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Surveys

The Backbone Collective is the first and only organisation to monitor the effectiveness of the system through the eyes of women and children escaping violence. Backbone surveys hundreds of women via its safe and confidential online platform, so we are able to gather extensive amounts of information on many issues for relatively low cost. 


Women see the Backbone surveys as a powerful way to have their views taken into account and put forward to promote change.

Surveys

 
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Barriers to children accessing counselling and other therapeutic services


  • The Backbone Collective Auckland New Zealand (map)

On 25 June 2025 Backbone released an anonymous questionnaire for women who are 16+, live in Aotearoa New Zealand and whose tamariki/children have experienced family violence or sexual violence. The questionnaire invited women to share their experiences of their tamariki/children being prevented, stopped or discouraged from attending, by any person, organisation or court, counselling or any other therapeutic service designed to help them recover from family violence and/or sexual violence and abuse.

The questionnaire closed 27 July 2025

Earlier Event: September 1
NZ Police response to family and sexual violence
Later Event: August 15
Stopping Violence Programmes and Interventions Aotearoa New Zealand: victim-survivor experiences and insights regarding their impact and safety