Are you OK?

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It's not OK
  • It's not OK to control your family with threats, to bully them or to intimidate them, or ever think that you can demand their love and respect
  • It's not OK to be cruel to your boy just because "it never did me any harm"
  • It's not OK to teach your kids that violence is the way to get what you want
  • It's not OK to say "she was asking for it"
  • It's not OK to scream abuse at your kids just because you're unhappy
  • It's not OK to say "it only happens in certain parts of society", because it happens everywhere.

Family violence is an issue that affects all New Zealanders. It happens everywhere.

If you are worried about yourself, your relationship, someone you know, or about things that are happening in your community, this booklet can help you

It is the first in a series being developed for the Campaign for Action on Family Violence.

This booklet looks at what is and what isn't OK in a relationship. It looks at healthy relationships. It also describes behaviours that can put everyone in a family at risk.

It gives you ideas about things that you can do to stop family violence and encourage healthy, respectful relationships.