• Stop Abuse

    Start Healing

    Towards
    Healthy families
    Healthy communities

  • Referrals

    Counselling

    START provides counselling for children, youth and adults who have been subjected to sexual violence

  • Appointments

    Consultation

    Consultations with our Social Work team are available to anyone upon request by contacting START

START

Nau mai, Haere mai

Welcome to START

START premises
START entrance sign
Introduction

START Trust

START is an independent Ōtautahi/Christchurch based social service agency that was established in 1987 by three women to attend to a particular gap in services in Canterbury. At that time there was no counselling specially tailored to the needs of children and youth who disclosed sexual abuse.

START provides counselling for children, youth and adults who have been subject to sexual violence, alongside specific support for their family and whānau.

How Can We Help You?

Consultations

Consultations with our specialist sexual abuse staff are available to anyone upon request by contacting START.

Counselling

When parents/caregivers have concerns about the impact of sexual abuse they benefit from having someone to discuss these with.

START Staff

The entire START team is committed to quality service provision for victims of sexual crime.

Location

START Trust

Contact Us

At START we welcome your feedback and enquiries
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