Family Violence - YOU DESERVE to be safe and be loved in a positive manner.


​Please consider seeking help - there is a safe place for you

Family violence is very real and more common than you think:
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If you are:

• threatened verbally or physically
• put down
• separated or kept away from family and friends
• strangled in an argument,
• pushed, punched or shoved,
• forced to do sexually acts you are uncomfortable with
• generally feeling like your life is not your own 

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"Do you feeling safe?"
Health professionals often ask this question, throughout pregnancy your midwife will ask this question many times. 

Family violence often begins for the first time in pregnancy and/or becomes more frequent. 

If you need help please talk to your midwife; or if you are supervised by your partner try and get a note to your midwife to seek help.


There is an organisation called Women's refuge who can organise anything from a safe house to counselling - please contact them if you need help
www.police.govt.nz/advice/family-violence
 www.womensrefuge.org.nz          

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