Bullying (young people) support in New Zealand 🇳🇿

“I'm only 17 and I don't have it all figured out, but if you're just starting with bullying stuff, here's what I know. It's not your fault. Even if you think you did something to cause it. You didn't. Telling someone helps, even if it's just one person. My mom was annoying about it but she was right that I needed to tell her. I'm not going to say it gets easy because it didn't for me yet. But the group chat about me stopped and I played football again last week. That's something. The mornings are still hard but I get up eventually. Find one thing that's yours, like my cat Pickles, and hold onto it.”

“For anyone new to this: Two years ago, that was me. I remember when the school did nothing, like it was yesterday. This morning I sang in the car. It changes. It really does.”

“If you've just found this place, this time last year I was exactly where you are. I remember a group chat about me like it was yesterday. I'm volunteering here now. You get yourself back in pieces. You're not on your own.”

“Hello from the other side of it. I've been there. For me it was in 2023. Dreading Mondays, every single day. I laugh properly again. It doesn't stay this heavy.”