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News: tagged with "abuse"

• Webinar: Identifying the Responding to Child Abuse

  Posted: Wednesday, June 4, 2025 in: Training With tags: families, children, violence, abuse, workshop, webinar
  This online workshop from Child Matters focuses on understanding the concept of vulnerability and explores factors that contribute to vulnerability, risk and child abuse

• This is not yours to carry: Children's book from She is not your rehab

  Posted: Wednesday, April 30, 2025 in: Resources and Information With tags: children, violence, abuse, families
  "This Is Not Yours to Carry" is a children’s book created for a new generation of cycle breakers. The book is written by Sarah Brown with Matt Brown and illustrated by their eldest daughter, Oceana Olsen

• Report reveals high prevalence of Traumatic Brain Injury in women affected by family violence

  Posted: Friday, March 14, 2025 in: Resources and Information With tags: violence, abuse, research, brain, health, Report
  Women's Refuge media release: 13th March 2025 Women’s Refuge has released a new report never undertaken in Aotearoa before looking at the prevalence of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in victims of family violence

• Retain the relationships and sexuality guidelines

  Posted: Wednesday, April 24, 2024 in: Resources and Information With tags: abuse, bullying, Rainbow, schools, sexual health
  Stand with the Mental Health Foundation to help all students feel safe and included.  All tauira (students) deserve to feel safe and included at school or kura, regardless of their gender, sexuality or background

• Eldernet Gazette: Spotlight on financial abuse

  Posted: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: abuse, older people, finances, older adults
  Eldernet published several articles in its Gazette that looked at financial abuse - to mark Elder Abuse Awareness Week: Elder law specialist Fleur McDonald gives some examples to help you spot financial abuse; and Simon Templeton of Age Concern Canter

• eLearning tool from Safeguarding Children Initiative

  Posted: Wednesday, July 4, 2018 in: Training With tags: Training, eLearning, children, violence, abuse
  Safeguarding Children Initiative (SCI) is changing the lives of children and the people who work with them - and they now have a new free eLearning tool to reach even more people