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Website: Ministry of Social Development
Email: information@msd.govt.nz
Last Publication Date: 1 Jun 2013
This report on media monitoring outlines one half of the 2013 activities undertaken by the Convention Coalition in 2013. Article 8 of the Convention encourages “……
Last Publication Date: 19 Mar 2013
Bullying among children and young people is a significant problem in New Zealand. A study conducted in 2008 by the International Association for the Evaluation of…
Last Publication Date: 1 Dec 2012
This report reflects the information and data currently available on disabled people. The partners in the monitoring mechanism agreed to focus on certain aspects of the…
Last Publication Date: 7 Nov 2012
This research was comissioned to explore New Zealand employers’ attitudes towards employing disabled people Employers were asked a range of questions in order to find out…
Last Publication Date: 1 Nov 2012
The Centre for Social Research and Evaluation (CSRE) evaluated the Home for Life policy to examine the research evidence for the policy, how the policy was…
Last Publication Date: 31 Oct 2012
The Fresh Start reforms, introduced in October 2010, aim to improve community safety and help address the underlying causes of offending by children and young people.…
Last Publication Date: 1 Oct 2012
Early Start is an evidence-based, early intervention programme developed by Professor David Fergusson, from the Christchurch School of Medicine, in conjunction with local social service providers…
Last Publication Date: 13 Sep 2012
When Family Group Conferences (FGCs) were implemented in New Zealand 25 years ago, this approach to helping vulnerable children and young people, as well as victims…
Last Publication Date: 1 Sep 2012
Ministry of Social Development commissioned the University of Auckland to consider how predictive modelling could be used to target early intervention to reduce the risk of…
Last Publication Date: 1 Jun 2012
Social Work Now, issue 50, pages 14-23. This paper is based on research that focused on investigating if a vicarious traumatisation framework resonated with counsellors who…
