30 June, 2020 Supporting perpetrators of family violence by using trauma-informed, wraparound services has once again shown success in helping to arrest the scourge of family violence. The National Network of Family Violence Services’ general manager, Merran Lawler, is applauding the results achieved through the Ghandi Nivas Interventionist Family Harm Programme, which showed that almost 60 per cent of the …
Zooming into Family Violence: Changeability in Masterton
For one specialist family violence agency, the remote working scenario made necessary by the Covid-19 epidemic has shed light on the benefits of working remotely. Like all agencies nationwide, ChangeAbility in Masterton, Wairarapa, had to quickly move their staff to working from home to continue providing their essential services. Manager Jeremy Logan said the initial rush to adapt a face-to-face …
Govt should address systemic flaws in family violence response system
Media release, Monday 4 May, 2020 A wero has been laid at the feet of the government to address underfunding, systemic racism, sexism and intergenerational trauma in order to effectively address family violence in this country in a damning report from the Family Violence Death Review Committee. This challenge in the Men Who Use Violence report is fully supported by National Network of Family …
79,000 victims of family violence means 79,000 perpetrators
If there are 79,000 victims of family-related violence then there are likely to be just as many perpetrators of that violence.