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Archive
2024
February
March
NZFVC Quick Reads: 27 March 2024
Being trauma-informed in practice with Dr Nicola Atwool - 3 part online workshop
Survivor Experiences Service
ACC RFP for community-led primary prevention 'anchor partners'
Survey and consultation for kaimahi Māori
Rob Veale Workshop: Risk assessment in the context of intimate partner violence
MSD's FVSV Update April 2024
NZFVC Quick Reads: 18 April 2024
The Intersections of Domestic and Family Violence with Substance Use – Webinar
Child Protection and Family Violence
Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Family Violence
Sexual violence in tertiary education: Aotearoa and international research and resources
Whakamanawa - The National Social Services Conference 2024
Weekly Media Roundup
Court related changes: FV Safety programme and cultural reports
NZFVC Quick Reads: 11 April 2024
Te Pai Ora SSPA Presents: Enhancing Leadership
Lifewise Parenting Courses for Term 2 2024
Group Facilitating Training with Fay Lilian
Weekly Media Roundup
NZFVC Quick Reads: 5 March 2024
Community Meeting - Save School Lunches
April webinars at the Grief Centre
Better Blokes – Free Peer Support for Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse
October 15, 2021 at 3:08 PM
Better Blokes offers one to one peer support, group peer support and weekend workshops to male survivors of sexual abuse: 09 378 8812 referral@betterblokes.org.nz
Just Asking . . . have any of your male clients been sexually abused?
• Children may learn that they have to give sex to keep people happy
• Being made to share a sexual secret as child is a burden for life
• Women also sexually abuse boys and male adolescents.
• Showing children inappropriate material is an offence
• Abused adults may blame other family members for not acting to help when they were young
Sexualised children may have problems as adults with
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Porn addiction
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Sexual addiction
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Compulsive sexual behaviour
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Excessive masturbation
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Frequent affairs
Guilt and shame can lead to:
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Patterns of alcohol abuse
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Suicidal thoughts
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Mistrust of people close to you
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Feeling unworthy
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Drug use
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Alcohol abuse
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Negative attitudes to others
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Loss of full potential
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Avoidance of intimacy
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Unexplained anger
Better Blokes is a founding member of the National Body - Male Survivors Aotearoa (MSA) - representing NZ-wide organisations dedicated to supporting survivors of sexual abuse. Any man who feels he would like to talk with us, call one of the above numbers, or send an email with full confidentiality assured
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Location |
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North |
Noel Ward |
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West |
Dave Passell |
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Central |
Dave Passell |
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East |
Poutoa Papalii |
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South |
Poutoa Papalii |
