Evaluation of Community Youth Programmes: Executive summary report Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2008 This report provides a summary and discussion of the key findings from evaluations of five Community Youth Programmes. The programmes were funded by the Ministry of…
Maori Offenders and Home Detention: Analysis of a One-Year Cohort Last Publication Date: 13 Jun 2008 In 2006 the Department of Corrections was directed by the Government to investigate the use of Home Detention with respect to differences in the rate at…
A Portrait of Health: Key results of the 2006/07 New Zealand Health Survey Last Publication Date: 04 Jun 2008 Portrait of Health is the first release of key descriptive findings from the 2006/07 New Zealand Health Survey. Analyses have been presented by gender, age group,…
Health and well-being and family/whanau functioning Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2008 The family environment is an important influence on a wide range of social and health outcomes and there is general agreement that strong families lead to…
Parental Attitudes and Behaviours Towards Teen Drinking Last Publication Date: 30 May 2008 This report presents the results of a quantitive survey of a nationally representative sample of parents of 12 to 17 year old.
Literature Review on Models and Efficacy of Illegal Drug Social Marketing Campaigns Last Publication Date: 14 May 2008 The Ministry of Health has identified a social marketing campaign as one potential way to contribute to a reduction in the harm associated with the demand…
Over-representation of Maori in the criminal justice system Last Publication Date: 13 May 2008 Māori are disproportionately represented in criminal justice statistics to an alarming degree. This paper attempts to shed light on why this is so. It examines the…
Monitoring Tobacco Use in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 02 May 2008 Smoking is a leading cause of preventable morbidity and mortality in New Zealand and is a major contributor to health inequalities. The need for collecting accurate…
Tobacco Trends 2007: A brief update on monitoring indicators Last Publication Date: 02 May 2008 Tobacco Trends is an annual monitoring publication reporting on Tobacco use behaviours. Indicators reported on annually include smoking prevalence, tobacco consumption and supply and tobacco use…
Alcohol Community Interventions and Services for Pacific Peoples - Stocktake Report Last Publication Date: 01 May 2008 Le Ala’ is a community action research project led by Pacific people from a range of academic and clinical disciplines. It aims to increase Pacific peoples’…