Category: Better Blokes
Corrections (School Notification of Sex Offenders) Amendment Bill
http://www.legislation.govt.nz/bill/member/2020/0313/14.0/whole.html#LMS378655 Currently, the Department of Corrections is placing some sex offenders in a community without informing the local school or schools. This bill seeks to…
Ken Clearwater of Male Survivors Aotearoa on Equine Therapy
Male survivors of sexual trauma have been working with rescued horses to help them develop trust and to manage post-traumatic stress. Ken Clearwater of Male…
Social Sector Accreditation Standards
These Social Sector Accreditation Standards have been produced by the New Zealand Government for the accreditation of providers funded by government to deliver social services….
Launch of new family violence prevention frameworks – E Tū Whānau, Pasefika Proud, It’s Not OK
06 July 2020. The Ministry of Social Development (MSD) has today launched three five-year frameworks (2019-2023) for the prevention of family violence across Aotearoa. Developed…
Relationship between sexual abuse and substance abuse
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4861063/ This study reveals an extraordinarily high frequency of physical and sexual abuse among both women and men admitted for detoxification in an urban inpatient…
Anger is an energy: how to turn fury into a force for good
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/may/13/anger-interviews Anger is one of the most important and influential emotions in human life and so it is in politics and campaigning. But anger management…
Free Male Survivor Peer Groups Restart Next Week
In person peer support groups re-start next week: commencing 8th June, 2020. The peer support groups will also continue to be available online: South Auckland…
Some Benefits of Peer Support
Meeting with people who speak your language When you are in a peer support relationship (one-to one or in a peer group), it’s common to…
Shame and Anxiety
Shame based individuals will tend to experience significant discomfort and anxiety, especially in social contexts and situations. It only stands to reason, that if one…