Stop Information

Stop offers services across Te Waipounamu, with offices across the regions in Nelson, Blenheim, Christchurch, Timaru, Dunedin, Invercargill, and the West Coast. Stop has been supporting the community since 1988 and is one of three specialized community services across Aotearoa. At Stop we provide specialized community-based assessment and intervention services for adolescents and adults who have engaged in harmful sexual behaviour and children who present with concerning sexual behaviours. In addition, our organization has a dedicated focus on community empowerment through education and training to make a difference in minimizing and preventing harm, this is supported by our Prevention Team. We are committed to partnering with our local community to offer training, consultation, and support to equip adults to effectively respond to sexualized behaviour. Stop has launched "Press Pause" a new resource for adults supporting rangatahi in Aotearoa New Zealand funded by Oranga Tamariki. Press Pause focuses on the age range 12 – 17 years old and functions as a ‘one stop’ online interactive hub to support adults in positions of responsibility to have conversations with rangatahi about concerning and harmful sexual behaviour, it also provides resources from all areas of the sector and a directory to relevant support services. It is designed to grow confidence working with rangatahi by: • Understanding common sexualized behaviours. • Learning to recognize harm. • Providing tools and resources to respond effectively and have safe and supportive conversations with rangatahi. Our Services: Children's Service Adolescent Service Adult Service Prevention Team