Serving the Motueka community feels like a homecoming for RISE Clinician Michelle Thurlow who first came to Motueka as a 16-year-old disengaged with school.

The community really supported her as a teen, so now with her own children grown she’s returned ‘home’ to give back to the community.

Nelson men are invited to a special free event mark featuring workshops, networking and talks on topics concerning men.

The third International Men’s Day is being held at Victory Community Centre on November 16. The theme of this year’s day is Show Yourself.

RISE has a significant new contract to work with the community to prevent family violence. RISE is one of five organisations chosen nationally to take part in an innovative new ACC-funded scheme that focusses on addressing the root causes of family violence.

“I don’t want to be that person. I don’t want my grandchildren to see an angry violent person.”

One of RISE’s strengths is that it can work with a whole family – parents and children - to support safer homes and foster intergenerational change.

RISE Clinicians are adept at understanding what a family needs and realise that for change to happen sometimes the whole family unit might need help and support.

Pete’s wife gave him an ultimatum. If he didn’t do something about his anger she would leave. Attending a men’s non-violence group at RISE saved his marriage and changed his life.

RISE has been awarded a contract to run 30 workshops to MSD staff throughout New Zealand.

Senior Clinician/Practice Lead Joelene Whitfield will help run the four-hour long workshops around New Zealand.

RISE clinician Lara Buswell is sharing her specialist knowledge teaching a paper on Family Violence to social work and counselling students at NMIT/Te Pukenga.

It is often the extreme or horrific acts of family violence, that make headlines. But family violence is more than physical harm. It includes behaviour that is coercive or controlling and causes cumulative harm.

Lottery funding and a grant from a Westport-based anti-violence network means RISE can help meet a gap in services for men in Reefton, Westport and Murchison.

One of RISE’s many strengths is that it is based in the Kaikōura community. Being based in the centre means RISE Clinician Robby Roche is on hand to help whenever need arises.

RISE is supporting the expansion of groups for men on the West Coast and in Murchison.

RISE’s Motueka office has a “homey feeling” that can play a role in helping clients feel safe and open to change.

“I come across as professional – because I am – and being good at work has helped me cover up what was happening behind the scenes.” A former client in the Non-Violence Programme talks about his experiences at RISE.

One clinician talks about how he looks to help a person who has used violence change their behaviour if they are also using drugs and/or alcohol.

Ever thought about why we lose control or lose our temper? Learn about the red/green brain concept and understanding stress response.

After 25 years as a professional fitness trainer, Jaron Steffens turned his professional life upside down to focus on the health of the mind rather than body.

Why we have needed to use a waitlist for new adult and child clients and what we're doing to shorten it.

Jamie Sumner says he didn’t think RISE was the right place for him as a post-degree option. However, he says now he thinks coming to RISE was meant to be.

Yes, they really do work. In different ways and in different timeframes for most people. That’s our unequivocal answer.