Ministry of Social Development Releases Suite of Reports on Family Violence

The Ministry of Social Development (MSD) Campaign for Action on Family Violence have this week released four reports related to family violence in New Zealand. These reports are:

Attitudes, Values and Beliefs about Violence within Families: 2008 Survey
The objectives of the survey were to:
gauge New Zealanders' definitions of family violence
measure the awareness of family violence
measure the attitudes in New Zealand about family violence
gauge the propensity of New Zealanders to take action against family violence.
Community Study Summary Report
This Community Study investigated the impact of the Campaign for Action on Family Violence in four New Zealand communities - Christchurch, Porirua, Te Tairawhiti (Gisborne) and Waitakere.

An Innovative Approach to Changing Social Attitudes around Family Violence in New Zealand: key ideas, insights and lessons learnt
This aim of this research was to:

articulate the key ideas, messages and approach of the Campaign for Action on Family Violence
review the evidence to better understand how well the Campaign is working
focus on lessons and insights that can be used to inform the future development of the Campaign and enhance future government-led initiatives.
Report on Giving, Receiving and Seeking Help
This aim of this research was to understand people's willingness, confidence and capacity to give and receive help; with a focus on:
what action people can take to prevent family violence and when
where it is hard to take action and why
what might make it easier
what offering help looks like.
All of these reports are available in full via the MSD website at: http://www.msd.govt.nz/about-msd-and-our-work/publications-resources/res...