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Tēnei te whānau ATAWHAI e mihi atu ana Tēnā koe, tēnā kōrua, tēnā koutou katoa!
Ngareta Timutimu (Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui) Atawhai Kaitiakitanga
Atawhai is a network of researchers, health care providers, whānau and family members dedicated to preventing family violence and improving health, hauora and wellbeing.
The Atawhai Network was founded by health and social care providers in the Bay of Plenty to help build trusted relationships between service providers that make it easier to deliver safe, effective responses to family and whānau.
Atawhai is currently working with whānau and families to understand what matters to them when accessing services.
We aim to develop mutual understanding of the realities and expectations of both health providers and whānau and families to transform family violence responses and prevent further trauma.
Founded on a te Tiriti-based partnership, Atawhai is generating an influential network of primary care professionals dedicated to preventing family violence. See the founding members here. This distinctively health-sector-led network connects frontline health care professionals and organisations with information and tools to safely journey with whānau and families in their experience of family violence. Atawhai is a relational response and relies on developing relationships across settings, sharing and learning from one another and translating knowledge between different health care disciplines and contexts.
Members of the Atawhai network gain confidence in knowing what to do and how to help, have access to trusted local referral services and can share challenges with like-minded people. Although not a ‘quick fix’, the Atawhai network is a long-term health care response to family violence that continually evolves in response to need.”
Join our network of dedicated proffesionals working together to prevent family violence and improve health, haurora, and wellbeing. By becoming part of Atawhai, you will connect with a trusted group of researchers and social care providers, collaborating to deliver safe and effective responses for whānau and families.
Your experiences and insights are crucial in shaping services that truly meet your needs. By taking part in the What Matters to Whānau study, you’ll have the opportunity to share what matters most to your whānau or family when accessing care - helping to create better, safer responses to family violence.
