Safe & Together in Aotearoa: Global Model, Local Impact

The Safe and Together Institute, creator of the Safe and Together Model, serves professionals, communities, and systems around the world who are responding to domestic abuse where children are involved, who are seeking a whole-of-family response that improves outcomes for adult and child survivors and addresses perpetrators as parents.

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This presentation features: David Mandel, creator of the Safe and Together Model; Jackie Wruck, the Safe and Together Institute's Asia Pacific Regional Manager; Val Carter, CEO of Home and Family; and Julie Sach, CEO of Tautoko Mai Sexual Harm Support.

In this interactive 90-minute session (60-minute presentation, 30-minute Q&A), attendees will:

• Discover the Safe & Together Model—a proven, evidence-based approach with global cross-sector applications, including child protection, family courts, health, justice, corrections, and community services.
• Hear about the Model’s approach to challenging bias and working with the whole family. From the Model’s inception to its application to diverse populations, the focus has been on challenging bias around gender expectations of parents and preventing unnecessary removal of children from families.
• Explore its relevance for Aotearoa, including alignment with whānau-centred and culturally responsive practice, and its potential to support Māori, Pasifika, and rural communities.
• Examine lessons from First Nations contexts, drawing on recent research and practice in Australia that may inform culturally grounded work in New Zealand.
• Learn from local leaders. Catch presentations from our New Zealand Partner Agencies Home and Family and Tautoko Mai on how the Model is being applied in practice.
• See the tools in action, including the Perpetrator Pattern Mapping Tool and strategies for multi-agency intervention points.

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