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The Clearinghouse has published our sixth Issues Paper, Kaupapa Māori wellbeing framework: The basis for whānau violence prevention and intervention.
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Tip of the month
Seminars
The Clearinghouse has added Seminars to the Events menu on our website.
This is where you will find presentations from Clearinghouse seminars.
Recent presenters who have provided their presentations in PDF format for you to view are Robert Geffner, Garth Baker, Jeffrey Edleson and Sudha Shetty.
We will add material from future seminars, with the presenters' agreement. Presentations from our past conferences are also found under Events on the menu bar.
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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
Kaupapa Māori wellbeing framework : the basis for whānau violence prevention and intervention Terry Dobbs and Moana Eruera. Auckland : New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse, University of Auckland, 2014 Report (45 p.); PDF & Word DOC Summary: This paper contains a number of key messages - Māori are over-represented in family violence statistics as both victims and perpetrators. The causes of whānau violence are acknowledged as complex and as sourced from both historical and contemporary factors. The impact of colonisation needs to be considered in order to respond effectively to whānau violence. Western approaches have not curbed the epidemic of whānau violence. Multi-level approaches to whānau violence prevention and intervention are more likely to achieve the best results. Understanding the difference between whānau and family is critical in terms of any prevention and intervention practices, policies and legislation... Read moreThe impact of domestic violence on workers and the workplaceMargaret Michelle Rayner-Thomas. A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Public Health, The University of Auckland, 2013 MPH Thesis (146 p.); PDF Summary: Domestic violence is a complex social issue with far-reaching health, legal, and economic consequences. International research has increasingly recognised that the effects of domestic violence extend beyond the domestic sphere and into the work lives and workplaces of victims. However, to date, no research exists in New Zealand examining the impact of domestic violence on workers and their workplaces... Read moreLoves-Me-Not : Healthy Relationships Workshop. Evaluation summary. New Zealand Police, Sophie Elliott Foundation and It's Not OK. Dunedin : Sophie Elliott Foundation, 2013 Report (8 p.); PDF Summary: The Loves-Me-Not healthy relationships programme was piloted in nine New Zealand high schools during May and June 2013. Its purpose is to educate young people to reject unhealthy, controlling and abusive relationships either as an abuser, a victim or a bystander... Read moreProductivity gains from workplace protection of victims of domestic violence Sherilee Kahui, Bryan Ku, Suzanne Snively. Project commissioned by the PSA. Wellington : MoreMedia Enterprises, 2014 Report (65 p.): PDF Summary: The PSA commissioned this report to examine the impact of workplace protection on deomestic violence victims, other staff and colleagues, the employer and overall productivity... Read more
Journal articles
Contact your local library for full text access to articles which are not freely available online.
Traumatic brain injury among mothers identified as having a high risk of child maltreatment : a pilot study
Audrey McKinlay, Cora van Vliet-Ruissen and Annabel Taylor. Springer, 2014 Journal of Family Violence, 2014, online first Summary: This study examined reports of traumatic brain injury (TBI) among mothers identified as having high risk for child abuse. The participants were 206 mothers referred to a child abuse prevention programme, the Family Help Trust based in Christchurch, between 2003 and 2010...
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International
Intimate partner violence in the United States - 2010 Matthew J. Breiding, Jieru Chen & M.C. Black. Atlanta, Ga. : National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014 Report (96 p.); PDF Summary: Findings in this report are based on data from the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS). NISVS is an ongoing, nationally representative, random telephone survey in the US that collects information about experiences of intimate partner violence, sexual violence, and stalking... Read more
It stops here : standing together to end domestic and family violence in NSW. The NSW Government's Domestic and Family Violence Framework for Reform. Sydney, NSW : NSW Government, 2014 Report (48 p.); PDF Summary: It Stops Here is the NSW Government's response to the very clear need to ensure the safety of victims and their children is paramount, by strengthening its approach to violence prevention; changing the way services and support are delivered to victims of violence; and delivering programs and services that hold perpetrators accountable and reduce re-offending... Read more
LOVE BiTES : an evaluation of the LOVEBiTES and Respectful Relationships Programs in a Sydney school Michael Flood and Vicki Kendrick. Woolllongong, NSW : University of Woollongong, 2012 Report (93 p.); PDF Summary: This document reports on an evaluation of the impact among students of two violence prevention programs run by the National Association for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (NAPCAN)... Read more
Pathways : how women leave violent men Shirley Patton. Hobart, Tas. : Government of Tasmania, 2003 Report (222 p.); PDF Summary: At the Justice and Change Conference held in Canberra (1999), Professor Liz Kelly (Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit, University of North London) argued that there should be a shift in the direction of domestic violence policy and service research,.. Read more
Preventing violence against women and girls : from community activism to governement policy. Working paper
written by Suzanne Dyson. Bangkok, Thailand : Partners for Prevention, 2012 Report (51 p.); PDF Summary: "This report describes the processes that led to the development of a ten-year government plan to prevent violence against women and girls in Victoria, Australia...
