RISE has a significant new contract to work with the community to prevent family violence. RISE is one of five organisations chosen nationally to take part in an innovative new ACC-funded scheme that focusses on addressing the root causes of family violence.

RISE is working with Thirdspace Aotearoa to learn more about Te Tiriti, and find ways we can lift the mana of te ao Māori in our mahi.

One of RISE’s strengths is that it can work with a whole family – parents and children - to support safer homes and foster intergenerational change.

RISE Clinicians are adept at understanding what a family needs and realise that for change to happen sometimes the whole family unit might need help and support.

RISE has been awarded a contract to run 30 workshops to MSD staff throughout New Zealand.

Senior Clinician/Practice Lead Joelene Whitfield will help run the four-hour long workshops around New Zealand.

RISE clinician Lara Buswell is sharing her specialist knowledge teaching a paper on Family Violence to social work and counselling students at NMIT/Te Pukenga.

“When I look back now, the signs are so clear. Even from our very first conversation.”

Ever thought about why we lose control or lose our temper? Learn about the red/green brain concept and understanding stress response.

Joelene Whitfield recently celebrated 15 years working at RISE. Recently we sat down and asked her to reflect on her career. She talked about memorable clients, why she continues to do this important work every day, and a text she recently received that filled her with hope.

Becoming a family violence specialist means walking a long and windy path. RISE’s Kimberley is on that path now. Read about her experience starting with RISE and learning how to work with people who use violence.

Transactional Analysis, commonly referred to as TA, includes concepts to help people analyse their mental and emotional processes and change behaviours.

A group of men have been meeting in Kaikoura for years following the devastating 2016 earthquake. Read how the group came to be and what it has meant to the men involved with it.

What happens first with new victims of family violence at RISE? Let’s have one of our clinicians, Lara Buswell, talk through the process.

Stresses and crises cripple a couple who live and work together

One woman’s 14-year story

Every day a group of people are working behind the scenes in Nelson to ensure that vulnerable families in distress don’t slip through the cracks and become further victims of family harm.

Hear from some of the women who have experienced significant distress who have made a journey back to themselves and safety.

For half of Leanne Fletcher’s life, she has been dealing with an abusive partner. At 32, she is successful in work and life, even though she is still healing from the abuse she suffered all those years ago. She shares her story.

Women who finished our SAFE programme share their thoughts from exit interviews.