TY  - BOOK
ED  - National Collective of Independent Women's Refuges
TI  - Safety & family violence: visa support for migrant victims
PY  - 2024///
CY  - Wellington, New Zealand : 
PB  - National Collective of Independent Women's Refuges, 
KW  - ABUSED WOMEN
KW  - ĀRAI WHATITATA
KW  - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
KW  - ETHNIC COMMUNITIES
KW  - FAMILY VIOLENCE
KW  - HAUMARUTANGA
KW  - IMMIGRATION LAW
KW  - INTERVENTION
KW  - INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
KW  - MANENE
KW  - MIGRANTS
KW  - RISK MANAGEMENT
KW  - SAFETY
KW  - SUPPORT SERVICES
KW  - TOKO I TE ORA
KW  - TŪKINOTANGA Ā-WHĀNAU
KW  - VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
KW  - WOMEN'S REFUGES
KW  - WĀHINE
KW  - NEW ZEALAND
N2  -  This is a resource for any organisation when migrant wāhine reach out for support. It provides a guide to working with migrant women and women from ethnic communities, including these key messages:
• Let them know Refuge can support them and their children regardless of their visa status, language(s) spoken, or whether they choose to stay with their 
partner.
• Let them know safe housing is an option regardless of their visa status – and that there will be food to support their religious, cultural, and dietary needs, and 
somewhere to pray if they need it.
• Tell them about the different support Refuge offers – getting a food parcel, nappies and baby formula, support with family violence visa applications, finding 
a GP or counsellor who speaks their own language, or access to information about family violence.
• Organise interpreters to support them every step of the way.
• Reassure them that Refuge won’t share any information about them or the violence with Immigration without their permission.
• Be upfront with clients about what support Refuge can provide and if any information will be shared with other services - reassure them that no 
information will be shared with Immigration (INZ) without their permission.
• Ask about their visa status last – fears of involvement from Immigration services

This resource is  part of a series about family violence risk and  safety produced by Women’s Refuge with support from Contact Energy. (From the resource). Record #9101
UR  - https://womensrefuge.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Risk-4-Visa-support-for-migrant-victims-Web.pdf
UR  - https://womensrefuge.org.nz/family-violence-risk-safety-series/
ER  -