Healthy Families, Young Minds and Developing Brains: Enabling all children to reach their potential Last Publication Date: 01 May 2009 This research report provides a critical overview of recent research into how minds and brains in young children develop, and some of its implications for families…
Inquiry into immigration matters Last Publication Date: 01 May 2009 In May 2008, the then Prime Minister and the then Minister of Immigration asked me to carry out an inquiry into a range of integrity concerns…
Results from the Prisoner Health Survey 2005 Last Publication Date: 01 May 2009 Results from the Prisoner Health Survey 2005 describes the health status of sentenced prisoners in New Zealand, using a range of indicators from a national survey…
An exploration of the family partnership model in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 May 2009 This Families Commission report explores the potential value of the Family Partnership Model (FPM) for New Zealand agencies and organisations that work with families in the…
Suicide Facts: Deaths and Intentional Self-harm Hospitalisations 2006 Last Publication Date: 01 May 2009 This annual statistical publication presents and summarises suicide information received from the New Zealand Mortality Collection, and admissions to hospital for intentional self-harm sourced from the…
Childbirth Education: Antenatal education and transitions of maternity care in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 May 2009 This Families Commission report was developed in association with Parents Centres New Zealand Inc and the Parenting Council. The aim of this report is to help improve…
Promoting quality research Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2009 This report used data from the Performance-Based Research Fund (PBRF) Quality Evaluations to analyse the factors associated with the likelihood of university academics being promoted between…
Trends in fields of study of bachelors degree graduates in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2009 This report looks at trends in the fields of specialisation of bachelors degree graduates in New Zealand over the period 2002 to 2006. It uses newly…
Connected Health ICT Research 2009 Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2009 From 2007 to 2009, the Ministry of Health commissioned qualitative and quantitative research studies of the health sector’s ICT usage and requirements – the most extensive…
A balanced approach to youth justice: Strengths-based practice, appreciative inquiry and the group consult tool Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2009 Social Work Now, Issue 27, pages 30-36. Youth justice practitioners are well aware of a tension between practice approaches that elicit strengths and resources of young people…