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Organised by HELP Auckland and Dear Em. HELP Auckland and Dear Em have organised a screening of The Lie followed by a Q&A session. Monday 6 May 2024, 6-8:30pm, Newmarket, $25-$30

The Coalition for the Safety of Women and Children and AVA Anti-Violence Action have started a petition calling for stalking to be made a crime in NZ

The latest Te Puna Aonui pānui includes the following: Youth campaign ‘Love Better’ entering next phase | Māori cultural frameworks for preventing violence | Raising awareness of online support for people impacted by family violence | Family Violence Risk, Safety and Wellbeing Guidelines (RSWG) | Community-led prevention tender goes live | Two new Workforce Surveys – Kaimahi Māori and Agents of Change | New strategic partnership to support sexual violence prevention | Update on Kaupapa Māori Solutions at ACC | NZ Family Violence Clearinghouse 2024 Survey

The New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse is undertaking a survey to know what is working well and how they could improve or do things differently

Beehive Press Release: The rights of our children and young people will be enhanced by changes the coalition Government will make to strengthen oversight of the Oranga Tamariki system, including restoring a single Children’s Commissioner

This Quick Reads covers: • EOI for ethnic community prevention research • Judicial understanding of how IPV impacts mental health • Primary prevention • Safer Online Services and Media Platforms submission themes • Online information for people impacted by violence

From the NZFVC: This Quick Reads covers: • Changemaker fund open for applications • Submissions open on adult decision making capacity • New documentary examines the Grace Millane case ‘rough-sex’ defence • Research on harassment, gendered abuse towards politicians in Aotearoa • Report from Children and Young People’s Privacy project • Prevention resources from the Australian PreventX 2024 conference

Organised by New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse and Te Pūkotahitanga. This webinar is a wayfinder, to continue the kōrero from Violence within Whānau and Mahi Tūkino — A Litany of Sound Revisited, with speakers who will reflect on research and real-life expertise. Wednesday 22 May 2024, 2-3pm, online, free

Organised by Department of Preventive and Social Medicine and Social Justice and Child Protection Research Network Aotearoa. Structural inequities for Pasifika families in Aotearoa New Zealand affect inequalities in the child protection system, but the size, scope and complex factors influencing these have had little research attention. This project describes inequalities for Pasifika children in this context, and explores the dynamic factors affecting contact disparities. Thursday 23 May 2024, 1-2pm, online (or in-person in Dunedin), free

Beehive Press Release: Whānau with tamariki growing up in emergency housing motels will be prioritised for social housing starting this week, says Associate Housing Minister Tama Potaka

The latest links to media articles on issues that impact on the family violence sector

The latest Family Violence and Sexual Violence Update from MSD includes: Afterhours crisis line support is available for women’s refuges | Help us raise awareness of online support for people impacted by family violence | Extension for Whānau Resilience services | Tender for ACC’s new Sensitive Claims Service now open | 2024 State of the Sector survey open for community and voluntary sector | Sign up to Te Puna Aonui Newsletter

This Quick Reads covers: • Women’s Refuge resources on suicide and technology • District Court Annual report published • Evidence brief on sexual violence related non-fatal strangulation and acquired brain injury • Call for input to UN report on child sexual exploitation in digital environment • State of the Sector Survey open • Community-based strategy for diversity and inclusion

Organised by MAEVe. This MAEVe webinar will speak to the intersections of domestic and family violence and substance abuse through a discussion of the KODY project (Kids First and Odyssey House: advancing cross-sector collaboration between DFV and substance use services). Monday 29 April 2024, 2-3pm NZT, online, free

Organised by ECLIPSE: Family Violence Services. ECLIPSE's Child Protection and Family Violence training explores the intersection between family violence and child protection. This course is designed for practitioners who want to understand more about how to respond appropriately when concerns for the safety and wellbeing of children exist due to family violence. Online: 15-16 May 2024, 9am-12pm. Auckland: 22 July 2024, 9am-4pm. $150+GST

Organised by ECLIPSE: Family Violence Services. ECLIPSE's Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Family Violence course explores the impacts of colonisation on Māori and relates this to the context of family violence. Two online dates, Tuesday 21 May 2024, 1-3pm and Tuesday 11 June 2024, 10am-12pm, $85+GST

From the NZFVC: This news story highlights key Aotearoa and international research related to institutional responses to sexual violence in tertiary settings including Wānanga, universities, polytechnics and institutes of technology