The Social Report 2005 Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2005 The Social Report has four key aims: to report on social indicators that complement existing economic and environmental indicators; to compare New Zealand with other countries; to contribute to…
Working out family access issues for children in care in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2005 Social Work Now, Issue 30, pages 4-7. The purpose of the access is at the very heart of access arrangements for children in care. It is commonly…
Review of parenting programmes Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2005 Research shows that parent support and development programmes, especially as part of overall strategies to address family concerns, can make a positive difference. This review looks…
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,…
OSCAR Programmes: Evaluation of the Ministry of Social Development’s Package of Assistance Last Publication Date: 01 May 2005 This report presents the findings and conclusions from an evaluation of the Ministry of Social Development’s package of assistance to Out-of-School Care and Recreation (OSCAR) programmes.…
Regional Approaches to Mental Health: A Sector View and Beyond Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2005 The District Health Boards (DHBs) are charged with delivering health care for their resident populations under the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000. Mental…
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…
