Help and Information  

Where to go for help or more information: <BR><BR>The Alcohol Helpline For free advice and information, call:<BR>0800 787 797 <BR><BR>Personal Help Services<BR>You will find this section in the front of your phone book. It lists the names and telephone numbers of the helping agencies in your community. <BR><BR>Barnardos<BR>Barnardos offer support services for families. To find out how they can help phone them on 0800 222 345 <BR><BR>Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB)<BR>The people at CAB can put you in touch with the helping services in your community. To be connected to you nearest bureau phone 0800 FOR CAB (0800 367 222) <BR><BR>Relationship Services<BR>One of the aims of Relationship Services is to help people build successful relationships within their families. To contact Relationship Services phone 0800 RELATE (0800 735 283) <BR><BR>Stopping Violence<BR>Look in the Personal Help section at the front of your phone book to find out what services related to this are in your area.<BR><BR>

Where to go for help or more information:

The Alcohol Helpline For free advice and information, call:
0800 787 797

Personal Help Services
You will find this section in the front of your phone book. It lists the names and telephone numbers of the helping agencies in your community.

Barnardos
Barnardos offer support services for families. To find out how they can help phone them on 0800 222 345

Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB)
The people at CAB can put you in touch with the helping services in your community. To be connected to you nearest bureau phone 0800 FOR CAB (0800 367 222)

Relationship Services
One of the aims of Relationship Services is to help people build successful relationships within their families. To contact Relationship Services phone 0800 RELATE (0800 735 283)

Stopping Violence
Look in the Personal Help section at the front of your phone book to find out what services related to this are in your area.

TOUGHLOVE Parent Support Groups
This is a self help programme for parents troubled by unacceptable teenage behaviour. For your nearest support group, look under TOUGHLOVE in the white pages of the phone book.


Some Helpful Books

• The Whitewater Rafting Years: A Commonsense Guide to Parenting Teenagers / Ian Grant and John Cowan. Auckland: Pa's Publishing, c1999. Available from your local library or bookshop, approx $29.99.
• The 2003 Parent Pact / Jill Nerheny et al. Auckland: North Shore City Council, 2003. Call Jill at NSCC on 09 486 86000 for copies.
• Adolescence: A Guide for Parents / Michael Carr-Greg & Erin Shale. Sydney: Finch Publishing, 2002. Available from your local library or bookshop, approx $29.99.