Police and Victim Support were on the streets of Balclutha
and Milton yesterday promoting Get Dotted. Pictured are
(from left) Bronwyn Chalmers, Nikki Wood from Victim
Support, Constable Bernie Ingles, youth co-ordinator Awhina
Deseymour and Sergeant Martin Bull. Photo by Rachel Taylor.
Police from Balclutha and Milton joined South Otago
Victim Support and the Milton youth co-ordinator in dressing up
as cats, covering themselves in dots and visiting 20 business
in Milton and 15 in Balclutha to promote Get Dotted.
The Get Dotted programme was created by David Dickson, and
aims to help people communicate by classifying them into four
different personality types - red dots, blue dots, yellow
dots and purple dots.
Sergeant Martin Bull, of Balclutha, said the programme helped
people learn about themselves and their responses, as well as
with understanding other people and their reactions.
"Nationally, violence figures are going up, and [South Otago]
is no different," he said.
The Get Dotted show will be held in the Balclutha Memorial
Hall on May 28, and is a fundraising event for a youth
course.
Sgt Bull said the course would be offered to 15- and
16-year-olds as they went through school.
"It will give them tools to understand themselves and others,
to try and prevent some of the conflict," he said.
The show will be presented by communications specialist Amy
Scott.
Sgt Bull said it would be a great night out, especially for
the parents of teenagers.
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