by NNFVS | Jul 9, 2020 | Media
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,...
by NNFVS | Jun 30, 2020 | Media
Jeremy Logan 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,...
by NNFVS | May 14, 2020 | Media
Media release, May 11, 2020 Today’s pre-Budget funding announcement from the Ministry of Social Development, which included $142m over the next four years to fund services supporting victims of family violence and $16m to help stop perpetrators, has been welcomed by...
by NNFVS | May 14, 2020 | Media
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...
by NNFVS | May 4, 2020 | Media
Cinnamon Boreham first encountered the power and control wheel — a therapeutic graphic tool that explains how abusive partners can use power and control to manipulate relationships — about 26 years ago when she was completing refuge training as part of her degree in...
by NNFVS | Feb 25, 2020 | Media
This article was written by Siobhan Davies on Stuff, February 22, 2020. A New Zealand family violence specialist has supported a call to monitor any man transitioning out of a relationship. Heather Nancarrow, chief executive of the Australian National Research...
by NNFVS | Feb 25, 2020 | Media
The Minister of Justice Andrew Little points out that 79,000 victims of family violence are 79,000 too many – a sentiment also shared by Merran Lawler, general manager (Kaiarahi) of National Network of Family Violence Services. Minister Little was commenting on the...
by NNFVS | Nov 17, 2019 | Media
As we mark intolerance of violence towards women for White Ribbon week, two Kiwi families will bury loved ones whose lives ended because of family violence. Crystal-Lee Selwyn of Hamilton died earlier this week after an alleged assault by her partner. Police are...
