Growing up with domestic violence : the voices of resilience
Maree Henderson
A thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Health Science in Psychology at Massey University, Manawatu, New Zealand, 2013
Masters thesis - print & PDF (182 p.)
Summary
The aim of this research was to bring voice to the experiences of adult children exposed to domestic violence as children; to privilege their experiences, insights, contradictions and resistances in their stories of resilience as they negotiate lives free from violence... Read more


Guidance for veterinarians : dealing with cases of suspected or actual animal abuse and family violence
Wellington : Veterinary Council of New Zealand, 2013
Booklet - print & PDF (27 p.)
Summary
These guidelines have been developed to assist veterinarians to set practice policies and protocols to follow when animal abuse or family violence is suspected or identified... Read more


Reporting sexual violence in Aotearoa New Zealand
Nicola Wood and Sandra Dickson. Wellington : Tauiwi Prevention Project, TOAH-NNEST, 2013
Report - print & PDF (19 p.)
Summary
This resource has been developed to assist journalists to write accurate news stories. It includes recommendations based on current reporting, statistics... Read more


Review of Child, Youth and Family complaints system : report to the Minister of Social Development, June 2013
Howard Broad.  2013
Report - PDF (96 p.)
Summary
This report investigates the establishment of an independent complaints mechanism for Child Youth and Family which could be separate from the Ministry of Social Development... Read more


Emma Fulu, Xian Warner, Stephanie Miedema, Rachel Jewkes, Tim Roselli and James Lang. Bangkok, Thailand : UNDP, UNFPA, UN Women & UN Volunteers, 2013
Report - PDF (120 p.)
Summary
This UN multi-country study of 10,000 men in Asia and the Pacific (Papua New Guinea only) found that overall nearly half of those men interviewed reported using physical and/or sexual violence against a female partner...
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Preventing violence : evaluating outcomes of parenting programmes
Geneva, Switzerland : World Health Organization, 2013
Report - PDF (32 p.)
Summary
This publication seeks to increase understanding of the need for, and the process of, conducting outcome evaluations of parenting programmes... Read more


Changing course : preventing gang membership
editors: Thomas R. Simon, Nancy M. Ritter, Reshma R. Mahendra. Washington, DC : Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice ; Atlanta, GA : Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, 2013
Report - PDF (166 p.)
Summary
This book explores the important nexus of public safety and public health in preventing kids from joining gangs. Community leaders and practitioners are invited to engage in a new way of thinking about this nexus - and to put into practice evidence-based principles... Read more


Technology, teen dating violence and abuse, and bullying
Janine M. Zweig, Meredith Dank, Pamela Lachman and Jennifer Yahner. Washington, DC :  Justice and Policy Center, Urban Institute, 2013
Report  - PDF (198 p.)
Summary
This study involved 5,000 plus students in the US.
The study's findings showed that more than a quarter of youth in a relationship said they experienced some form of cyber dating abuse victimization in the prior year. Females were twice as likely as males to report being a victim of sexual cyber dating abuse... Read more

Women, trauma and alcohol dependency : connections and disconnections in alcohol treatment for women
Deanna L. Mulvihill, Marilyn Ford-Gilboe and Rick Csiernik. Saarbrücken, Germany : Lambert Academic Publishing, 2009
Book  - request this item (210 p.)
Summary
This book is for any health professional interested in learning about how alcohol-dependent and intimate partner abused women reach out for help to the health community... Read more

Changed and changing gender and family roles and domestic violence in African refugee background communities post-settlement in Perth, Australia
Colleen Fisher
Violence Against Women, 2013, 19(7): 833-847
Journal article - Sage, 2013
Summary
Domestic violence in five African refugee background communities - Somalian, Sierra Leonean, Ethiopian, Liberian and Sudanese communities - is investigated through interviews with members of the communities and with professionals who support them... Read abstract
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Mounting and maintaining the Violence Against Women research and evaluation program at the National Institute of Justice
Bernard Auchter and Angela Moore
Violence Against Women, 2013, 19(6): 687-712
Journal article - Sage, 2013
Summary
This article documents and provides a perspective on key components in the history, development, and accomplishments of the Violence Against Women (VAW) research and evaluation program of the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) since the United States passed the Violence Against Women Act in 1994. This is the focus of this Special Issue of Violence Against Women... Read abstract
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