and can complete most referrals. While they can issue medical certificates for work, school, or ACC, they cannot issue Work and Income medical certificates.

We also have some Youth Health Nurses who are Registered Nurse Prescribers, which means they can prescribe many medications for common conditions.

We can also refer you to a specialist if that’s what you need.

To access our medical services you need to be registered with us first. To find out how to do that, head here.

We know at times it can be tough to find your way through life. That’s why we’re here.

Our team of Youth Workers and Youth Coaches know and understand young people – straight up. They’re here to help you grow and while they can’t do the mahi for you, they will back you 100% while you work towards your goals.

Our mentoring support service includes helping young people with:

• Advocacy Life skills
• Navigating community support services
• Access to and support of education
• Budgeting skills
• Housing support
• Assistance to access financial support e.g. Youth Payment
• Support when you're feeling stuck in life

So if you need some help to find your way, get in touch.

To access our mentoring support services you need to be registered with us first. To find out how to do that, head here.

Our dedicated Youth Coaches will embark on a journey with each ākonga (student) throughout an entire school term.

What's their mission? To elevate engagement levels, enhance outcomes, and increase ties to vital support services, as well as address the underlying causes resulting in disengagement from learning and provide early intervention.

Referral criteria for ākonga:

• They are aged 12-21 and are disengaged, or at risk of disengaging from education, training, or employment
• There is a need for increased wellbeing support
• There is limited family support and/or connection to a positive role model
• They may be struggling with acceptance or isolation from their peers

If you’re unsure about the criteria, or if there’s a young person who’s unsure whether the programme is for them, email gary@tetahiyouth.org.nz. We’re happy to chat.

To access our Youth Coach services you need to be registered with us first. To find out how to do that, head here.

Our specialist school-based youth health team can help your learners stay engaged and reduce medical absenteeism by providing easy access to healthcare and support through our Youth Health in Schools programme.

We have a range of health service packages on offer, from professional support for your current health team to weekly or daily youth health registered nurse clinics. Our collaborative approach with your school, staff and whānau aims to strengthen your school hauora team and assist whānau to navigate healthcare options.

We can provide:

• - Sexual health clinics
• - Alcohol and drug assessment and referral
• - Mental health assessment and referral
• - Prescriptions for common conditions
• - Smoking and vaping cessation and support
• - Support for rangatahi with complex health or social needs
• - Comprehensive youth health assessments and screening for mental and physical health as well as social and family stressors

-Youth Justice

- Alternative Education

- Teen Parent units

- Te Kura Kaupapa Māori

- Special Character Schools

- Mainstream High Schools

If you'd like to find out more about having our Youth Health in Schools services at your school, please contact Toby  toby@tetahiyouth.org.nz. 

We are not a crisis service, but don’t worry – we know just who you can talk to. You are not alone.

Medical emergency? Go to the Emergency Department at Christchurch Hospital or call 111 for an ambulance.

Emergency mental health support? Call Crisis Resolution free on 0800 920 092.

Medical advice over the phone? Call Healthline free on 0800 611 116.

To see a nurse or doctor, head to the 24-hour surgery at 401 Madras Street, near Bealey Ave. There is a cost for these services.

If you need someone to talk to, call Youthline for free on 0800 37 66 33 or free text 234.

You can also free call or free text 1737 to speak with a counsellor or peer support worker.

The most important thing you need to do is ask for help.

Our team of dedicated youth employment navigators are here not just to help you find a job, but to find the job you want.

Our youth employment navigators work with young people from 15 to 24 years of age using a holistic, wrap-around service. We can help you build your skills and confidence, and identify what it is you want to do – and then we’ll help you create a plan to achieve it.

Our Business Opportunities Broker is a match-making genius. They work with businesses and training providers to create opportunities to connect our young people with potential employers.

Whatever your employment goals or aspirations, we will then walk alongside you as you're supported into training or employment. We’ll be there for the good days and the bad, support your dreams and celebrate your success.

Our support doesn’t just end when you land the job – when you’re settled into training or employment we will continue supporting you for up to a year.

Take charge of your life and your future. We’re here to help.

To access our employment programme you need to be aged 15 to 24 years and not currently in employment, education, or training. You can refer yourself or someone else to the programme using the form here.

Our team are experts in supporting young people with their mental health – whether it’s part of your visit, or the reason you’ve come to see us in the first place.

Our doctors, nurses, counsellors and youth workers are trained in all aspects of mental wellbeing, and if you need more specialist services, we’re with you on that journey too.

We know being a young person can be tough. At Te Tahi Youth, you are respected, valued and welcomed. You are not alone.

To access our mental health services you need to be registered with us first. To find out how to do that, head here.