Organisation
The Backbone Collective
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The Backbone Collective examines the system that responds to women and children escaping abuse through the eyes of the women themselves and uses their experiences to encourage those in authority to make the system safer and more effective. The Backbone Collective was established in early 2017 in New Zealand.
Report
Victim-survivor perspectives on longer-term support after experiencing violence and abuse
To help inform the development of longer-term support services in communities throughout New Zealand, MSD contracted The Backbone Collective to find out from people who identify as female, via an online survey, what kind of longer-term support would have helped them get safe, recover and rebuild their lives after experiencing violence and abuse.