Census of Forensic Mental Health Services 2005 Last Publication Date: 02 Apr 2007 Forensic mental health services were first established in New Zealand as a response to the issues raised in the Mason Report, which presented the findings of…
Race Relations in 2006 Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2007 This report is part of the Human Rights Commission’s contribution to the New Zealand Diversity Action Programme for 2007.
Early Childhood Monographs: The Quality of Education and Care in Pacific Early Childhood Services Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2007 In New Zealand, many early childhood education services offer programmes that are aligned to particular educational philosophies, cultural identities or religions. When parents are choosing an…
Early literacy: Quality teaching and learning in Pasifika early childhood education Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2007 This is a report on a one-year action research project aimed at encouraging and strengthening children's Samoan language and literacy learning within an a'oga amata. It reports on: the…
Awareness and emotions: Nicki Weld applies emotional intelligence theory to social work and supervision Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2006 Social Work Now, Issue 35, pages 4-7. A fundamental area of social work and supervision is emotions and the way we work with our own and others’…
Substance use disorders in Te Rau Hinengaro: the New Zealand mental health survey Last Publication Date: 23 Nov 2006 The purpose of this report is to provide information for people whose interest is primarily in substance use disorders, rather than mental health in general. It…
Embodying Social Rank: How body fat varies with social status, gender and ethnicity in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 02 Oct 2006 Obesity is widely recognised to be a major public health concern, and inequalities in body fat distribution are of great current interest. This bulletin uses data…
Te Rau Hinengaro: The New Zealand Mental Health Survey Last Publication Date: 02 Sep 2006 Te Rau Hinengaro literally translates as ‘the many minds’ and is a reference to how the mind may be thought of as having many different states…
From Wannabes to Youth Offenders: Youth Gangs in Counties Manukau - Research Report Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2006 This research is part of a cross-sectoral, multi-faceted response to a call for significant government intervention in Counties Manukau after increased reports about escalating youth gang…
Te Kōkiri: The Mental Health and Addiction Action Plan 2006-2015 Last Publication Date: 02 Aug 2006 Te Kōkiri: The Mental Health and Addiction Action Plan has been developed to directly implement Te Tāhuhu – Improving Mental Health 2005-2015: The Second New Zealand…
