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Kia ora and welcome to the latest newsletter from the NZFVC, a monthly update of resources, news and events for those working to prevent family violence in Aotearoa New Zealand. |
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Other news, views, and happenings in brief:
- We have made some changes to our website, which we hope will make it easier to find our Publications - Mātauranga. There is now a drop down menu for Data Summaries, Issues Papers and Newsletters.
On the Resources - Te Puna menu, you will find information about the Library and Links to other useful websites. Watch this space for new pages coming soon.
Recently added or updated events now have a separate page.
- A new round of funding to address bullying of children and young people is now open, closing 24 May 2013.
- Justice Minister Judith Collins has announced some changes to planned Family Court reforms. However these do not extend to other concerns raised in relation to family violence such as revoking the Bristol clause, and compulsory attendance at Family Dispute Resolution in many cases, at a cost of $897+ gst.
Read on for more resources, news and events.
The NZFVC team
@ Tāmaki Innovation Campus
The University of Auckland
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New resources
Books, reports and other items
Here are some of the books, reports, and other resources added to the NZFVC library this month. Use the "read more" link to the NZFVC Library online to read the full summary and request or download the item. Please contact us if any links are broken.
New Zealand
NZ Family Violence Clearinghouse Issues Papers
Understanding connections and relationships : child maltreatment, intimate partner violence and parenting
by Clare Murphy, Nicola Paton, Pauline Gulliver and Janet Fanslow. Auckland: New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse, 2013. Issues Paper 3
Electronic document (38 p.); PDF & Word DOC files
Summary: This paper reviews the evidence on the frequency with which intimate partner violence and child maltreatment co-occur... Read more
Policy and practice implications : child maltreatment, intimate partner violence and parenting
by Clare Murphy, Nicola Paton, Pauline Gulliver and Janet Fanslow. Auckland: New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse, 2013. Issues Paper 4
Electronic document (35 p.); PDF & Word DOC files
Summary: This paper explores the system responses required to support children exposed to intimate partner violence... Read more
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White Paper for Vulnerable Children Literature Snapshots
Children's workforce : core competencies. Literature snapshot - July 2012 prepared by the Centre for Social Research and Evaluation, for Child, Family and Community Policy. Wellington: Ministry of Social Development, 2012. Electronic document (17 p.); Word DOC file Summary: This literature snapshot summarises documents relating to the development and implementation of core competencies for the children's workforce (ie a workforce of people who work with children)... Read moreChildren's workforce : workforce development. Literature snapshot - July 2012 prepared by the Centre for Social Research and Evaluation, for Child, Family and Community Policy. Wellington: Ministry of Social Development, 2012. Electronic document (23 p.); Word DOC file Summary: This literature snapshot summarises literature relating to the development of the children's workforce, focusing on the social worker workforce... Read moreIdentification and assessment : Literature snapshot - July 2012 prepared by the Centre for Social Research and Evaluation, for Child, Family and Community Policy. Wellington: Ministry of Social Development, 2012. Electronic document (21 p.); Word DOC file Summary: This literature snapshot provides a summary of overseas research and best practice on the screening and assessment of vulnerable children... Read more
Lead professionals : Literature snapshot - July 2012 prepared by the Centre for Social Research and Evaluation, for Child, Family and Community Policy. Wellington: Ministry of Social Development, 2012. Electronic document (17 p.); Word DOC file Summary: This literature snapshot summarises evidence relating to the role of lead professionals within an integrated services approach to working with children and families... Read more Mandatory reporting : Literature snapshot - July 2012
prepared by the Centre for Social Research and Evaluation, for Child, Family and Community Policy. Wellington: Ministry of Social Development, 2012.
Electronic document (27 p.); Word DOC file
Summary: This literature snapshot draws on international literature, largely from Australia, and focuses on the benefits and consequences of mandatory reporting, and the behaviour of mandatory reporters... Read more
International Addressing intimate partner violence reproductive and sexual coercion : a guide for obstetric, gynecologic, reproductive health care settings by Linda Chamberlain and Rebecca Levenson. 3rd ed. San Francisco, CA: Futures Without Violence, 2013. Book, 56 p. Summary: This guide highlights research that demonstrates how a brief intervention using a safety card to educate female patients about reproductive and sexual coercion can improve reproductive health outcomes... Read more Applying community capacity building approaches to child welfare practice and policy by Shaun Lohoar, Rhys Price-Robertson and Lalitha Nair. Melbourne, VIC: Australian Institute of Family Studies, 2013. CFCA Paper, no. 13 Electronic document (15 p.); PDF file & HTML available
Summary: Can insights from the field of community capacity-building improve child welfare practice and policy in Australia? ... Read more Breaking the silence : addressing family and domestic violence in alcohol and other drug treatment practice in Australia by Roger Nicolas, Michael White, Ann Roche, Stefan Gruenert and Nicole Lee. Adelaide, SA: National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA), Flinders University, 2012. Literature review- electronic document (36 p.); PDF file
Summary: This literature review explores the relationship between alcohol and other drugs (AOD) and family and domestic violence services, and is a companion document to Can I ask...? ... Read more Can I ask...? : an alcohol and drug clinician's guide to addressing family and domestic violence by Michael White, Ann Roche, Caroline Long, Roger Nicholas, Stefan Gruenert and Samantha Battams. Adelaide, SA: National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA), Flinders University, 2013. Resource - electronic document (60 p.); P'DF file Summary: This resource explores the relationship between alcohol and other drugs (AOD) and family and domestic violence... Read more
Child well-being in rich countries : a comparative overview
Florence, Italy: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), 2013. Innocenti Report Card, no. 11 Report - electronic document (60 p.); PDF file Summary: Part 1presents a league table of child well-being
in 29 of the world's advanced economies... Read more Hanging out or hooking up : clinical guidelines on responding to adolescent relationship abuse. An integrated approach to prevention and intervention by Elizabeth Miller and Rebecca Levenson. 2nd ed. San Francisco, CA: Futures Without Violence, 2013. Book, 60 p. & electronic document (64 p.); PDF file
Summary: This Futures Without Violence publication focuses on the transformative role of the adolescent health care provider in preventing, identifying and addressing adolescent relationship abuse.. Read more Parenting interventions for men who batter
by Katreena Scott. Harrisburg, PA: VAWnet, a project of the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence, 2012.
