Youth Offending Risk Screening Tool (YORST) Reports Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2011 These reports look into the assessment and validation of the Youth Offending Risk Screening Tool (YORST). The first report responds to a request by the New Zealand…
How prepared are New Zealanders for a natural disaster? Results from the 2010 General Social Survey Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2011 This report outlines preparations New Zealand households have made for a natural disaster, using information from the 2010 New Zealand General Social Survey (NZGSS). It follows…
Safety of Subsequent Children: International literature review Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2011 This literature review was a response to a request by the Minister for Social Development and Employment that the Families Commission undertake an “international literature review…
Youth Therapeutic Programmes Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2011 This review covers: trends in youth offending in New Zealand, developmental considerations, interventions and youth offending, characteristics of effective programmes, and specific responsivity (2012).
Overview of Māori teen pregnancy Last Publication Date: 07 Dec 2011 This review is a part of a broader research project being undertaken by the Families Commission in relation to teenage pregnancy and ‘repeat’ teenage pregnancy. The…
Regional Trends in Teenage Parenthood Last Publication Date: 07 Dec 2011 The Families Commission is undertaking research to explore the following questions: What are the reasons behind high rates of parenthood amongst young teenagers in specific regions of…
Assistance to Housing Independence: Report on the 12 month follow-up of Test Phase tenant participants Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2011 The purpose of the evaluation of the Assistance to Housing Independence project (AHI) is to: track participating tenants on their pathway to housing independence in order to…
A study of the children of prisoners: findings from Māori data Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2011 This study reports on the Māori data collected as part of a research project on the children of prisoners carried out in 2009 and 2010, for…
Housing Options and Advice Evaluation Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2011 This report is an evaluation of Housing New Zealand Corporation’s (Housing New Zealand) Options and Advice service (Options and Advice) that was in place from June…
Women in trades: interviews with employers and tradeswomen Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2011 This study was to understand what employers were currently doing in New Zealand to attract and retain women in male-dominated trades and to learn more about…
