New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse, Issues Paper 5
Effectively involving men in preventing violence against women by Garth Baker. Auckland, N.Z. : New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse, University of Auckland, 2013
Issues Paper 5 - PDF & Word DOC (37 p.)
Summary: This Issues Paper looks at: reasons, theories and approaches for involving men, strategies for working effectively with men, engaging men, what men can do, and some of the challenges and risks of involving men in preventing violence against women...
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Reports
Breaking the silence but keeping secrets : what young people want to address sexual violenceprepared by Alex Woodley, Rebecca Davis and Nadine Metzger. Auckland, N.Z. : Tu Wahine Trust; HELP (Auckland Sexual Abuse HELP Foundation), 2013
Report - PDF (61 p.) Summary: This report, which is part of an overall research project which aims to identify the needs of young people affected by sexual abuse or assault, aims to investigate the psycho-social service needs of young people who have experienced sexual abuse in order to support improvements to services for sexual abuse victims/survivors...
Read moreCurrent thinking on primary prevention of violence against women Wellington, N.Z. : Ministry of Women's Affairs, 2013
Report - PDF (27 p.)
Summary: The purpose of this paper is to generate discussion about primary prevention of violence and how these approaches can be effectively implemented in New Zealand. Internationally there have been shifts in understandings about violence prevention and a substantial increase in reports, frameworks and activities focused on primary prevention of violence...
Read moreEffectiveness of relationship education programmes in schools for years 7-13 : a rapid literature review prepared by Judith Ball, Quigley and Watts Ltd. Wellington, N.Z. : Families Commission, 2013
Literature review - PDF (80 p.)
Summary: International evidence reviews have indicated that school-based relationship violence prevention programmes are one of the few strategies with proven evidence for preventing intimate partner violence...
Read moreInquiry into improving child health outcomes and preventing child abuse, with a focus on preconception until three years of age :
Volumes 1 & 2Report of the Health Committee (Dr Paul Hutchison, Chairperson). Wellington, N.Z. : NZ House of Representatives, 2013
Report - PDF (Vol.1 - 126p. Vol.2 - 44 p.)
Summary: The major recommendations of this inquiry ask the Government to put more focus on and investment into the pre-conception period to three years of age, and take a proactive, health-promotion, disease-prevention approach to improving children's outcomes and diminishing child abuse...
Read more Violence Prevention Project for young women clients of Women's Refuge : evaluation reportprepared by Elaine Mossman and Jan Jordan. [Wellington, N.Z.] : Women's Self Defence Network - Wāhine Toa; National Collective of Independent Women's Refuges, 2013
Report - PDF (24 p.)
Summary: This report summarises key findings from an independent evaluation of the Violence Prevention Project. This project was a new initiative developed and run by the Women's Self Defence Network - Wāhine Toa in collaboration with Women's Refuge...
Read moreWomen and alcohol in Aotearoa/New Zealand | Te waipiro me ngā wāhine i Aotearoa : policy briefing paper prepared by Alcohol Healthwatch and Women's Health Action. Auckland, N.Z. : Alcohol Healthwatch; Women's Health Action, 2013
Report - PDF (28 p.)
Summary: This research was conducted with the aim of addressing the knowledge gap on women and alcohol and to better inform policy and programme development...
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International
Reports
Engaging men in sexual assault prevention by Mary Stathopoulos. Melbourne, Vic. : Australian Centre for the Study of Sexual Assault, Australian Institute of Family Studies, 2013
ACSSA Wrap, no.14 - PDF & HTML (20 p.)
Summary: The next step in sexual assault prevention is to engage men - both as facilitators and as participants in prevention. If men are to be engaged in the prevention of sexual assault, there must be a shared understanding of the fact that men have a positive role to play...
Read moreA guide for family, friends and care providers of sexual violence survivors who have disabilities adapted from Pennsylvania Coaltion Against Rape (PCAR). Ms. Foundation Project Team, Nancy Nowell [team leader].[Enola, PA.] : Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape (PCAR), [2001?]
