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…
Evaluation of Only in the Club 2008 Last Publication Date: 01 May 2009 "Only in the Club" was an initiative that used a portion of funding supplied by the Ministry of Justice to Franklin District Council for the development…
Men’s participation in unpaid care Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2009 Review of the literature on men’s participation in unpaid care, prepared for the Department of Labour and the Ministry of Women’s Affairs, 2009.
Systematic review of the literature on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Last Publication Date: 02 Mar 2009 This systematic review of the literature on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) evaluates the relative effectiveness of various prevention strategies aimed at reducing the burden of…
ALAC Alcohol Monitor 2007-08 Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2009 This report updates the drinking behaviours report produced for ALAC covering the 2005-06 and 2006-07 periods. Whereas the reports for these previous years are based on four…
Implementing the ABC Approach for Smoking Cessation: Framework and work programme Last Publication Date: 02 Feb 2009 This document sets out a framework for implementing the ABC approach for Smoking Cessation. It outlines: the purpose and goals of the ABC approachthe ABC approach –…
Research into knowledge and attitudes to illegal drugs: A study among the general public and people with experience of illegal drug use Last Publication Date: 14 Jan 2009 This research sought to understand how New Zealanders viewed illegal drugs, the reasons why people used drugs, the risks and harms associated with their use and…
Measuring the impact of Smoking Not Our Future Last Publication Date: 17 Dec 2008 This report presents the results of a survey conducted to evaluate Smoking Not Our Future. The aim of this survey (conducted in June and July 2008) was…
New Kiwis, Diverse Families: Migrant and former refugee families talk about their early childhood care and education needs Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2008 This Families Commission report is based on focus groups with six groups of parents, mostly mothers, from differing migrant and refugee communities from non-English speaking backgrounds…
Māori and Informal Caregiving: A background paper prepared for the National Health Committee Last Publication Date: 29 Oct 2008 This paper explores Māori informal caregiving in the context of whānau. Included in this paper is the definition of whānau, which is discussed in detail, and…
