Libra House

Libra Transition House - A Safe Place

Libra Transition House is a ten bed facility in a rural residential area in Aldergrove that provides temporary emergency shelter for women who are victims of criminal and domestic assault. Here you and your children will be free from the threat of violence. You will meet other women who have lived through similar circumstances. Talking with them may help relieve your feelings of isolation and guilt.

The staff at Libra will provide emotional support and personal counselling. They can put you in touch with agencies and resources.

Impact On Children

Children living in homes where abuse occurs suffer emotional abuse as a direct consequence of witnessing the violent behaviour of their father's or mother's partner.
Violent behaviour is learned. If your children have been affected by abuse in the home there are services and professional counsellors to help them deal with their feelings. Children have the right to be protected, loved and safe. Often a woman's decision to leave is precipitated by the awareness of the harmful effect of the abuse on her children.

Funded by the Ministry of Housing and Social Development.