Resource - PDF (28 p.)
Summary: This guide contains a general overview of sexual violence information, with special information pertaining to victims with disabilities. An excellent resource for significant others of victims and anyone new to the field...
Read morePerpetrator accountability in child protection practice : a resource for child protection workers about engaging and responding to perpetrators of family and domestic violence developed for the Department for Child Protection by No To Violence Male Family Violence Prevention Association and Red Tree Consulting. Perth, W.A. : Department for Child Protection, 2013
Resource - PDF (93 p.)
Summary: The seriousness and prevalence of family and domestic violence means that child protection workers need safe, ethical ways to minimise risk to children and adult victims exposed to family and domestic violence, as well as to support their wellbeing and long-term recovery. This practice resource provides a range of ideas, information and practice tips to ensure that...
Read moreGender, Equity and Development - World Bank papers prepared for a major report to be published in 2014Engaging men and boys in advancing women's agency : where we stand and new directions. by Paul J. Fleming, Gary Barker, Jennifer McCleary-Sills and Matthew Morton. World Bank, 2013
Women's Voice, Agency, & Participation Research Series, 2013, no.1 - PDF (79 p.)
Summary: Despite advances in gender equality, women and girls still face disadvantages and limits on their agency. Men and women are both subject to gender norms that influence their behaviours and these norms can constrain women's agency and can encourage men to adopt behaviours, including sometimes violent behaviours, which further constrain women's agency...
Read more Intimate partner violence : economic costs and implications for growth and development by Nata Duvvury, Aoife Callan, Patricia Carney and Srinivas Raghavendra. World Bank, 2013
Women's Voice, Agency, & Participation Research Series, 2013, no.3 - PDF (96 p.)
Summary: This paper makes a major contribution to the discussion of economic implications of intimate partner violence through its conceptual mapping of the links between IPV and economic growth based on a review of literature on their complex dynamics. It reviews costing methodologies and identifies types of costs...
Read moreJournal articles
Family violence and the need for prevention research in First Nations, Inuit and M�tis communities by Neil Andersson and Amy Nahwegahbow. Native Counselling Services of Alberta, 2010
Pimatisiwin: A Journal of Aboriginal and Indigenous Community Health, 2010, 8(2): 9-33
Summary: Considering the need for family violence prevention research in Canada's indigenous communities, this article outlines five planks in a prevention research platform...
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Intimate partner violence victimization and alcohol consumption in women : a systematic review and meta-analysis by Karen M Devries, Jennifer C Child, Loraine J Bacchus, Joelle Mak, Gail Falder, Kathryn Graham, Charlotte Watts, Lori Heise. Wiley, 2013
Addiction, 2013, online first
Summary: The authors conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of cross-sectional and longitudinal studies to mid 2013. Studies providing an estimate of association between violence and alcohol consumption or alcohol use disorders were included...
Read moreContact your local library for full text access to this articleThe central place of women's support and partner contact in men's behaviour change programs by Joanne Smith, Cathy Humphreys and Chris Laming. No To Violence, 2013
Ending Men's Violence Against Women and Children: The No To Violence Journal, 2013 Spring: 7-28
Summary: This paper reports on a study of four men's behaviour change programmes (MBCPs) in rural Victoria and the support experienced by the female partners of male participants...
Read moreCollaborACTION by Rosemary O'Malley. No To Violence, 2013
Ending Men's Violence Against Women and Children: The No To Violence Journal, 2013 Spring: 51-71
Summary: There are many examples around Australia of excellent collaborative practice, interagency networks and integrated response. However for those agencies experiencing roadblocks on their path to establishing communication with government or non-government agencies, how to start having conversations that will lead to improved process and outcomes can seem overwhelming...
Read moreDesistance processes and practices with formerly abusive men by David Morran. No To Violence, 2013
Ending Men's Violence Against Women and Children: The No To Violence Journal, 2013 Spring: 72-88
Summary: This article focuses on men's long-term journeying towards non-violence through exploring the concept of secondary desistance. The author, from Scotland, draws on his qualitative research...
