Life Matters Street Appeal - 17 May 2025

Every suicide is a tragedy that affects families, and wider the community and has long-lasting impacts on the people left behind. According to WHO 2025, Suicide is one of the three leading causes of death among 15–29-year-olds. Life Matters Suicide Prevention Trust | Te Whare Oranga Ngākau works across three areas of suicide response - prevention, intervention and postvention. We are a Dunedin based charity organisation providing nationwide support.

All of our services are free.

We have a team of Peer Supporters who provide support directly to people | tāngata whaiora, as well as bereavement support groups and family/whānau support groups. We have extended our hours to allow crisis support where anyone in suicidal crisis can drop in and get support in a safe, non-clinical environment. A majority of the services provided by the Hope Centre are free as a result of continued and generous support of the community.

Money raised through our street appeal this year will go towards running important mental health workshops in the community and subsidising our guests who need extra support to receive 10 free counselling sessions.

With our annual Street Appeal, we’re very excited to once again to be involved with our Ōtepoti | Dunedin community in our latest fundraising efforts. Any amount you can contribute will make a difference and we hope for your support.