Pete’s wife gave him an ultimatum. If he didn’t do something about his anger she would leave. Attending a men’s non-violence group at RISE saved his marriage and changed his life.

RISE has been awarded a contract to run 30 workshops to MSD staff throughout New Zealand.

Senior Clinician/Practice Lead Joelene Whitfield will help run the four-hour long workshops around New Zealand.

RISE clinician Lara Buswell is sharing her specialist knowledge teaching a paper on Family Violence to social work and counselling students at NMIT/Te Pukenga.

Leigh Manson is RISE's impact management lead as part of our mahi with impact consultancy The Ākina Foundation. She is looking forward to meeting with RISE's partners as part of her role.

It is often the extreme or horrific acts of family violence, that make headlines. But family violence is more than physical harm. It includes behaviour that is coercive or controlling and causes cumulative harm.

Lottery funding and a grant from a Westport-based anti-violence network means RISE can help meet a gap in services for men in Reefton, Westport and Murchison.

One of RISE’s many strengths is that it is based in the Kaikōura community. Being based in the centre means RISE Clinician Robby Roche is on hand to help whenever need arises.

RISE is supporting the expansion of groups for men on the West Coast and in Murchison.

RISE’s Motueka office has a “homey feeling” that can play a role in helping clients feel safe and open to change.

“I come across as professional – because I am – and being good at work has helped me cover up what was happening behind the scenes.” A former client in the Non-Violence Programme talks about his experiences at RISE.

One clinician talks about how he looks to help a person who has used violence change their behaviour if they are also using drugs and/or alcohol.

Restorative Justice is a part of the criminal justice process in Aotearoa for those who have pled guilty and have an identifiable victim. How does this work with clients at RISE? Find out from one of our clinicians who works part time for both organisations.

Ever thought about why we lose control or lose our temper? Learn about the red/green brain concept and understanding stress response.

Yes, they really do work. In different ways and in different timeframes for most people. That’s our unequivocal answer.

RISE is calling for people to pay more attention to male perpetrators of violence during this month’s White Ribbon campaign because unless we do, New Zealand’s serious family violence problem won’t get better.

Peek inside the RISE Non-Violence Programme for our answer to the question: do stopping violence courses work? It’s Week 2 of White Ribbon NZ month and we are taking you through the 16 week curriculum.

It’s Week 1 of White Ribbon NZ month and we want to show you what it’s like to be part of a stopping violence programme -let’s take the first step.

Becoming a family violence specialist means walking a long and windy path. RISE’s Kimberley is on that path now. Read about her experience starting with RISE and learning how to work with people who use violence.

Anna talks about her experience using violence against her partner. “I didn’t want to be the human being I had been anymore. I grew up around anger and I was on the receiving end of physical abuse when I grew up. I thought it was normal.”

Transactional Analysis, commonly referred to as TA, includes concepts to help people analyse their mental and emotional processes and change behaviours.