ADVISORY Media Invitation to Family Violence Seminars

Police is hosting five free family violence seminars around New Zealand this month.



Three international presenters, Professor Betsy Stanko from the United Kingdom, and Gael Strack and Dr George McClane from San Diego will speak at the seminars.



These speakers are world-class experts in the field of domestic violence. They offer the opportunity for seminar attendees to consider some progressive concepts to address family violence across a range of areas including collaborative approaches, death reviews, domestic violence legislation, prosecutions and use of medical expertise, topics around strangulation and domestic violence, stalking and teenage dating violence.



Seminar attendees will include police, health providers, family violence community partners, victim and child advocacy, family violence law reform and strategy and policy development professionals.



For further information, requests to attend and speaker interview requests contact:



Gisborne

Lawson Field Theatre

Fitzherbert Street 10 -11 April

Contact: Chris Bunyar

027 4430 139.



Wellington

National Library Auditorium

58-78 Molesworth Street 12 -13 April

Contact: Sarah Martin

04 474 9442

Christchurch

Burnside High School Auditoium 18 April

Contact Maggie Leask:

03 363 7815

Dunedin

Glenory Auditorium, Dunedin Town Hall 19 April

Contact Karen Smith

027 2751218

Auckland

Building 180 - B001

UNITEC, Point Chevalier 20-21 April

Contact Noreen Hegarty

09 302 6947







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