Multi Agency Centre to Open this Month in Counties Manukau

A multi agency centre for victims of child abuse and adult sexual assault will open this month in Counties Manukau.
The Centre, located on Great South Road in Manukau, will be the first of its kind in New Zealand and is a joint venture between Police, Child, Youth and Family and the Ministry of Health. The Centre will service both child and adult victims of sexual abuse, child physical abuse and neglect and will encompass an "all of family" approach with the introduction of the Family Safety Team.

There will be about 60 police staff with specialist investigative interviewers for adults and children. CYF staff on site will include psychologists and social workers who specialise in dealing with emotional trauma and working with children who have been abused.

Staff are set to move into the Great South Rd centre on May 17.

Further information will be posted on this website as it is made available.