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Finding a Guide Through Uncertainty

Cayden Hays*, his wife, and their three children had been staying with extended family and living with violence long before COVID-19 reached New Zealand. Hear more about their situation under lockdown.

Continuing Support Under COVID-19

Over the past few weeks of COVID-19 lockdown, our family support worker, Sofia, has been just one example of the tirelessly working Aviva staff who are trying to keep families safe in lockdown.

Support Aviva Under Lockdown

Over the past four weeks of lockdown, Aviva has seen a 34% increase in family violence referrals to our support line.

Welcome Matt and Sarah to the Aviva Family

Introducing the newest Aviva Ambassadors, Matt Brown and Sarah Clare Brown of My Fathers Barber and She is Not Your Rehab (SINYR).

How does Money Play a Role in Family Violence?

This post is a guest blog from one of our brilliant partners, The Good Shepherd. Economic abuse is considered to be a form of psychological harm in the Family Violence Act, but stretches way beyond the mind, into the realm of everyday life, for many families.

A Violence Free Aotearoa

Aviva passionately believes that the people of Aotearoa New Zealand can live free from violence and that we can achieve this together. We can all play a part. We are all part of the solution.
So where do we start?

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"Just knowing that there's someone who understands, someone who'll listen... knowing that you're not alone, that there's somebody who cares, it makes a huge difference; all the difference. Thanks to Aviva, I knew I wasn't alone, and I found hope again.

Jennifer

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