Description:
Porirua Living Violence Free offers various programmes and education designed to assist women, children and men make sense of their experiences. These are provided by trained women and men with an extensive knowledge and understanding of family violence issues. The agency has approval of the Ministry of Justice, Oranga Tamariki and the Department of Corrections.
We have been working to enable our communities to live violence free.
Services:
Wellbeing Programmes:
For Children: https://livingviolencefree.nz/for-children/
– A 10 week programme of individual, sibling and group sessions for children aged 5-12 yrs
For Women: https://livingviolencefree.nz/for-women/
– Programmes for women which provide support, education and wellbeing which help women make wise choices and to increase the safety for themselves and their children.
– Behaviour Change Programmes for women who are aware that the way they express their anger and use violence and abuse against others is harmful.
For Men: https://livingviolencefree.nz/for-men/
– Behaviour Change Programmes for men that provide them with a structural understanding of men’s violence, identifying the range of unaccepted violent behaviours and which teaches non-violent alternatives.
Self-help Information/Resources:
– Assess my Situation: https://livingviolencefree.nz/assess-my-situation/
Location:
Pember House – Level 2
16 Hagley Street
Porirua.