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Primary prevention of violence against women compiled by Inara Walden. Sydney, NSW : Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse, 2014 Fast facts, 12, February 2014, (5 p.); PDF Summary: Primary prevention strategies try to prevent violence before it takes place, by seeking to understand and target known risk factors for perpetration or victimisation... Read more
Seeking security : promoting women's wellbeing following domestic violence Rochelle Braaf and Isobelle Barrett Meyering. Sydney, NSW : Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse, 2011 Report (137 p.); PDF & HTML available Summary: This research has been specifically concerned to examine the impact of domestic violence on women's economic wellbeing and the intersection of this with their recovery overall... Read more
Journal articles
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Battered women charged with homicide in Australia, Canada and New Zealand : How do they fare?
Elizabeth Sheehy, Julie Stubbs and Julia Tolmie. Sage, 2012
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 2012, 45(3) 383-399 Summary: This article examines trends in the resolution of homicide cases involving battered women defendants from 2000 to 2010 in Australia, Canada and New Zealand. Australia and Canada appear to have some commonalities in their treatment of such cases with higher acquittal rates and a greater reliance on plea bargaining to produce manslaughter verdicts, as compared with New Zealand... Read moreEffect of a paraprofessional home-visiting intervention on American Indian teen mothers' and infants' behavioral risks : a randomized controlled trial Britta Mullany, Nicole Neault, Scott Compton, Alice Carter, Ramelda Hastings, Trudy Billy, Valerie Coho-Mescal, Sherilynn Lorenzo John T. Walkup. American Psychiatric Publishing, 2013 American Journal of Psychiatry, 2013, 170(1):83-93 Summary: Teen mothers on three American Indian reservations improved on several measures of parenting capability after participating in Family Spirit, a home-visiting intervention developed with NIDA support... Read moreA systematic review of universal campaigns targeting child physical abuse prevention Mary Kathryn Poole, David W. Seal and Catherine A. Taylor. Health Education Research, 2014 Health Education Research, 2014, online (45 p.) Summary: The purpose of this review was to better understand the impact of universal campaign interventions with a media component aimed at preventing child physical abuse... Read more
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In the news
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Concerns that experts' report on family violence 'buried' - 5 May, 2014 Concerns have been raised about the fate of a report by the independent Expert Advisory Group on Family Violence...
Rape Crisis and Male Survivors collaborate on Rape Awareness Weeek posters - 5 May, 2014 Rape Awareness Week (RAW) is being marked from 1-7 May 2014. This year, Rape Crisis has... $10 million funding boost for sexual violence services - 5 May, 2014 The government has announced a $10 million funding boost for sexual violence services...
Sexual violence counselling costs to be fully covered by ACC - 1 May, 2014 ACC has announced it will provide full funding for survivors of sexual violence... Solomon Islands theatre engages community in awareness of violence- 29 Apr, 2014 A Solomon Islands theatre project is using performance to celebrate women and...
Paper considers effect of quakes on Christchurch children- 24 Apr, 2014 The Child Poverty Action Group has released a background paper on how the...
Effective parenting programmes key to reducing child maltreatment: Families Commission report- 24 Apr, 2014 The Families Commission has released a report which finds effective parenting...
Aotearoa women's rights lobbied in Women's Election Agenda - 24 Apr, 2014 Women's status and rights within Aotearoa New Zealand have been highlighted...
'Flagship Programme' being implemented on East Coast to reduce family violence- 15 Apr, 2014 Justice Minister Judith Collins has announced a 'Flagship Programme' to reduce...
Select Committee hears oral submissions in inquiry on sexual violence services funding- 15 Apr, 2014 The Social Services Select Committee is currently hearing oral submissions in...
Research compendium examines current funding impacts on women's organisations- 15 Apr, 2014 The international Association of Women's Rights in Development (AWID) has...
Responses to rating NZ the most "socially advanced" country in the world- 15 Apr, 2014 The 2014 Social Progress Index (SPI) ranked New Zealand as the most socially...
Additional funding, increased reporting for Elder Abuse and Neglect services- 10 Apr, 2014 The Government has announced $170,000 of contestable funding for two new...
Clearinghouses releases new Issues Paper: Kaupapa Māori well-being framework- 7 Apr, 2014 The Clearinghouse has today released Issues Paper 6, Kaupapa Māori wellbeing... TV series Womenpower returns in April- 3 Apr, 2014 The 2014 series of Womenpower returns in April, screening on Tuesdays at 7.30pm...
Concern over selected leadership of North Island Whānau Ora- 3 Apr, 2014 A new branch of the National Urban Māori Authority (NUMA), Te Pou Matakana, has...
Research evidences cost of domestic violence to employers- 3 Apr, 2014 Supporting those experiencing domestic violence in the workplace has been...
Police release crime statistics; family violence information expected 'later this year'- 2 Apr, 2014 Police have released crime statistics for the year ending 31 December 2013,... Sexual Assault Awareness Month; complex trauma and sexual victimisation; EU survey findings- 1 Apr, 2014 The US annual Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) takes place in April....
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