Journeys of resilience: From adverse childhoods to achieving adulthood Last Publication Date: 15 May 2017 At the request of the Minister for Social Development, Superu commissioned research on the importance of resilience in helping children and adults respond to adversity. Our…
Growing up in New Zealand: Now we are 4 Last Publication Date: 12 May 2017 These reports are part of the Growing Up in New Zealand longitudinal study and were prepared by the University of Auckland. They focus on the children from the…
Evaluation case study: Barnardos Whangarei in-home parent mentor programme Last Publication Date: 04 May 2017 This case study details the outcomes evaluation undertaken with Barnardos in Whangarei on its in-home parenting programme. The evaluation focused on how well the programme met its…
Evaluation case study: A process evaluation of the children's mentoring programme at Pillars Christchurch Last Publication Date: 04 May 2017 This case study explains the process evaluation undertaken with Pillars in Christchurch on their mentoring programme for children with a caregiver in prison. The purpose was…
State of Care 2017: A focus on Oranga Tamariki's secure residences Last Publication Date: 01 May 2017 From July 2016 to March 2017, we found that Child, Youth and Family (CYF) residences generally met the standards that are required by the Optional Protocol…
Local government: Results of the 2015/16 audits Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2017 This report provides the results from the 2015/16 audits of the local government sector. Most of these audits were of regional and territorial local authorities and…
Extending their language - expanding their world: Children’s oral language (birth-8 years) Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2017 Research evidence shows early in a child’s life is a critical time in terms of the rapid language development that takes place, particularly in the first…
Alcohol Off-license Purchases and subsequent Harm reports Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2016 Alcohol Off-license Purchases and subsequent Harm: Technical Report - The research was undertaken to understand the trends and patterns related to off-licence alcohol purchasing in Wellington,…
An evaluation of Stand Children's Services: Children's Villages Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2016 Until recently children with behavioural and social needs were referred to and attended one of six health camps situated across New Zealand. Each of the six health…
Review of evidence for primary prevention of child abuse and neglect (including child sexual abuse) Last Publication Date: 22 Aug 2016 This report summarises the evidence in relation to what works for the primary prevention of child abuse and neglect (CAN) including child sexual abuse (CSA) with…
