Who we are
Focus on Safety is a non-partisan collaboration of experts in responding to family violence, sexual violence, and adult safeguarding situations across Aotearoa New Zealand, supported by a range of social service providers and others.
Get in touch if your organisation would like to support this campaign.
The Focus on Safety Collaboration
Dhilum Nightingale, Barrister, Kate Sheppard Chambers; author of Shama report on ethnic and migrant women and the Family Court
Debbie Hager,
disability advocate
Maggie Andrade,
Family Violence Expert Report Writer, Registered Social Workers and Law Graduate
Carrie Leonetti,
Director, NZ Centre for Human Rights Law, Policy & Practice, University of Auckland
Julie Sach, formerly Shine, Tautoko Mai, Safe & Together
Our collaboration is supported by:
Nicola Gavey, Registered clinical psychologist and critical social psychologist, University of Auckland
Julie Tolmie, LLB(Hons), LLM, FRSNZ, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Auckland
Paulette Benton-Greig, Senior Lecturer, Law School, Auckland University of Technology
Alison Towns, PhD, Clinical Psychologist
Rachel Smith,
Programme Leader Violence and Trauma Studies, Auckland University of Technology
