You too can be part of helping to raise awareness for Domestic Violence and
Abuse
HELP make a difference - Get out & Get HELP
Women's Refuge advocates are a phone call away and are ready to HELP
Make the decision to save your life - Choose you, Choose your children, Choose safety
'family violence happens in many forms'
It isn't just PHYSICAL, it can be EMOTIONAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, VERBAL, ECONOMIC, SEXUAL and SPIRITUAL too
All these are designed to instill fear in you and are tactics of POWER & CONTROL. Have a go at the relationship test on the national website to see if you are affected by power & control
Women's Refuge advocates are a phone call away and are ready to HELP
Make the decision to save your life - Choose you, Choose your children, Choose safety
'family violence happens in many forms'
It isn't just PHYSICAL, it can be EMOTIONAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, VERBAL, ECONOMIC, SEXUAL and SPIRITUAL too
All these are designed to instill fear in you and are tactics of POWER & CONTROL. Have a go at the relationship test on the national website to see if you are affected by power & control
Our services
24 Hour Crisis line service
If you need help or advice, give us a call. When you ring our 24 hour, 365 days of the year crisis line you will be able to speak to a real person who is here in the Far North when you ring our 24 hour, 365 days of the year crisis line. We are here to listen and are trained to help. Our free services are confidential and non-judgmental.
Safe house accommodation
If your are not feeling safe due to domestic violence occurring, you can call us. We offer short-term residential housing for you and your children. While in our service we will support you towards a safer future. Safety strategies will be put in place so the children can continue to go to school and or sports.
Advocacy Services
We can support you in many ways. We will assist you to make a plan to achieve your goals. We will advocate on your behalf to other service providers. We will walk beside you to do the things you need to do to become violence free and safe.
Domestic Violence education
We run a free domestic violence and awareness programme for women in our service every Wednesday, from 10am to 2pm. We will pick you up if you're in the Kaitaia area and we provide morning tea and lunch. Ring us or come in to enroll if this is something you want to do. The programme looks at the cycle of violence, power and control, safety planning, safety strategies, how to keep yourself and your children safe and more.
Community services
You do not need to be living in our houses to receive our support. We can support you in the community too. You can come to our community office or we can come to you.
Outreach services
If you live in a rural area we can still support you. We can come to you to deliver our services and we can ensure that you get the same support that someone living in town gets.
Assessment and referral service
Everyone that comes in to our service will complete an assessment of their situation. This will help us to identify what your needs are and how we can help you. If we are not the right service for you we will refer you to the right place that can provide you with the appropriate care.
If you need help or advice, give us a call. When you ring our 24 hour, 365 days of the year crisis line you will be able to speak to a real person who is here in the Far North when you ring our 24 hour, 365 days of the year crisis line. We are here to listen and are trained to help. Our free services are confidential and non-judgmental.
Safe house accommodation
If your are not feeling safe due to domestic violence occurring, you can call us. We offer short-term residential housing for you and your children. While in our service we will support you towards a safer future. Safety strategies will be put in place so the children can continue to go to school and or sports.
Advocacy Services
We can support you in many ways. We will assist you to make a plan to achieve your goals. We will advocate on your behalf to other service providers. We will walk beside you to do the things you need to do to become violence free and safe.
Domestic Violence education
We run a free domestic violence and awareness programme for women in our service every Wednesday, from 10am to 2pm. We will pick you up if you're in the Kaitaia area and we provide morning tea and lunch. Ring us or come in to enroll if this is something you want to do. The programme looks at the cycle of violence, power and control, safety planning, safety strategies, how to keep yourself and your children safe and more.
Community services
You do not need to be living in our houses to receive our support. We can support you in the community too. You can come to our community office or we can come to you.
Outreach services
If you live in a rural area we can still support you. We can come to you to deliver our services and we can ensure that you get the same support that someone living in town gets.
Assessment and referral service
Everyone that comes in to our service will complete an assessment of their situation. This will help us to identify what your needs are and how we can help you. If we are not the right service for you we will refer you to the right place that can provide you with the appropriate care.
