Why should child welfare and schools focus on minimising placement change as part of permanency planning for children? Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2008 Social Work Now, Issue 41, pages 19-27. For every child, education is critical to successful transition to adulthood. The need of foster children for a stable education,…
Global Visa & Permit Survey 2008 Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2008 Since 1996 the Workforce Group of the Department of Labour has undertaken an annual Global Visa and Permit Survey. The purpose of this survey is to…
Healthy Eating – Healthy Action, Oranga Kai – Oranga Pumau - Progress on Implementing the HEHA Strategy 2008 Last Publication Date: 02 Nov 2008 The Healthy Eating, Healthy Action: Oranga Kai – Oranga Pumau, Progress on implementing the HEHA strategy 2008 document will inform a wide range of audiences -…
Development and Implementation of a National Funding and Service System for Hearing Aids: Stage One Interim Report Last Publication Date: 02 Nov 2008 This report is the first stage of a wider project that aims to develop and implement a system that will provide the Ministry with a cost-effective…
Effectiveness of Intervention Services for Problem Gambling - Implementation 2004-2007 Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2008 In March 2006 the Ministry contracted for services to provide a better understanding of the range of treatment approaches used in New Zealand, and whom they…
Cardiac Surgery Services in New Zealand - Cardiac Surgery Service Development Working Group Report Last Publication Date: 02 Oct 2008 This report aims to review: the current level of cardiac surgery provision in New Zealand compared to other countriesvariation in provision of cardiac surgery by region within…
Review of the Quality, Safety and Management of Maternity Services in the Wellington Area Last Publication Date: 02 Oct 2008 This report fulfils the requirements of the Ministry of Health to conduct a review of the maternity services in the Wellington area. The scope of the…
Problem Gambling - Barriers to Help Seeking Behaviours: Implementation 2004-2007 Last Publication Date: 10 Sep 2008 AUT was contracted by the Ministry of Health in March 2006 to: examine the experiences of gamblers and their family/whānau when seeking and obtaining help for gambling…
Evaluation of the Whanganui-a-Tara Courts and Health (WATCH) Project Last Publication Date: 20 Aug 2008 The Whanganui-a-Tara Courts and Health (WATCH) Project was implemented from October 2006 to March 2007 to reduce repeat offending and improve health outcomes for young adult…
Problem Gambling Intervention Services in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 12 Aug 2008 This report presents and summarises the data collected by problem gambling service providers in 2007. It provides an overview of clients who have sought help via…