Be Heard NZ

12/06/2026

This is Be Heard HQ. Kelly is here all week and the team spend Friday’s here catching up, reviewing cases, getting resources ready and having supervision.

You can support our work by leaving us a one off or recurring, tax deductible donation. Be Heard receives no government funding meaning we rely on donations and fundraisers to keep us going. https://givealittle.co.nz/org/be-heard-childrens-counselling

11/06/2026

We are looking forward to welcoming our social work placement students during the July school holidays. They will be supporting a range of projects across Be Heard and will deliver up to 18 Brave Minds programmes during term 3.

Brave Minds equips children with practical tools to build resilience, confidence, emotional awareness and positive coping skills.

You can support our work by leaving us a one off or recurring, tax deductible donation. Be Heard receives no government funding meaning we rely on donations and fundraisers to keep us going. https://givealittle.co.nz/org/be-heard-childrens-counselling

10/06/2026

We're excited to announce that Chelsea will be stepping into the role of Field Education Lead. This new position will support our student placement programme which helps local students meet their requirements and increases our ability to support local schools.

With Chelsea moving into this role, we are now recruiting for a Counsellor to join the Be Heard team. If you are interested or know someone who would be a great fit please reach out to [email protected]

You can support our work by leaving us a one off or recurring, tax deductible donation. Be Heard receives no government funding meaning we rely on donations and fundraisers to keep us going. https://givealittle.co.nz/org/be-heard-childrens-counselling

09/06/2026

With a marked shortage of mental health support for our young tamariki, combined with a considerable number of barriers to receive those services, Be Heard endeavours to overcome those obstacles by providing free and readily available individual counselling support and group wellbeing programmes for children across Dunedin schools.

We currently provide individual counselling services at East Taieri, Fairfield, Grants Braes, Green Island, Andersons Bay and Tainui. Group wellbeing sessions can be requested by any primary or intermediate school within the greater Dunedin area.

Mental health challenges can present in various ways and to varying degrees, therefore, we strive to reduce lengthy wait times making access to mental health support quicker, easier and less distressing.

Our professional and confidential services are provided on school grounds to ensure easy usability for families, within a familiar environment. Our team work with the children and others as appropriate, with the aim of bringing about positive change as well as normalising and supporting mental health and wellbeing within our community.

You can support our work by leaving us a one off or recurring, tax deductible donation. Be Heard receives no government funding meaning we rely on donations and fundraisers to keep us going.

Help support free counselling for Dunedin children.

08/06/2026

We've spent another weekend making jams! Raspberry, Strawberry, Boysenberry and Blackberry Jams are now available along with a couple other goodides! As usual, all fruit is sourced locally from Ettrick Gardens

The stall is located at 183 Wairongoa Road in North Taieri, just by the intersection.

Everything is donations so pay what you can, all donations go to Be Heard which is a local charity here in Dunedin who provide free counselling to Primary and Intermediate schools.

05/06/2026

" # nominated himself and applied for a leadership role and participated in the school talent quest, things that I never thought # would volunteer for. Through the middle of the week # would start to cry, and be very anxious about being left at school. I reminded him that on Thursday there was a facilitator he would talk to about this. As the term progressed # has been able to be left at school without chasing me when I walk away."

You can support our work by leaving us a one off or recurring, tax deductible donation. Be Heard receives no government funding meaning we rely on donations and fundraisers to keep us going.

Help support free counselling for Dunedin children.

05/06/2026

Thanks Platinum Recruitment!

Some of the Platinum Recruitment team were out in the community recently collecting donations and raising awareness for Be Heard NZ - an incredible organisation providing free counselling for primary and intermediate-aged children across Dunedin.

Be Heard plays a vital role in supporting the mental wellbeing of local tamariki, ensuring they have access to the care, guidance, and help they need.

Thank you to everyone who stopped to donate and show their support! 💜

To learn more about the important work Be Heard does, visit: https://www.beheard.org.nz/

02/06/2026

The long weekend has been perfect for making jams! We've got raspberry, strawberry, boysenberry, blackberry and plum jam, plus some beetroot relish, roasted tomatoes and a couple other goodies!

The stall is located at 183 Wairongoa Road in North Taieri, just by the intersection.

Everything is donations so pay what you can, all donations go to Be Heard which is a local charity here in Dunedin who provide free counselling to Primary and Intermediate schools.

26/05/2026

When a child finishes counselling with us, they each receive one of these certificates and a toy from Pa,Pe Creations.

You can support our work by leaving us a one off or recurring, tax deductible donation. Be Heard receives no government funding meaning we rely on donations and fundraisers to keep us going. https://givealittle.co.nz/org/be-heard-childrens-counselling

25/05/2026

We've had another busy weekend in the kitchen for our roadside stall. Big thanks to Heather from Ettrick Gardens for donating us beetroot for a big batch of Beetroot relish, plus we've got our usual raspberry and boysenberry jam plus a couple jars of plum jam!

The stall is located at 183 Wairongoa Road in North Taieri, just by the intersection.

Everything is donations so pay what you can, all donations go to Be Heard which is a local charity here in Dunedin who provide free counselling to Primary and Intermediate schools.