NZFVC Quick Reads: 2 May 2024

NZFVC Quick Reads: 2 May 2024

Welcome to our Quick Reads format. Each week we share selected news bites relevant to family violence and sexual violence in Aotearoa. See all past NZFVC Quick reads.

A reminder that our NZFVC 2024 survey is still open. We would like to know what is working well and how we could improve. Please take a few minutes to share your feedback with us.

Applications open for ethnic communities violence prevention research funding

The Ministry of Social Development is inviting Expression of Interest (EOI) for Ethnic Communities Violence Prevention Research Projects. EOI are due by 10 May 2024. There are 2 research objectives for the EOI: 1) to investigate the experiences of family violence and sexual violence in South Asian communities and 2) to look at the social, political, and economic costs and benefits of various prevention and response frameworks from a public policy perspective, particularly within ethnically diverse communities. For more information and to apply, see the Expression of Interest: Ethnic Communities Violence Prevention Research Projects (ID: 29284790) on the Government Electronic Tenders Service (GETS).

Article on judicial understanding of mental health impacts of intimate partner violence

The recently published article, Judicial Actors’ Understanding of the Mental Health Impacts of Intimate Partner Violence: A Scoping Review (2024), is a global review of published studies. It includes studies from Australia, the United States, New Zealand, Iran, Canada, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Aotearoa researcher and advocate Debbie Hager is one of the co-authors.

White paper on Rethinking Primary Prevention

Australian academic Michael Salter and Australian journalist Jess Hill have published a white paper on Rethinking Primary Prevention (2024). The paper critiques the intersection between prevention agencies and government, and how prevention work is conceptualised, resourced and funded. The authors identify 4 key aspects for a systematic and comprehensive approach to prevention. Jess Hill wrote a summary of the white paper in the Guardian article We won’t stop violence against women with conversations about respect. This is not working. We need to get real and spoke about the paper in the Guardian Jess Hill on what it will take to stop men killing women podcast.

Theme from submissions on Safer Online Services and Media Platforms consultation

Te Tari Taiwhenua | Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) have published the report, Summary of Submissions: Safer Online Services and Media Platforms (2024). The report summarises the key themes from submissions to the Safer Online Services and Media Platforms consultation. See our previous news story for more information on the consultation.

MSD websites with information for people impacted by family violence

The Ministry of Social Development (MSD) has updated 2 websites that provide information for people impacted by family violence. The Are You Ok website (www.areyouok.org.nz) has information for victim | survivors and people who may be supporting them. The In Your Hands website (www.inyourhands.org.nz) is for people who are worried about their behaviour or people using violence who are looking to change their behaviour, and the people supporting them. The MSD April Family Violence and Sexual Violence Update notes that "The Are You Ok website has a new look and feel with improved safety features, and added support for Māori, Pacific people, ethnic communities, Takatāpui and Rainbow communities, and disabled people" and "We have also improved the In Your Hands website to make it easier to find stories from real men who have made change and to access help through our phone and web chat support."