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Caring for Kids: Parents' views on out-of-school services and care

This Families Commission report responds to the Minister of Social Development’s request (letter of expectation, March 2010) that the Families Commission undertake research on what parents…

Improving the Transition: Reducing Social and Psychological Morbidity During Adolescence

  The Prime Minister Rt Hon. John Key Parliament Buildings Wellington 6160 9 May 2011 Dear Prime Minister Improving the transition: reducing social and psychological morbidity…

Evaluation of the Impacts of the Cross-Vote government assistance on firm performance

This report presents results from an evaluation of publicly-funded R&D assistance provided to New Zealand firms. We use recent econometric techniques to assess the impact of…

Violence in families – the experience and needs of the child

Social Work Now, Issue 47, pages 27-34. New Zealand is no different from many other countries in the levels of violent and abusive behaviour within households.…

Towards a better understanding of young people: The introduction of a new risk, needs and strengths assessment tool

Social Work Now, Issue 47, pages 10-17. Alex was first caught offending at age 11 years. Social services had concerns for the safety and wellbeing of…

Towards better use of evidence in policy formation: a discussion paper

Democratic societies make decisions and policy based on many inputs, including fiscal considerations, societal values, prevailing public views, and the ideals and vision of the government…

Inquiry Report: Ministry of Social Development: Managing the recovery of debt

The Auditor-General's office has been examining how well public entities manage the recovery of money owed to the Crown. In this context, this report looks at…

Secondary Schools and Alternative Education

Alternative Education (AE) is an initiative for students aged 13 to 16 who have become alienated from mainstream education. Many of the students placed in Alternative…

Value for Money Review of Problem Gambling Services

The scope of this review was to:Examine the cost-effectiveness of existing services delivered by Ministry-funded problem gambling service providersReview international evidence to compare the cost effectiveness…

Improving Literacy and Numeracy for the Māori Workforce

Government and Māori emphasise the critical importance of good literacy and numeracy skills for Māori development, and more broadly for the New Zealand economy. Te Puni…