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…
Discriminating Times? A re-survey of New Zealand print media reporting on mental health Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2005 In 2000, the Mental Health Commission published a report following a systematic survey of 1997-98 newspaper clippings “to analyse and describe how the newsprint media (re)…
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…
Communications Centres Service Centre Independent External Review - Final Report Last Publication Date: 12 May 2005 The operational effectiveness and efficiency of the New Zealand Police Communications Centres Service Centre (CCSC) have been questioned following a number of high profile incidents. As…
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.…
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…
Influences in Childhood on the Development of Cardiovascular Disease and Type 2 Diabetes in Adulthood Last Publication Date: 02 Feb 2005 This paper provides a comprehensive review of the medical literature around the childhood determinants of adult diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The study was undertaken by Dr Nicola…
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…
Insight and Other Puzzles: Undefined Terms in the New Zealand Mental Health Review Tribunal Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2004 This paper, focusing on decisions of the New Zealand's Mental Health review Tribunal (MHRT) consists of a literature review and an account of the findings of…
