Service types: Abuse and violence support, Education programmes, Information and support, Support groups.

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 women's 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.

Service types: Abuse and violence support, Education programmes, Information and support, Support groups.

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. 

For younger children (4 - 9 years) we offer play therapy.  Play therapy is based on an understanding that play is the main language of children and is more effective than talk therapy in helping children to feel soothed. Children get to work through issues such as feeling powerless, anxious, worried, angry or isolated, which are common concerns for children impacted by family harm.

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. 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. 

Abuse Prevention Services offer support to men who recognise that their behaviour is having negative impacts and/or causing harm within their family and their relationships and want to change.

Our programme allows men to recognise unwanted, controlling, harmful or abusive patterns of behaviour and provides tools to develop positive and empowering ways of interacting and building respectful relationships.  

The objectives of the programme are to encourage men to be accountable for their abusive behaviour as well as assisting them to change attitudes and beliefs and develop an understanding of the effect their abusive behaviour has on women and children.

Service types: Abuse and violence support, Counselling, Stopping violence services, Counselling.

Our counsellors work to provide a judgement free, compassionate, and safe space for those impacted by unhealthy behaviours in relationships to get the support they deserve. Our trained professional counsellors are here to listen, guide and walk with you, trusting that you are the expert on your own life, while offering an environment where you feel safe to explore your experiences, and develop tools to assist you in coping with challenges that may arise as a result of being in or having been in relationships or families where abusive behaviours are present.

We cater services for each individual client and are equipped to work with people who come from various diverse backgrounds. This includes, men, women, those who identify with the rainbow community, young people, and children.

If you are unsure that we are the right place for you, feel free to contact us with any queries you have and we will do our best to connect you with the most suitable support service.

Service types: Abuse and violence support, Counselling, Education programmes, Family violence intervention, Information and support, Referral to specialist services, Support groups, Advocacy, Stopping violence services, Counselling, Family violence intervention, Referral to specialist services, Support groups, Education programmes, Information and support.

Abuse Prevention Services assists families in the wider Rodney/Hibiscus Coast areas who are affected by family violence or abusive relationships to heal from trauma and make positive changes to their lives through education and support.

For Women: Our Safety Services Programme, Living Free, is for all women who have experienced or been impacted by family violence or abusive relationships.

For Children and Young People: Our team are fully trained and are experienced in working with children and young people who have been impacted by family violence. They have a wide range of skills relating to family violence/abuse, child protection, adolescent issues and childhood trauma. We provide play therapy for younger children.

For Men: Our Non-Violence programme is for anyone who identifies that their behaviour is negatively impacting on their family and wishes to make changes and build respectful relationships.