“I come across as professional – because I am – and being good at work has helped me cover up what was happening behind the scenes.” A former client in the Non-Violence Programme talks about his experiences at RISE.

One clinician talks about how he looks to help a person who has used violence change their behaviour if they are also using drugs and/or alcohol.

Restorative Justice is a part of the criminal justice process in Aotearoa for those who have pled guilty and have an identifiable victim. How does this work with clients at RISE? Find out from one of our clinicians who works part time for both organisations.

In our finale of the series looking at the Family Violence Death Review Committee, we look at the Third Report published 10 years ago. Strong recommendations for change started in this report and came up repeatedly after. It was the first push to change the system.

In-depth reviews of all the family violence homicide data from 2009 to 2012, including deep dives into 17 specific deaths, was the focus of the Family Violence Death Review Committee’s Fourth Report. This is the sixth article in a 7-part series.

At the time it was called “the most ambitious report of the Family Violence Death Review Committee to date” for what it attempted to achieve. This is the fifth article in a 7-part series.

If you were going to read one of the reports from the FVDRC from the perspective of RISE’s work, the Sixth Report Men Who Use Violence is it. This is the fourth article in a 7-part series.

In this third article in the 7-part series, the FVDRC draws attention to the concept of a ‘duty to care’ in both the western framework and the te ao Māori framework noting Aotearoa New Zealand’s unique obligations to its people.

The Family Violence Death Review Committee’s Seventh Report focuses on how we care for survivors and the gaps that exist within support systems. It is the second article in a 7-part series.

You’ve probably never heard of the Family Violence Death Review Committee but it has had one of the most significant effects on the elimination of family violence in Aotearoa New Zealand in the last decade.

Last year RISE’s Staff and Board came together to define and guide the organisation’s cultural development. It was the start of an ongoing programme of work to increase understanding of Te Ao Māori in daily work life.

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

After 25 years as a professional fitness trainer, Jaron Steffens turned his professional life upside down to focus on the health of the mind rather than body.

We’ve started to ask ourselves, are we making a difference at RISE? Are we making our community better? How do we know?

Two RISE clinicians present about their professional experiences at a national conference this month.

Why we have needed to use a waitlist for new adult and child clients and what we're doing to shorten it.

After Ben’s wife told her counsellor about his angry behaviour, Ben started on a process of change.

Jamie Sumner says he didn’t think RISE was the right place for him as a post-degree option. However, he says now he thinks coming to RISE was meant to be.

In 2022 we celebrated a significant partnership developed 10 years ago with Maataa Waka Ki Te Tau Ihu Trust to provide family violence services in Marlborough.

A new app is available for people concerned about family violence or worried about someone’s or their own safety. IMPT: read the app use warnings in this article.