What Works - Reducing the impact of alcohol on family violence Last Publication Date: 17 Apr 2015 This paper summarises what we know about the link between alcohol and family violence – specifically intimate partner violence (IPV) and child maltreatment. Increasingly international approaches include…
Wider Economic Costs of Obesity to New Zealand Last Publication Date: 12 Feb 2015 This report highlights the impact obesity has on our economic, social, cultural and environmental well-being. At an individual and family level it can affect our income…
Predictive Modelling Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2015 Predictive modelling is the use of automated tools to help identify people at risk early enough to allow for effective intervention. It relies on the combination…
Boosting outcomes for young learners in tertiary education: 2015 research findings Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2015 Four research reports are summarised here. The research includes: the implications of more younger learners in tertiary education what factors contribute to achievement by NEETS (those not in…
Perceptions of income adequacy by low income families Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2015 Many New Zealand families are on a low income; some of these families manage to meet their everyday needs while others do not. For example, less…
2014 Rheumatic fever campaign evaluation Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2014 In winter 2014, HPA and the Ministry of Health implemented a mass media campaign aimed at increasing awareness among parents and caregivers of at-risk children and…
Child Poverty Monitor 2014: Technical Report Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2014 This is the second year of the Child Poverty Monitor and this Technical Report provides data on a set of indicators that assess aspects of child…
Reviewing and analysing education services to NEETS (young people not in education, employment, or training) Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2014 This research identifies the institutional, sector-wide and other factors that contribute to achievement by former NEETs (those younger learners not in employment, education or training) in…
Topic Series Reports Last Publication Date: 13 Oct 2014 Offender Population Reports are now being supplemented with Special Topic Reports, which focus on particular sub-groups of the offender population. These reports are intended to give a…
Assessment of the Design and Implementation of the Children's Teams to January 2014 Last Publication Date: 06 Jun 2014 In mid-2013 the Social Policy Evaluation and Research Unit (SuPERU) within the Families Commission commenced an assessment of the Children’s Team’s model. The Children’s Teams are…