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Cyberspace and young people: Barbara Staniforth, Elizabeth Butterfield and John Fenaughty detail recent developments in technology and their potential impact on children, young people and their families

Social Work Now, Issue 33, pages 4-11.Technology is changing society at an increasing pace and social work has made good use of advances in technology in…

Approaches and Interventions for Sickness Benefit and Invalids Benefit Clients- SBIB International Literature Review

This report presents the findings and conclusions from an international literature review that identifies programmes used by other government and social agencies to facilitate moving beneficiaries…

Attitudes to smokefree bars among New Zealand bar managers

This study assesses bar managers’ overall support for workplace smoking bans and their perceptions of the impact of smoking bans on venue revenue and individual rights.…

Universal Newborn Hearing Screening for New Zealand 2005

This report contains the findings and recommendations of the Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Advisory Group (UNHSAG) to the National Screening Unit (NSU) regarding high-level policy and…

The benzylpiperazine (BZP) / trifluoromethylphenylpiperazine (TFMPP) and alcohol safety study

An estimated 20 million doses of these party pills have been sold legally in New Zealand over the past six years. There is a significant gap…

Elder Abuse and/or Neglect: A Literature Review

This report reviews current literature on elder abuse and/or neglect on both an international and a national scale. The aim is to document what is known…

New Zealand Living Standards 2004

The Social Report 2006

The Social Report has four key aims: to report on social indicators that complement existing economic and environmental indicators; to compare New Zealand with other countries;…

Tauawhitia te Wero: Embracing the Challenge: National mental health and addiction workforce development plan 2006-2009

The Ministry of Health funded the Centre for Health Services Research and Policy (The University of Auckland) to produce a research report on general practitioners’ (GP)…

Social Explanations for Suicide in New Zealand

A suite of five reports, and a sixth summary report, has been produced as part of a contract the Ministry of Health held with the Wellington…