Working with young people Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2009 Social Work Now, Issue 42, pages 5-11. Working with young people is tremendously rewarding. Few professional areas of social work provide the kind of practice potential that…
National Depression Initiative Public Health Campaign After 2 Years: Evaluation Report 2 Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2009 This is a limited Evaluation of the first two and a quarter years of the National Depression Initiative (NDI) Public Health Campaign, up to the end…
Communicating Effectively with Youth about Depression: A Literature Review Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2009 The objective of this limited literature review is to identify information which will assist in: The further enhancement and development of thelowdown website and associated services Identifying any…
Child and youth offending statistics in New Zealand: 1992 to 2007 Last Publication Date: 03 Feb 2009 This is the second release in an annual report series presenting statistics on children (aged 10 to 13) and youth (14 to 16) involved in the…
Barriers to Affordable Housing for Mental Health Service Users Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2009 Housing is both a social issue and a determinant for well being and is an integral component of social policy. The research specifically looked at the…
Analysis of Council Organisations Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2009 There are 85 local authorities in New Zealand that provide services to their communities. The majority of services are provided within the ‘core’ council structure. However, NZ…
Justice Sector Forecast 2008-2016: Criminal justice forecasts Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2009 Justice sector agencies produce an annual forecast of the numbers of people held in prison for an eight year period. It projects the numbers of people…
Justice Sector Forecast 2009-2017: Criminal justice forecasts Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2009 This paper sets out the forecast of the prison population for 2009–2017 and the forecast of non-custodial sentences and orders for 2009–2013. The non-custodial sentences and…
Nursing Services in New Zealand Secondary Schools: A Summary Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2009 Health services, often nursing, have always had a presence in schools although these services have often been sporadic. Little is known about the roles, responsibilities and…
Nursing Developments in Primary Health Care 2001–2007: A Summary Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2009 This report summarises the findings of the report on development of primary health care nursing in New Zealand, Nursing Developments in Primary Health Care 2001–2007. The…