Brave Hearts facilitates group education and discussion meetings, provides phone support, group, and individual support sessions – both in person and by Zoom online meetings. Our Whanau Toolkit is template plan arounds boundaries, consequences and self care and can be discussed in person or via Zoom online. We also arrange referrals to other professional service providers for those who need it.
Brave Hearts vision is to provide advice to family members as to what support is appropriate for them to offer the addict and supports them when they have to make hard decisions about how the addict may interact, or not, with other family members.
Brave Hearts helps people to not feel so 'alone' or 'shamed' as they struggle with having an addicted family member, a person who has changed from the individual they knew and loved to someone who is often violent and unreasonable and can be a threat to the safety of family members and the wider community.
Brave Hearts provides advice as to what support is appropriate for them to offer the addict and supports them when they have to make hard decisions about how the addict may interact, or not, with other family members. The support contributes to the safety of family members and advises them as to what organisations within the community they could go to for help.
This is a widespread issue within our communities and affecting many families from all walks of life. Young NZers are seriously affected by having parents who are addicted to substance abuse. Many are having to be raised by relatives, grandparents and the toll upon these young people is significant.
In support group meetings, our telephone 0800 line and education sessions Brave Hearts provide families with the information they need to keep themselves safe from the addicted person and where to go to for help and look at breaking the cycle of drug abuse.
The founders of Brave Hearts NZ are both mothers of a child who has struggled with an addiction to methamphetamine. Because of their own experiences, they are passionate about supporting other families in similar situations.
Brave Hearts NZ has been providing support group meetings in the Bay of Plenty since 2016, in Auckland since 2018 and Hamilton and the South Island since 2019. They now have volunteers around New Zealand to offer support with regular meetings and monthly Zoom calls.
The response from the community has been considerable and indicates clearly that the support being provided is helping and much needed.
A monthly pledge of $2O.OO would contribute to the cost of operating the seven days telephone hot line that is available to everyone in the community who needs help to cope with this.
A monthly pledge of $5O.OO would provide an education session for a family, giving them the tools to keep safe and the 'know how' to best help the addict.
A monthly pledge of $60.00 would contribute to the cost of group support meetings being held in your community or via online meetings.
A pledge or a one-off gift of any size would make a difference.
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