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Need to replicate Gandhi Nivas across NZ By FARIDA MASTER
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andhi Nivas, which helps prevent family harm in New Zealand by providing men with early intervention services, could be expanded throughout the country. After a five year independent Massey University report of Gandhi Nivas, Pakuranga’s Ranjna Patel, the driving force behind an innovative early intervention pro-
gramme for family harm, hopes that government agencies including Health, Social Development, Justice, Corrections, Police, Education, Housing and Whanau Ora can work together to replicate it across New Zealand. Now that the initial ground work has proved that it has helped reduce family harm by 60 per cent, Ranjna, founder-director of Nirvana Health Group, hopes that the government picks up the ball and
runs with it to make it a national programme. The Massey University evaluation report (fifth year in a row) was recently presented at Parliament House in Wellington. The event was attended by government agencies, ministers, and NZ Police Commissioner. Police Minister Stuart Nash said, “Family harm is our nation’s shame. We have 150,000 call outs every year. Ranjna you have saved
lives of women and children and saved families.” Launched in December 2014, Gandhi Nivas was set up to meet the counselling and housing needs of men who are bound by Police Safety Orders (PSOs) and cannot return home. The free service provides 24/7 assessment and counselling to clients in addition to free accommodation and wrap-around support to victims and children.
Intervention services are provided to clients and their families by Sahaayta Counselling Services. It began with one house in Otahuhu in 2014 and soon grew to include houses in Te Atatu and Papakura. The target group was initially Indian men but now, according to the findings, a third of the people they serve are Maori and a third are Pacific men. ➤ Turn to page 3
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