RISE: Respect Inspire Support Empower

Motueka Address:
Jack Inglis Friendship Hospital
15 B Courtney Street
Motueka
03 528 8976
Hours of operation generally 9am – 4pm Mon – Thurs. RISE works with people causing and experiencing family harm or violence. Our approach is to work with the entire family/whānau – including the perpetrator of the harm – to develop sustainable ways of preventing future violence. We believe this family-centred

approach gives everyone a better chance of creating change and living safely. The specialist training of our clinicians enables them to provide a broad range of services to those in need. They are trained counsellors and social workers with significant education in their specialised fields. To be accredited to work with RISE, our staff undertake a further two-years on-the-job training in the area of family harm. We help clients, regardless of gender and age, with one-on-one and group counselling, specialised programmes, ongoing education, and other services. Clients either self-refer or are mandated to attend our programmes. They come from all backgrounds and our staff reflect the communities of our clients. RISE serves communities in Nelson, Tasman, the West Coast, Marlborough and Kaikoura. Our primary office is in Nelson and we have an office in Motueka, both in the top of the South Island of New Zealand. We are part of collectives in our own region and in New Zealand that work to prevent all forms of family harm.