Youth Suicide in New Zealand: a Discussion Paper Last Publication Date: 26 Jul 2017 Not all suicide is the same and youth suicide often has different drivers to suicide at later ages. Further while much is spoken and argued about…
Is balancing the sex of their children important to New Zealand parents? Last Publication Date: 21 Jul 2017 Is balancing the sex of their children important to New Zealand parents? Evidence from recent birth data looks at whether New Zealand parents have preferences for…
Families: Universal functions, culturally diverse values Last Publication Date: 19 Jul 2017 When thinking about the wellbeing of diverse families, it is important to consider the influence of cultural values, as these shape not only who is part…
Measuring the Burden of Gambling Harm in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 07 Jul 2017 The Ministry of Health engaged Central Queensland University’s (CQU) Experimental Gambling Research Laboratory and Auckland University of Technology’s (AUT) Gambling and Addictions Research Centre to develop…
Living Standards Research Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2017 The Living Standards research is an ongoing research programme that aims to develop a comprehensive description of the living standards of New Zealanders using non-income measures…
New Zealanders’ Knowledge, views and experience of gambling and gambling harm | Report series Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2017 This report uses data from the 2014 HLS to assess experience, knowledge and opinions about gambling harm among New Zealand adults, both overall and among different…
Attitudes to and awareness of alcohol pregnancy warning labels Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2017 This report presents descriptive results about attitudes to labels on alcohol products that warn against drinking in pregnancy (pregnancy warning labels) for all respondents. Results for…
New Zealand Mental Health Survey and Health and Lifestyles Survey: Methods report for the combination of three survey datasets Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2017 This is a methods report for the combination of three survey datasets. The 2015 and 2016 New Zealand Mental Health Survey (NZMHS) and the 2016 Health…
Attitudes to drinking in pregnancy Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2017 This report presents descriptive results about New Zealanders’ attitudes to drinking alcohol during pregnancy. The data are from the Attitudes and Behaviour towards Alcohol Survey (ABAS),…
Toward a Whole of Government/Whole of Nation Approach to Mental Health Last Publication Date: 22 May 2017 At present, the structure in New Zealand for treating mental disorder and supporting mental health is neither optimal nor working well. However, we have the understanding…
