A Focus on Pacific Nutrition: Findings from the 2008/09 New Zealand Adult Nutrition Survey Last Publication Date: 28 Feb 2012 This report presents key findings for Pacific peoples from the 2008/09 New Zealand Adult Nutrition Survey, including energy and nutrient intake, dietary supplement use, dietary habits…
Population Movement in the Pacific: A Perspective on Future Prospects Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2012 This report investigates population movement in the Pacific through to 2050, through the lenses of international migration and development, drivers of miration in the Pacific, and…
Mental Health and Addiction Service Delivery: Implications of Emerging Practice Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2012 This brief review has been undertaken to support the Ministry of Health and Mental Health Commission in developing their Service Development Plan over 2011/12. The objectives…
The Alcohol Purchasing Patterns of Heavy Drinkers Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2012 In 2011 the Ministry of Health commissioned research to investigate the alcohol purchasing patterns of heavy drinkers. The research informed consideration of a minimum pricing regime…
Healthy Beginnings: Developing perinatal and infant mental health services in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 20 Jan 2012 Healthy Beginnings provides guidance for district health boards, other health planners and funders and providers of perinatal and infant mental health and alcohol and other drug…
Tai Aroha Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2011 A formative evaluation of the 'Tai Aroha' residential community-based programme for high-risk offenders (2012). Since October 2007, the number of community-based sentencing options available to the judiciary…
Strengthening Our Foundations: Service user roles in the mental health workforce Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2011 The research aims promote the value of service users roles within the mental health sector and to find out what is needed to strengthen those roles.…
Evaluation of Skylight's Travellers programme Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2011 Travellers is an early intervention programme run by Skylight for students (generally in Year 9) in New Zealand secondary schools.In order to build on existing studies…
Youth Therapeutic Programmes Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2011 This review covers: trends in youth offending in New Zealand, developmental considerations, interventions and youth offending, characteristics of effective programmes, and specific responsivity (2012).
Reporting Suicide: A resource for the media Last Publication Date: 22 Dec 2011 The resource is designed for quick access by busy journalists. It describes issues relating to suicide reporting, suggests areas that journalists should think carefully about, and…