Change Em Ways (CEW) is an Indigenous Men’s Behaviour Change Family Domestic Violence Program being delivered by Men’s Outreach Service it is available to be run as CEW Broome or CEW Community. Change Em Ways applies a holistic approach to increase the safety of families, reduce family violence and strengthen the social and emotional well-being of all those involved. It does this through intensive therapeutic workshop sessions with the men over a period of up to 8 weeks, depending on the location.  The program commences with an On Country camp and there are regular On Country days throughout. Following completion of the workshop the men receive a further 5 months’ outreach support from the program team. The partners of the men going through Change Em Ways also receive regular and ongoing support through our Partner Support Service team. Change Em Ways is based upon four core principles:

1. Safety, Accountability, Responsibility.

2. Respect for Country, Culture and Family.

3. Strength-based Trauma Informed Healing.

4. Support for Women and Children.

CEW Broome is an 8-week intensive workshop that is delivered in Broome three times a year. This program is funded by the National Indigenous Australians Agency.

CEW Communities is a 4-week intensive workshop that is delivered in Fitzroy Crossing and Bidydanga twice per year in each location.  A one-week Workshop is also delivered in Kununurra twice per year. This program is funded by the Department of Communities.

The CEW model includes a Partner Support Service, which provides intensive one on one support and advocacy to the partners of men enrolled in CEW and runs simultaneously to the men’s program.