Stand Up! Community

Stand Up! Community supports youth and young adults who are using alcohol and other drugs (AOD) to make positive choices around their wellbeing.

We work collaboratively with youth and young adults, schools, education providers, and other relevant services.

We offer counselling support to youth and young adults accessing our services. We support them to determine how involved they want to be and what they want to get out of it.

Together with the young person, we evaluate their progress, areas of strength, and future areas for development. Participating in Stand Up! Community provides youth and young adults with opportunities to explore and discuss a range of topics beyond alcohol and other drugs, such as their academic performance, future aspirations, or whānau relationships. They also get opportunities to develop life or social skills.

Stand Up! Community is part of the Stand Up! team that works in high schools, and also part of a collection of services in Waypoint. We work closely with all teams to give you the best support possible.

  • Stand Up! Community service is available to young people aged between 12 and 24 years old, living in East and South Auckland areas.

    Any young person using alcohol and other drugs who would like to make positive choices around their wellbeing, is welcome to engage with Stand Up! Community

    Young people may be transitioning between high schools, moving onto tertiary education, employment or into the next part of their life journey.  

    Stand Up! Community is also part of a larger collective of services in East and South Auckland called Waypoint. 

    Young people do not have to be ready or willing to make change, just open to having a conversation about their options.

    Stand Up! Community supports youth and young adults who are using alcohol or any other drugs.  

    Young people who engage with us may not be with other services.  

  • Anyone who is seeking support for themselves or wanting to refer others to Stand Up! Community can do this. 

    Please contact us

    • If you’d like to chat about what might work for you. 

    • If you think someone in your whānau, or a young person you’re supporting might benefit from our support. 

    If you are referring yourself, please provide your full name and background details around the reason for referral. One of our practitioners will contact you and arrange a catch up to get a full story of your life and background.  

    If you are referring someone else, please let them know that you will be referring them. Provide their full name and some background detail around the reason for referral. One of our practitioners will contact the young person and arrange a catch up with them to get a full story of their life and background.  

    For information on the other Waypoint services, visit waypoint.org.nz

  • Stand Up! Community is flexible and will meet the individual needs of young people as best we can. We offer both group and individual support, ensuring our young people feel comfortable but are still challenged. The frequency of sessions is customised to individual needs.  

    Stand Up! Community will see young people in a space that is appropriate and local to them such as a school or community space.

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Let’s move forward together

If you are ready to take the next step, check with your student health centre to see whether Stand Up! is available at your school. Or email us.

Together it’s possible