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Focusing on the child: Redressing neglect in child protection

Social Work Now, issue 48, pages 25-32. Children and young people are vital members of families, communities, and society, and ultimately of future generations. As such…

Working together to protect children in cases of neglect: Complexity and the four ‘Cs’

Social Work Now, Issue 48, pages 10-17. Child neglect is one of the most insidious and damaging forms of maltreatment, having serious long-term consequences on the…

Northland Youth Voices Consultation Report

The “Northland Youth Voices” project was commissioned by the Northland Intersectoral Forum (NIF) to provide information that would help it deliver on its strategic priority of…

Conduct Problems: Effective Programmes for 8-12 Year Olds

This report was prepared by the Advisory Group on Conduct Problems (AGCP) on the prevention, treatment and management of conduct problems in children aged 8-12 years…

Baseline Review of Financial Advisers in New Zealand

This report is in four parts. In Part One the purpose and scope of the baseline review is presented. Government policy parameters around the financial adviser…

Family violence in migrant and refugee families and successful models of prevention and intervention: A summary analysis and annotated bibliography

This annotated bibliography was undertaken as part of developing a research agenda for the ongoing programme of action for the Taskforce for Action on Violence within…

Case studies of community initiatives addressing family violence in refugee and migrant communities

This research describes the kinds of initiatives that were perceived by community members and service providers as working well in refugee and migrant communities and the…

Evidence on Training Opportunities and related training programmes

Training programmes are the most common form of employment assistance and often the most expensive. They aim to increase foundational and vocational skills so that people…

Evaluation of the No Asset Procedure

The No Asset Procedure (NAP) was introduced in December 2007 as a means to assist people who have no available assets or insufficient income to repay…

Labour market returns to further education for working adults

The Department of Labour (DoL) has released a report that investigates the effects of non-degree, provider-based tertiary education on the earnings of older learners.  This study…