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ECLIPSE
Igniting family violence awareness through the specialist lens of lived experience


IMPORTANCE NEW INFORMATION SHARING LEGISLATION
An important change to New Zealand’s privacy laws about the indirect collection of personal information is now in forc

Debbs Murray
May 112 min read


PETITION - Remove 'Good Character' Discounts
Please share this PETITION to remove 'Good Character' Discounts
Sam Troth from Road to Healing Aotearoa has collected 16,000 signatures on a petition to ban good character discounts in sentencing sex offenders.

Debbs Murray
May 111 min read


Do you want to upskill to the national capability standards for family violence practice and respon
Do you want to upskill to the national capability standards for family violence practice and response?
ECLIPSE offers all national Entry to Expert (E2E)- Essential Level capabilities across our workshops

Debbs Murray
May 83 min read


New tool to help gauge risk of elder abuse
A tool designed to help assess the risk of abuse of older people has been developed by the University of Auckland’s Dr Kathy Peri.

Debbs Murray
May 31 min read


ECLIPSEs C2/R3 Concept - Reducing Victim Blaming through the recognition of Primary Victim Resistance Strategies
There are many ways in which primary victims resist the violence that is perpetrated against them.
This may not look like kicking and screaming or fighting back or arguing - it could look like and sound like silence, or stillness.

Debbs Murray
Apr 283 min read


WANTED - Specialist Family Violence Trainers (Contract / Flexible Opportunities)
WANTED - Specialist Family Violence Trainers (Contract / Flexible Opportunities)
Location: Aotearoa New Zealand (travel required)
Are you passionate about actively increasing the workforce capability of the family violence sector and beyond?
We are rapidly expanding and seeking Specialist Family Violence Facilitators to join our dynamic, driven and heart-led team.

Debbs Murray
Apr 141 min read


ECLIPSES - Multifaceted Entrapment Safety and Risk Analysis Concept
When analysing risk and strategising safety in family violence, we have to explore all aspects of risk and barriers (internal and external) that restrict connection and engagement with services and support, and the possible reasons behind responses.

Debbs Murray
Apr 113 min read


Family violence and pets:
“Abusive partners will injure the pet intentionally or threaten to injure the pet.
According to research from Women’s Refuge, about 24% of women in abusive relationships had a pet killed by their abuser.

Debbs Murray
Mar 242 min read


ECLIPSES Coercive Control Wheel
For a long time, I've been wanting to create a visual representation of the realities of the intentionality of coercive control.
Unfortunately, coercive control is still actively mispositioned in practice response as an isolated, non-physical, often minimised dynamic, and as a direct result of this, lethality and risk indicators are missed

Debbs Murray
Mar 172 min read


The Dangers of Digital Abuse and our Children
If a physical consumer product was linked to the deaths of children, it would be recalled immediately. Social media should not be treated differently because it’s digital.

Debbs Murray
Mar 171 min read


IMPORTANT MOVEMENT: Child Sex Offenders and push for removal of "Good Character" for sentencing discounts
The Government is being urged to scrap “good character” discounts for child sex offenders at sentencing, amid mounting global criticism that it minimises the severity of the crime while compounding the trauma of its victims.

Debbs Murray
Mar 151 min read


DISCLAIMER - Disturbing Content Regarding Suicide and Family Violence
Man charged with manslaughter and coercive control charges after driving a woman to suicide through a targeted campaign of domestic abuse

Debbs Murray
Mar 121 min read


NEW LEGISLATION - Evidence (Giving Family Violence Evidence in Family Court Proceedings) Amendment Act 2025
We all know that legislation is not perfect - but there are some incredible forward movements in our judicial space at the moment
NEW LEGISLATION - Evidence (Giving Family Violence Evidence in Family Court Proceedings) Amendment Act 2025

Debbs Murray
Mar 111 min read


Economic abuse by a partner contributes to one death every 19 days, report finds in UK
Economic abuse by a partner contributes to one death every 19 days, report finds in UK
Economic abuse from a partner contributes to one death from homicide or suicide every 19 days, a charity has found.

Debbs Murray
Mar 111 min read


THE HAGUE CONVENTION - is it fit for purpose in family violence cases? Case example.
Trapped overseas: Why some parents can’t move home with their kids
If you require information or support about the Hague Convention - please go to an Aotearoa New Zealand website - Hague Collective | Hague Convention New Zealand

Debbs Murray
Mar 112 min read


ECLIPSE- Where to Get Help Page
A one stop spot for national support services

Debbs Murray
Mar 71 min read


Wāhine Māori overrepresented in the criminal justice system
Key Findings:
In the year to June 2025, wāhine Māori made up 15 percent of women in Aotearoa New Zealand, yet they represent:
- 44 percent of women who were proceeded against by Police
- 49 percent of women who entered court
- 66 percent of women who were remanded in custody
- 71 percent of women who were sentenced to imprisonment.

Debbs Murray
Mar 42 min read


NEW LEGISLATION - Victims of Family Violence (Strengthening Legal Protections) Legislation Act 2025
Important new legislation to recognise and reduce the incidence of the Family Court system being used to perpetrate further acts of post relationship coercive control.
Acts of court systemic coercion is often the only way for an abuser to retain control over a primary victim post separation. Court and Litigation abuse is merely another tool in the coercive control kete.
This legislation recognises this abuse and highlights the need for change

Debbs Murray
Mar 41 min read


The Salvation Army’s annual State of the Nation report
The Salvation Army’s annual State of the Nation report is a snapshot of the health of the nation. It seldom delivers good news. This year, for the first time, it applied a Māori lens to the data, with the help of te ao Māori policy analyst, Charm Skinner.

Debbs Murray
Mar 41 min read


Medsac - New Non-Fatal Strangulation & Suffocation Patient Information developed with Debbs Murray (ECLIPSE)
Medsac have recently released their new Patient Information Pamphlet, to provide clear and concise information of the indicators and impacts of Restriction of Breath and Circulation.
Medsac approached Debbs Murray (ECLIPSE) and she was proud to provide victim focused information and perspective to ensure that a lived experience voice was centered within the information.

Debbs Murray
Mar 32 min read
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