Abuse and violence support
- Counselling
- Family violence intervention
- Information and support
- Referral to specialist services
- Victim support
- Support groups
- Education programmes
- Care and protection
At Family Works we provide family safety and violence prevention services, supporting individuals, families and whānau to live a life free from violence, abuse, bullying and neglect. We’ll teach you how to create positive changes and keep yourself and your children safe.
Family violence is never OK. No-one should be frightened of, scared by, or hurt by someone in their family. Family Works Safety Support provides a range of specialist services to support children, teenagers, adults and families who have experienced family violence.
Our range of services include counselling and therapy, safety support, social work and group programmes.
We provide:
- specialist trauma counselling for children, teenagers and adults who have experienced family violence
- couples and relationship counselling
- supporting safety programmes that help the victims of family violence to be safe
- group support programmes, like Free to be Me, for both children and adults
- support and education programmes to help you recognise and develop healthy relationships
- parenting support, advice and education to help you develop positive parenting skills.
- support and education to help prevent abuse and neglect.
Specialist support for children
Children are affected by family violence whether they see it, hear it or just know about it. Family Works’ child and family social workers and counsellors will tailor services to individually meet the child’s needs. Experiencing violence as a child can have massive effects. Our team will ensure your child feels safe and respected.