Short paper - electronic document (16 p.); PDF file & HTML available
Summary: The paper explores the question: What form of parenting intervention should be considered for fathers who batter? ... Read more
Practical considerations for parenting interventions for men who batter
by Katreena Scott. Harrisburg, PA: VAWnet, a project of the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence, 2012.
Short paper - electronic document (13 p.); PDF file & HTML available
Summary: This paper addresses practical matters relating to parenting interventions for men who batter. "This is a companion paper to Parenting Interventions for Men... Read more
Journal articles
Links to read the article abstract are provided, as are links to the full article, where possible. Please note that not all full text articles are accessible through the NZFVC library, due to copyright restrictions. New Zealand Whānau centred health and social service delivery in New Zealand : the challenges to, and opportunities for, innovation by Amohia Boulton, Jennifer Tanehand and Tula Brannelly MAI Journal, 2013, 2(1): 18-32 Journal article - electronic document (15 p.); PDF file Summary: This paper traces the emergence of M�ori health service provision and the wh�nau ora philosophy... Read more International
Inclusive domestic violence standards: strategies to improve interventions for women with disabilities by Lucy Healey, Cathy Humphreys and Keran Howe
Violence and Victims, 2013, 28(1): 50-68Journal article - abstract available online Summary: This article has a dual focus: to outline a set of internationally transferable standards for inclusive practice with women with disabilities affected by domestic violence; and report on the results of a documentary analysis of domestic violence service standards...
Read abstract
Contact your local library for full text access to this article
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US National Survey of Children's Exposure to Violence
Children's exposure to intimate partner violence and other family violence by Sherry Hamby, David Finkelhor, Heather Turner and Richard Ormrod. Washington, D.C.: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice, 2011. Juvenile Justice Bulletin, October 2011: 1-12Journal article - electronic document (12 p.); PDF file Summary: This bulletin discusses the data on exposure to family violence in the US National Survey of Children's Exposure to Violence (NatSCEV)... Read more Children's exposure to violence : a comprehensive national survey by David Finkelhor, Heather Turner, Richard Ormrod, Sherry Hamby, and Kristen Kracke. Washington, DC: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice, 2009. Juvenile Justice Bulletin, October 2009: 1-12Journal article - electronic document (12 p.); PDF file Summary: This Bulletin discusses the US National Survey of Children's Exposure to Violence (NatSCEV)... Read more
The overlap of witnessing partner violence with child maltreatment and other victimizations in a nationally representative survey of youth
by Sherry Hamby, David Finkelhor, Heather Turner and Richard Ormrod
Child Abuse and Neglect, 2010, 34(10): 734-741
Journal article - abstract available online
Summary: This paper examines the co-occurrence of witnessing partner violence with child maltreatment and other forms of victimization, based on data from the US National Survey of Children's Exposure to Violence (NatSCEV)... Read abstract Contact your local library for full text access to this article
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In the news
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Some Family Court reform changes; silence on Bristol clause and FDR fees - 30 Apr, 2013
Justice Minister Judith Collins has announced some changes to planned Family...
Christchurch PSO pilot project provides support for perpetrators - 30 Apr, 2013
A 'Police Safety Order pilot project' underway in Christchurch aims to reduce...
First 2012 No To Violence conference resources now online - 30 Apr, 2013
- 23 Apr, 2013
New Zealand children have rated poorly in a United Nations Children's Fund...
NZFVC Issues Papers: Child maltreatment, intimate partner violence and parenting - 20 Apr, 2013
Two new Issues Papers have been released today by the New Zealand Family...
New round of bullying funding open - 19 Apr, 2013
Concerns have been raised by Women's Refuge about the drop in crime reported by...
- 15 Apr, 2013
Justice Minister Judith Collins has backed down on some Family Court reforms...
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