Family Violence Support

WAVE - Keeping women safe at home 

Every woman has the right to live without violence in her life. If you’re in an abusive relationship, we know how difficult it can be to break free.

Our WAVE programme (Women Against Violence Education) can help you build your inner strength and decide on the steps you need to take to keep your family safe.

WAVE is right for you if you want to:

• keep yourself and/or your children safe
• restore your self-respect and confidence
• share your experiences with others
• learn about your basic rights
• learn about the effects of violence.

Where to start

• Contact one of the Family Works sites to find out more about WAVE
• View our events to see if WAVE is running in your area
• Book your place in a WAVE programme
• Attend 8 sessions

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Restoring children’s safety

Family Works is here to help children feel safe at home and support those affected by family violence. The Restore programme helps children and young people aged 5 to 17 to:

• learn how to express their feelings
• increase self-esteem
• develop a safety plan
• solve problems positively
• build healthy relationships

Where to start

• Contact us to find out more.
• Speak to a family worker about your needs to see if the programme is appropriate.
• View our events to see if Restore is running in your area.
• Book a place in the Restore programme.
• To ensure safety for children and young people, parents/caregivers are asked to complete an appropriate family violence programme.

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“My son can now tell me when he’s feeling sad and we sit down and talk about it together.”

KIDshine - Support for children experiencing family violence

KIDshine is run in collaboration with Shine and is only offered when it’s safe for the children. The programme is offered to families over four to eight sessions. 

Our KIDshine Advocates use age-appropriate methods to:

• engage and build rapport with children
• help children understand what has happened
• ensure that they do not feel responsible for the violence
• know what to do if they are in danger the next time
• Help them start healing by giving them strategies for dealing with feelings of fear, guilt, anger, sadness, etc.

For more information about KIDshine, how kids are affected by exposure to family violence and how to best support them, download a copy of the KIDshine brochure.

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For a KIDshine referral, please contact clientservicesadmin@2shine.org.nz

“I know what to do now if I’m scared, I know how to ring the Police and I know that it’s not my fault.”