Back to top anchor

Brought to you by Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora – Southern and WellSouth primary health network

Open main menu Close main menu
Open search Close search
Open search Close search
Search this site:

Whakatipu Youth Trust

Services A-Z

On this page

    Empowering our youth to develop confidence, resilience & healthy well-being

    Whakatipu Youth Trust is a not for profit organisation that works alongside young people aged 10-24 to ensure rangitahi have the skills, self-worth, well-being, resilience and support they need to reach their full potential. Our Kaupapa is to create safe environments, trusted relationships and opportunities to empower our youth to live purposeful and meaningful lives.

    We provide mild to moderate mental health services. WYT provides social work, youth mentoring, group programmes, school holiday activities and other positive youth development opportunities throughout the Queenstown Central Lakes Region.

    Staff

    Jacqui - General Manager
    Kirsty - Administrator
    Liz - Social Worker
    Sam - Counsellor 
    Grace - Youth Development Lead
    Lee-Ann - Youth Team Coordinator 
    Richie - Youth Support Worker 
    Caitlin - Youth Support Worker
    Youth Social Work
    Walking together, social work can support youth to develop the tools and skills they may require to navigate their environment. Social work can provide psychoeducation, advocacy and coordinate a range of other supports and services for rangitahi.
    Youth Mentoring
    Walking alongside young people, mentoring can provide rangitahi with an alternative trusted adult who can support young people to achieve goals, grow life skills, build resilience, ensure their voice is heard and realise their potential. Mentoring can be one-on-one or group based.
    Attendance Advisory
    Working with families and schools to re-engage tamariki back into education as well as refer and connect students/families with social service support if required.
    Programmes

    Programmes are designed by WYT Youth Workers to help youth build on their existing skills or provide the opportunity to develop new ones.

    We run a variety of term and holiday programmes, as well as pop-up and one off events. Our programmes are delivered by skilled professionals and designed to be engaging and informative, whilst maintaining a fun learning environment. See here: programmes - Whakatipu Youth Trust

    Age groups

    • Youth / Rangatahi

    This information has been provided by healthpoint.co.nz, helping people better understand and use New Zealand health services. Healthpoint and Te Whatu Ora Southern do not endorse or adopt the information or materials provided by any of the service providers, and accept no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, offers or details in any such information or materials.

    Back to top

    More menu anchor

    Connect with us

    Emergency contacts

    After hours and emergency
    111

    Call Healthline
    0800 611 116

    Call or text Talkline
    1737

    In a mental health emergency call
    0800 46 78 46

    Call the National Poisons Centre
    0800 764 766

    Call Safe to Talk helpline or text 4334
    In the case of sexual harm
    0800 044 334

    Call the Family Violence Information Line
    0800 456 450

    Copyright © Te Whatu Ora Southern