Suicide Prevention in New Zealand - A contemporary perspective: Social explanations for suicide in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 02 May 2005 In 2001, the Ministry commissioned a series of studies exploring a range of social epidemiological explanations for the trends in New Zealand's suicide rates to 1999. In…
Suicide Prevention: A review of evidence of risk and protective factors, and points of effective intervention Last Publication Date: 02 May 2005 This review was commissioned by the Ministry to help inform its development of the draft New Zealand Suicide Prevention Strategy, which was released April 27 2005…
Critical, Creative, Reflective and Logical Thinking in the NEMP Assessments Last Publication Date: 01 May 2005 In 2002, the researcher conducted a probe study concerning student performance across the curriculum in items in the NEMP assessments which tested the essential skills (Knight,…
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2005 ECT is used mainly in the treatment of severe depressive episodes. It involves the passage of an electric current across the head of a person to…
Outcome / impact evaluation of Family Start Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2005 The Outcome/Impact Evaluation report contrasts national prevalence statistics available for factors such as smoking and breastfeeding with the outcomes reported for Family Start clients. These should…
Lets Talk Special Education Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2005 In August 2004 the Ministry of Education, Special Education embarked on a nation-wide community engagement on special education. Public meetings took place around the country in August,…
Evaluation of the Youth Horizons Trust SCD Bridging Programme Report Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2005 This report presents the findings of an evaluation of the process, outcomes and economic components of the Bridging Programme delivered by the Youth Horizons Trust. The…
Evaluation of Digitally Boosted Study Support Centres Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2004 The progress of the Digitally Boosted Study Support Centre Pilot, one of the four Digital Opportunities projects, is reported for the period January 2002 to December…
Hui Taumata 2005: Māori in Early Childhood Education and Schools Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2004 This paper provides some information on Māori students in early childhood services and schools. It has been prepared at the request of the Hui Taumata Steering…
Youth Transition Services: Lessons for Service Development Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2004 Youth transition services aim to assist young people to make the transition from school into further education, training or employment. This report presents key development and…
