This month we welcome another new member of the team. Pauline Gulliver is our Research Fellow and will be working on issues papers, fact sheets and other research projects. Pauline's contact details are on the website.

Building collaborations to eliminate family violence written by Clare Murphy and Janet Fanslow is our very first Issues Paper. The Paper explores the current state of collaborative work on family violence in New Zealand. It identifies best practice principles and challenges relating to coordinated collaborative initiatives generally and as they relate to family violence specifically. Key messages include that coordinated and collaborative responses result in better outcomes for victims and perpetrators, enhanced processes in and between agencies, improved service delivery and provision and reduce violence.

 The Clearinghouse will publish at least two Issues Papers each year. 

Use the link below to download the Issues Paper or find it on the Resources page on the Clearinghouse website. With their funding uncertain after June 2012, there is also a link to more information about Family Violence Networks in New Zealand on the Resources page. 

Please remember to let us know if you

have published anything that we could include in the collection.

The NZFVC team

@ Tāmaki Innovation Campus
 The University of Auckland

New resources

Books, reports and other items

 Building collaborations to eliminate family violence: facilitators, barriers and good practice
by Murphy, Clare ; Fanslow, Janet L .
Issues Paper 1
Auckland, N.Z.:  New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse, 2012.
Summary: This paper provides a broad perspective on best-practice principles and challenges relating to coordinated collaborative initiatives generally and as they relate to family violence...

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Domestic violence perpetrator programmes: what counts as success
by Westmarland, Nicole.
London:   Respect, 2010.
Summary: This briefing note sets out the key findings from research into what success looks like for key stakeholders in programmes working with perpetrators...
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The enemy within: 4 million reasons to tackle family conflict and family violence
by 4Children. London: 4Children, 2012.
Summary: This research from the UK charity 4Children, reveals the extent of conflict and violence in Britain's families. A survey of parents with children ...

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Evaluation of a community based programme for perpetrators of intimate partner violence
by Hetherington, Sally.
A thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Arts in Psychology at Massey University Albany, 2009.
Summary: Treatment for perpetrators of Intimate partner violence (IPV) is most often provided by community based IPV perpetrator...

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Groupwork with men who batter : what the research literature indicates
by Jeffrey L. Edleson. Harrisburg, Va.: VAWnet, 2012.
Summary: This Applied Research paper provides a brief overview of the history and current practice of groupwork with men who batter...

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Mātiro whakamua: looking over the horizon : interviews with 10 Māori leaders
by Tuuta, Colleen ; Irwin, Kathie ; McLean, Sarah Research report, 11/2
Wellington, N.Z. :   Families Commission, 2011.
Summary:  In this report Colleen Tuuta wrote a chapter based on interviews with a stunning group of Māori leaders. The chapter identified themes...

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New to New Zealand: ethnic communities in Aotearoa : a handbook

5th ed. Hamilton, N.Z.:   Ethnic New Zealand Trust, 2011.
Summary: "This easy-to-use handbook includes information about people who have come from 44 different countries...

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Pets as pawns: the co-existence of animal cruelty and family violence
by Roguski, Michael.
Wellington, N.Z.:   RNZSPCA & NCIWR, 2012.
Summary: This research was commissioned by the Royal New Zealand Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in partnership with Women's Refuge. It underlines the strong link between animal cruelty and domestic and family violence in New Zealand ...

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Report of the Protecting Victoria's Vulnerable Children Inquiry
by Cummins, Philip ; Scott, Dorothy ; Scales, Bill.
Melbourne, Vic.:  Victoria, Department of Premier and Cabinet, 2012.
Summary: The Government of Victoria (Australia) announced the Protecting Victoria's Vulnerable Children Inquiry on 31 January 2011. The Inquiry was tasked ...

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Special report: the involvement of alcohol consumption in the deaths of children and young people in New Zealand during the years 2005-2007
by New Zealand Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee.; Health Quality & Safety Commission New Zealand.
Wellington: N.Z.:   Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee, 2011.  

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Te pümautanga o te whānau : Tühoe and South Auckland whānau
by Baker, Kahukore ; Williams, Haromi ; Tuuta, Colleen.
Research report, 4/12
Wellington: N.Z.:   Families Commission, 2012.
Summary: This report draws on the voices of Tühoe and South Auckland whānau, and the hapü, iwi, Māori and community organisations working with whānau, to better understand whānau resilience and strength...

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Violence prevention: the evidence
Geneva, Switz.: World Health Organization, 2009.
Other Title: Series of briefings on violence prevention ; [All-in-one document].
Summary: "This series of seven briefings summarizes the evidence for the effectiveness of the following seven main strategies for preventing interpersonal and ... 

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Whānau taketake Māori: recessions and Māori resilience 
by Baker, Kahukore . Research report, 2/10
Wellington, N.Z.:  Families Commission, 2010 .
Summary: This report promotes an understanding of the impact that recessions have on Māori that can only be understood in the full context of history, cultural values and practices. The report uses examples of resilience...

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