Impact of the Family Start Home Visiting Programme on Outcomes for Mothers and Children: A Quasi-Experimental Study Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2016 Family Start workers make regular home visits and, using a structured program, seek to improve parenting capability and practice. Workers also actively work to promote breastfeeding,…
Feasibility Studies Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2015 In Budget 2016/17 the two feasibility studies were funded to look into the viability of Project Tatupu and the Pacific Cultural Centre. These studies have now…
Formative Evaluation of Sore Throat Clinics Last Publication Date: 23 Dec 2015 Rheumatic fever can be prevented by prompt diagnosis of a Group A streptococcal (GAS) throat infection and treatment with antibiotics. The Rheumatic Fever Prevention Programme aims…
Child Poverty Monitor 2015 Technical Report Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2015 The Child Poverty Monitor and this Technical Report provide data on a set of indicators that assess aspects of child poverty in New Zealand and their…
Governance and accountability for three Christchurch rebuild projects Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2015 The Canterbury earthquakes in 2010 and 2011 destroyed large parts of Christchurch and the Canterbury region. Since then, central and local government have been leading a…
Student Loan Scheme Annual Reports Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2015 The Student Loan Scheme Annual Report has been tabled in Parliament each year since 2001 and provides public accountability information to government and New Zealanders to…
Evaluation of the Cancer Nurse Coordinator Initiative Second Annual Report Last Publication Date: 17 Nov 2015 The second annual Cancer Nurse Coordinator Initiative (CNCI) evaluation report draws on a wider range of data sources than the 2014 report and the data quality…
Labour Market Integration and Retention of Skilled Migrants in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 06 Nov 2015 The Skilled Migrant Category (SMC) policy, which was introduced in December 2003, is New Zealand’s main permanent skilled labour migration policy, contributing more than half of…
What Works: Integrated social services for vulnerable people Last Publication Date: 05 Nov 2015 Provision of integrated social services is not new. It is however, increasingly being seen as key to addressing service fragmentation and inefficiencies. But what do we…
In Focus: Families with complex needs: International approaches Last Publication Date: 05 Nov 2015 Supporting families with complex needs often requires funding and delivery arrangements that differ from standard social services. A continuum of interventions, including individual, targeted approaches alongside…