Abuse Prevention Service, based in Whangaparaoa, provide services across the Rodney area focused on stopping family violence by providing phyco-educational programmes and counselling to those who are users of violence as well as to the victim-survivors of family violence, including adults, youth and children. Our specialist family violence services include: Abuse Prevention Services offer programme and counselling to children who have been impacted by family harm. We offer a respectful and safe place for children to explore and overcome issues that may affect their lives. We aim to have children thrive in their lives. We offer support that is child centred and goes at the child’s pace. We aim to offer support that is fun, educational, and healing. Individual counselling and programme is offered to young people who have been impacted by family harm. All our support is individual and our team understand and hold in mind the wider challenges that young people may experience, and may bring into the therapeutic space. The Abuse Prevention Services women’s safety programme, Living Free, runs for 12 weeks. The programme is designed to help women find clarity about their lived experience of family violence by providing a fuller analysis of family violence, the intentions behind power and control and womens resistance to family violence. We then start to explore all aspects of healthy relationships, such as communication, respecting boundaries, healthy sexual relationships, equality and respectful relating. We also explore our identity; look at the parenting needs of children who have been impacted by family violence, connecting with our feelings such as grief and anger, and a strong focus self care and wellbeing. As a natural part of group process, women feel supported and empowered by each other which helps to create community and connection. Abuse Prevention services offer support to men who recognise that their behaviour is impacting negatively or causing harm within their families or relationships and want to change. Our programme allows men to recognise unwanted, harmful, controlling or abusive patterns of behaviour and provides tools to develop positive and empowering ways of interacting and building respectful relationships. All men looking for support are offered individual sessions with one of our team members. This provides an opportunity to hear more about the situation and

The Hibiscus and Bays Local Board area stretches from Waiwera in the north to Campbells Bay in the south across the Whangaparāoa Peninsula out to Tiritiri Matangi Island. Our area is known for its spectacular beaches, parks and reserves. Our main town centres are Orewa, Silverdale, Whangaparāoa, Browns Bay and Mairangi Bay.

Let’s all play a part in helping young children and youth to thrive. We offer school and community programmes, to help grow strong, resilient tamariki (children) and rangatahi (youth) with the self-esteem to be leaders. We also teach our young people how to manage medical emergencies. It's all about developing confident young people who care for each other and the health and wellbeing of their communities. Our vision is that by 2032, every young New Zealander will step into their future with the first aid and mental wellness skills to live healthier, happier and longer lives.

NAISS works in partnership with schools to keep our ākonga attending and engaged in learning. The North Auckland Integrated School Support Service (NAISSS) provides Alternative Education, and Te Ako Manaaki (formerly Managed Moves) to all of North Auckland, and the Attendance Service to Northern reaches of North Auckland. You can find out more about what they do, and how to make a referral at their website www.naisss.org.nz If you have any queries or would like to get in touch please email admin@naisss.org.

The Child & Family Service is a free community based primary health service providing support to children, young people and their families through a multidisciplinary health team. The Child & Family team offers services to children 0-18yrs through two main service areas: School/pre-school health – health education, health promotion, hearing and vision screening, child protection, referral management, responding to self-referrals, immunisation, epidemic response, specialist ear nursing. Family support – parenting support and education, child protection, well child care.

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