Health professional resources
Family violence and sexual violence resources for health services and health professionals.
Pātiki and Waharua Kōpito patterns
Guidelines
Posters
We Talk About Family Violence Here Because It Affects Your Health
A4 version, HP 5824
A3 version, HP 5831
I’m Concerned Someone is Hurting You – female version
A4 version, HP 5826
A3 version, HP 5833
Family Violence Can Affect You and Your Family’s Health
A4 version, HP 5828
A3 version, HP 5835
We Talk About Family Violence Here Because it’s a Health Issue
A4 version, HP 5823
A3 version, HP 5830
Does Your Partner Ever Force You to Have Sex?
A4 version, HP 5827
A3 version, HP 5834
I’m Concerned Someone is Hurting You – male version
A4 version, HP 5825
A3 version, HP 5832
We Talk About Family Violence Here Because We Care and We’re Trained to Help
A4 version, HP 5822
A3 version, HP 5829
We Talk About Family Violence Here
HP 4097
Treating Violence as a Health Issue: Poster with 5 quotes
A4 version, HP 4445
A3 version, HP 4444
This is not available in hard copy but can be downloaded.
Treating Violence as a Health Issue: Poster with 3 quotes
A4 version, HP 4441
A3 version, HP 4440
This is not available in hard copy but can be downloaded.
Treating Violence as a Health Issue: Poster with photo
A4 version, HP 4443
A3 version, HP 4442
This is not available in hard copy but can be downloaded.
Pamphlets
Violence Intervention Programme 8 panel wallet card
HP 7156
Partner Abuse: This is Not Love, This is Control
Available in:
English, HP 4096
Māori, HP 4437
Tongan, HP 4436
Samoan, HP 4433
Korean, HP 4434
Farsi, HP 4435
Chinese, HP 4432
Cue cards
Flowcharts
Child Abuse and Neglect Intervention Flowchart
A4 version, HP 6414
A3 version, HP 6415
This is not available in hard copy but can be downloaded.
Intimate Partner Violence Intervention Flowchart
A4 version, HP 6416
A3 version, HP 6413
This is not available in hard copy but can be downloaded.
Case studies
An Ounce of Prevention
HP 4423
This is not available in hard copy but can be downloaded.
Increasing Violence Intervention Programme (VIP) Responsiveness to Māori
HP 5587
This is not available in hard copy but can be downloaded.
Resource orders
There may be limits to the number of resources that can be ordered. Please contact the National VIP Coordinator for DHBs for more information.
Additional resources
Family violence literature
NZ Family Violence Clearinghouse
A selection of reports, articles and resources on family violence (including intimate partner violence, child abuse and neglect, elder abuse and more).
Resources and training opportunities for health services and health professionals
IPV and Family Violence resources, and training and support for clinicians working in Sexual Assault Assessment Services or the national Non-Fatal Strangulation Service.
Provides a brief overview of health impacts, asking and responding to family violence in primary care.
Recorded seminar on sexual assault and intimate partner violence for health providers.
Starship Children’s Hospital guidelines for Abuse and Neglect
Whāraurau trauma-informed care resources
Provides resources and training in trauma-informed care for children and tamariki.
Elder abuse resources
A collection of useful content about elder abuse for clinicians, including an overview of the topic and links to other sources of information.
Te Tari Kaumatua, Office for Seniors, Raising Awareness of Elder Abuse
Provides elder abuse awareness resources and research, as well as information on preventing and getting help for suspected cases of elder abuse.
Legal issues, duties and information sharing
Information Sharing Guidance for Health Professionals from 1 July 2019 (Ministry of Health)
Children’s Act Requirements (Oranga Tamariki)
Pornography
Resources and research findings around online abuse and the impacts of pornography.
Resources for those affected by abuse
Agencies and services have developed their own resources. Please see these related websites: