For victims of sexual violence : Moving through the criminal justice system. What happens and how to get support
Wellington: Victims Information, Ministry of Justice, 2014
Booklet (28 p.); PDF
Summary: This resource is for victims of sexual violence. It explains the criminal justice process and what support is available. This resource is also available in a number of languages other than English... Read more


"It doesn't have to continue" : a collection of stories about transforming family violence (an educational resource)
compiled by Judy Wivell and Mandy Pentecost. Napier: Eastern Institute of Technology, 2014
Report (60 p.); PDF
Summary: Transforming family violence is complex and multi-stranded. The stories in this booklet capture the complexity of the transforming journeys people take as they deal with violence in their lives. The narratives in this booklet were collected as part of an evaluation of the services offered by DOVE Hawke's Bay... Read more


Tell someone!
Nationwide Health and Disability Consumer Advocacy Service, 2010
DVD; 45 mins
Summary: This DVD is for people with a learning or intellectual disability in residential homes. It helps people learn more about their rights and how to get help when things go wrong. The chapter on Abuse has subtitles... Read more

 
Let's talk about rape : dealing with disclosure of sexual abuse : a guide for health practitioners
Dunedin: Rape Crisis Dunedin, 2013
Booklet (58 p.)
Summary: This guide provides health practitioners working with survivors of sexual abuse with information about dealing with disclosure of rape and sexual abuse in medical / clinical practise and the process that may follow... Read more


Sexual coercion, resilience and young Māori: a scoping review
Helen Moeweka Barnes. Wellington: Ministry of Women's Affairs, 2010
Report (134 p.); PDF
Summary: This report provides an overview of what is known in Aotearoa/New Zealand, particularly Māori perspectives, and internationally, on sexual coercion/violence, resilience and healthy relationships, particularly for indigenous peoples, with an overall focus on rangatahi and rangatahi wahine... Read more

 
What works for Māori : synthesis of selected literature
Les Willams and Fiona Cram . Wellington: Department of Corrections, 2012
Report (77 p.); PDF
Summary: The purpose of this review was to study evidence from five major domains of endeavour to identify a common set of interventions, initiatives, approaches and practices that increases understanding of what helps Māori succeed or improve outcomes in life... Read more


New models of service delivery and the potential of colocation of services in the NGO sector in Christchurch.
In: UC - MSD Summer Scholarship Report to Ministry of Social Development, February 2013 (pp.281-339)
Laura Johnstone. Christchurch: University of Canterbury, 2013
Report (55 p.); PDF
Summary: This research project was conducted for the Ministry of Social Development and inquires into new models of service delivery in the non-governmental organization (NGO) sector in the Canterbury region... Read more

Journal articles

 

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The potential of co-location of services in the NGO sector in Christchurch : a method of improving collaboration between agencies and outcomes for clients 

Laura Johnstone and Annabel Taylor. Te Awatea Violence Research Centre, 2013
Te Awatea Review, 2013, 11(1): 17-21
Summary: The co-location of services has considerable potential within the nongovernmental organisation (NGO) sector in Christchurch. This article summarises the findings of the above report... Read more


Evaluation of Family Group Conference practice and outcomes : a review of the literature.
Te Awatea Violence Research Centre, 2013
Te Awatea Review, 2013, 11(1): 12-16
Summary: The Family Group Conference (FGC) is an approach to child protection and youth offending involving families in deciding outcomes relating to care and protection issues or criminal offending of a child or adolescent.  This review of the literature draws together the available research with a focus on care and protection conferencing... Read more


Restorative justice : issues in gender-based violence in Aotearoa New Zealand
Annabel Taylor. Te Awatea Violence Research Centre, 2013
Te Awatea eview, 2013, 11(1): 7-11
Summary; The low reporting level of gender-based violence is an ongoing challenge for New Zealand and elsewhere. An additional concern for criminal justice policy is the growing dissatisfaction with the experience of victims of gender-based violence in traditional adversarial court systems. This article traverses recent research and thinking in the area of gender-based violence... Read more


Voices from the street : health and social care needs of homeless women
Hilary Abrahams, Emma Williamson, Karen Morgan and Ailsa Cameron. Te Awatea Violence Research Centre, 2013
Te Awatea Review, 2013, 11(1): 2-6
Summary: A 2-year study conducted in Bristol, UK of a cohort of homeless women and their needs for health and social care has found that many have experienced high levels of childhood abuse, domestic violence and sexual violence. Homelessness increases women's vulnerability... Read more


No association between mean telomere length and life stress observed in a 30 year birth cohort
Sarah Jodczyk, David M. Fergusson, L. John Horwood, John F. Pearson, Martin A. Kennedy. PLOS One, 2014
PLOS One, 2014, 9(5): e97104
Summary: This study examined the associations between telomere length and exposure to a number of stressors that arise during development from the antenatal/perinatal period through to young adulthood, based on data from the Christchurch Health and Development Study... Read more