Our Peer Support
We are all social beings by nature – connectedness and community are necessary if not vital to our wellbeing. The very existence of positive social relationships can be a source of healing for many psychological wounds. Because sexual abuse and sexual assault occurs in relative secrecy – in a state of disconnection between people – reconnecting and building trust are often at the core of healing from sexual violence. Some survivors turn to peer-support initiatives to build connection and heal.
Purposeful Peer Support is peer support with a purpose, moving participants towards wellbeing; it is person-centred and underpinned by strength-based philosophies
The life experience of the peer-support-worker creates common ground from which the trust relationship with the person is formed. Empowerment, empathy, hope and choice along with mutuality are the main drivers in purposeful peer support work. There is a great deal of strength gained from knowing someone who has walked where you are walking and now has a life of their choosing. In this way it is different from support work, it comes from a profoundly different philosophical base.
Useful Documents
Our Service Network
- Confidential listening and care
- Intentional Peer Support
- One on One and Peer Group Support
- Referrals for Specialist Support
- Family and Whanau Support
- Advocacy in any area of need as a survivor
- Assistance with ACC Claims
- Information and Resources
Member Organisations
- Better Blokes Auckland – (+64) 09 378 8812
- Male Support Services Waikato – (+64) 07 858 4112
- Tautoko Tāne Bay of Plenty – (+64) 027 271 8898
- Te Hokai | Male Survivors Tairawhiti – (+64) 027 412 5495
- Tautoko Tāne Taranaki – (+64) 027 444 0109
- Male Survivors Hawkes Bay – (+64) 022 052 5576
- Road Forward Trust Wellington- (+64) 021 118 1043
- The Male Room Nelson- (+64) 03 548 0403
- Male Survivors Otago – (+64) 03 425 8018
Kaitaia Centre
Peer Worker: Joe Wira
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (+64) 021 2582066
Kaikohe Centre
Manager: Paul Moffat
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (+64) 021 378987
Whangārei Centre
Peer Worker: Kereama Bedggood
Email: [email protected]
Peer Worker: Clint Edmonds
Email: [email protected]