Read moreMen's intervention programmes by Mike Cagney and Ken McMaster. Domestic Violence Resource Centre Victoria, 2013
DVRCV Advocate, 2013 Autumn / Winter, Edition 1: 13-17
Summary: After examining the trends in men's behaviour change approaches in New Zealand, the authors argue that integrating education and therapy models is the way to go in practice...
Read moreThe next step : a resolution approach to dealing with intimate partner violence by Mike Cagney and Ken McMaster. No To Violence, 2013
Ending Men's Violence Against Women and Children: The No To Violence Journal, 2013 Spring: 29-50
Summary: This paper describes the changing nature of interventions with men who use abusive practices within their families, with reference to providing greater voice within the work itself for those who are victimised...
Read moreReduction of family violence in Aboriginal communities : a systematic review of interventions and approaches by Beverley Shea, Amy Nahwegahbow and Neil Andersson. Native Counselling Services of Alberta, 2010
Pimatisiwin: A Journal of Aboriginal and Indigenous Community Health, 2010, 8(2): 35-60
Summary: The authors conducted a systematic review of interventions intended to prevent family violence in Aboriginal communities...
Read moreShame and denial : engaging mandated men by Mark Kulkens and Elizabeth Wheeler. No To Violence, 2013
Ending Men's Violence Against Women and Children: The No To Violence Journal, 2013 Spring: 89-108
Summary: The authors describe the concept and practice of working constructively with men's shame and denial in bahaviour change programmes, in ways that might promote change rather than strengthen resistance...
Read moreSuperman? Really? by Rodney Vlais. No To Violence, 2013
Ending Men's Violence Against Women and Children: The No To Violence Journal, 2013 Spring: 145-154
Summary: The author explores superhero cape analogies to invite aspiring male allies in the struggle to end men's
violence against women, at either the mens' behaviour change programme/response or prevention end...
Read more Vanquishing the violator : men, caring and lessons from ecology by Paul M. Pul�. No To Violence, 2013
Ending Men's Violence Against Women and Children: The No To Violence Journal, 2013 Spring: 109-125
summary: The author introduces a new vision for ways men might reduce or eliminate their violation of others. The author examines ecology as a science of relationships and gender socialisations...
Read moreSex, health and society : ensuring an integrated responseEditorial - Elsevier, 2013
The Lancet, 2013, 382(9907), online
Summary: This editorial provides an introduction to the publication in this issue of
The Lancet of six papers reporting findings from the third UK National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal-3). These papers aim to provide a platform of evidence for a better informed public debate about sexual health in Britain today...
Read moreLifetime prevalence, associated factors, and circumstances of non-volitional sex in women and men in Britain : findings from the third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal-3) by Wendy Macdowall et al. Elsevier, 2013
The Lancet, 2013, 382(9907), online
Summary: Sexual violence is increasingly recognised as a public health issue. Information about prevalence,
associated factors, and consequences for health in the population of Britain (England, Scotland, and Wales) is
scarce. The third National Survey of Sexual Health Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal-3) is the first of the Natsal surveys to include questions about sexual violence and the first population-based survey in Britain to explore the issue outside the context of crime...
Read moreUnearthing new concepts of justice : women sexual violence survivors seeking healing and justice by Suet-Lin Hung and David Denborough. Dulwich Centre, 2013
International Journal of Narrative Therapy & Community Work, 2013, 3: 18-27
Summary: Justice and healing are closely linked. A strong sense of injustice can hinder healing. Where the legal system is seen as the only means for achieving justice, and legal/criminal justice is upheld as the only concept of justice, many survivors of sexual violence are left with few options for healing redress...
Read moreContact your local library for full text access to this articleUnearthed concepts of justice for women who have experienced sexual violence : possibilities for healing and enhancing criminal justice by Haley Clark. Dulwich Centre, 2013
International Journal of Narrative Therapy & Community Work, 2013, 3: 28-32
Summary: A New Zealand based social worker responds to the issues raised in the article above...
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