Developing a Strategic Plan for Cancer Control Research in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 02 Feb 2007 Research has a critical role to play across the full spectrum of cancer control - from primary prevention through to palliative care. Recognising and promoting relevant…
Evaluation of the Te Poutama Ārahi Rangatahi residential treatment programme for adolescent males Last Publication Date: 02 Feb 2007 Te Poutama Ārahi Rangatahi (referred to as Te Poutama from this point on) is a residential treatment centre for high-risk, sexually abusive male adolescents aged 12–16…
Urban-Rural Health Comparisons: Key results of the 2002/03 New Zealand Health Survey Last Publication Date: 02 Feb 2007 This report, Urban-Rural Health Comparisons: Key results of the 2002/03 New Zealand Health Survey, compares the health status of New Zealand adults living in urban and…
When school’s out: Conversations with parents, carers and children about out of school services Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2007 This report draws on information from a large consultation exercise that asked a wide range of parents, carers and children how they would like to see OSS…
Lives cut short - Child death by maltreatment Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2007 This report uses New Zealand police data from 1991 to 2000 to identify the characteristics of the children who died and the people who killed them,…
Justice Sector Forecast 2007-2015: Prison Population Forecasts Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2007 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…
The Sustainability Imperative and Urban New Zealand: Promise and Paradox Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2007 ‘Urban sustainability’ is an increasingly ubiquitous term now featuring in all manner of policy documents and promotional material. As an ambitious attempt to address social, economic…
Reducing Family Violence: Social marketing campaign formative research Last Publication Date: 12 Dec 2006 Thirty-seven in-depth face-to-face interviews were conducted with male perpetrators of intimate partner violence to inform development of the family violence social marketing strategy (FVSMS). The FVSMS…
Small is good: Sue Hanna and Peter Topzand explore co-working relationships between professionals as a form of collaboration and pro-social modelling in child protection practice Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2006 Social Work Now, Issue 35, pages 13-16. Collaboration is a word frequently applied to describe the functioning of teams, and interdisciplinary work between teams and between agencies.…
Working together to support families: Sally Moffatt discusses collaborative relationships from an early childhood education perspective Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2006 Social Work Now, Issue 35, pages 17-21. The Intervening Early Programme (IEP) is an early childhood education support programme for families with young children who are deemed…