Inquiry Report: Allocation of the 2002-05 Health Funding Package Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2006 Through the Health Funding Package, which was introduced in 2002, the Government has injected a considerable amount of new spending into the health sector. The package…
Inquiry Report: Advertising expenditure incurred by the Parliamentary Service in the three months before the 2005 General Election Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2006 On 21 June 2005, I reported to the House of Representatives a range of concerns I had about how parliamentary advertising was managed. I was particularly…
Te Rau Hinengaro: The New Zealand Mental Health Survey Last Publication Date: 02 Sep 2006 Te Rau Hinengaro literally translates as ‘the many minds’ and is a reference to how the mind may be thought of as having many different states…
From Wannabes to Youth Offenders: Youth Gangs in Counties Manukau - Research Report Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2006 This research is part of a cross-sectoral, multi-faceted response to a call for significant government intervention in Counties Manukau after increased reports about escalating youth gang…
Hutt Valley DHB Emergency Department alcohol card: evaluation report Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2006 During 2005, staff of the Hutt Valley District Health Board (DHB) Emergency Department (ED) and Regional Public Health approached the Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand…
The role of whānau in the lives of māori with physical disabilities Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2006 This research sought to discover the capabilities of whānau to adapt to their circumstances and maintain their wellbeing when one or more of its members lived…
Good Oral Health for All for Life Last Publication Date: 02 Aug 2006 The vision is for an environment that promotes oral health, whether through fluoridated water, a healthy diet, or publicly funded services staffed by a multidisciplinary workforce…
Te Kōkiri: The Mental Health and Addiction Action Plan 2006-2015 Last Publication Date: 02 Aug 2006 Te Kōkiri: The Mental Health and Addiction Action Plan has been developed to directly implement Te Tāhuhu – Improving Mental Health 2005-2015: The Second New Zealand…
Supervised contact: The views of parents and staff at three Barnados Contact Centres Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2006 This report explores the findings of a study on the views and experiences of parents and staff involved in three supervised contact centres – Oamaru, Invercargill…
Surveying social workers: Don Smith and Pete Ellis discuss the Towards Wellbeing suicide prevention programme from social workers’ perspective Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2006 Social Work Now, Issue 34, pages 4-10. The Towards Wellbeing (TWB) programme began with the publication of the best practice guidelines Towards Wellbeing: Responding to the needs…