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FAQ part 1: Understanding the impacts of COVID-19
Page 23 Sep 2020
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Click here to go to our other COVID-19 pages First published May 2020 Revised September 2020Last updated 8 November 2022 This page addresses some key questions about understanding the impacts of a pandemic like COVID-19 family violence, whānau...
COVID-19 and family and whānau violence: What have we learnt and where to from here?
Page 17 Sep 2020
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This webinar was held on 17 September 2020, with a panel of speakers: Rihi Te Nana Professor Denise Wilson Denise Messiter Rachel Smith Shila Nair See more information about the panelists. Indications are that violence against women and children...
Whare Maori - COVID-19 archive
Page 06 May 2020
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This page is an archive of items previously posted in Te Whare Māori hei manaaki i ngā whānau i te wā o te mate urutā COVID-19 Pou Kōrero Ngā kohinga kōrero me ngā uiui hei tautoko i ngā whānauConversations, interviews & commentaries to...
Advocate and Worker Wellbeing
Page 27 Mar 2020
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Click here to go to our other COVID-19 pages Advocates and staff may experience increased personal, community and professional responsibilities and pressures from the impacts of the COVID pandemic. This page provides information and resources to...
Information for non-specialist services
Page 26 Mar 2020
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Click here to go to our other COVID-19 pages Last updated 30 January 2022 This page provides quick information if you are a social or health service provider whose primary role is not addressing family or sexual violence but you may come into...
Information for people using abuse
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Click here to go to our other COVID-19 pages Becoming violence free requires a deep, personal commitment to change. It also requires supportive relationships. Living violence free requires a deliberate decision every day. Help is available. People...
How to help
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Click here to go to our other COVID-19 pages Last updated 30 January 2022 During the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important to check-in on friends and family to see if they are OK. For some people home or isolating may not be a safe. They may live with...
Preventing and responding to family, whānau and sexual violence during COVID-19
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Experience in New Zealand and internationally has shown that family violence (including intimate partner violence, child abuse and elder abuse) and sexual violence can escalate during and after large-scale disasters or crises. The current COVID-19...
Updates from government agencies
Page 26 Mar 2020
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Click here to go to our other COVID-19 pages Last updated 14 September 2022 This page has links to key government information related to family violence & sexual violence and COVID-19. This includes key safety messages, updates for social...
Information for specialist family violence and sexual violence services
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Click here to go to our other COVID-19 pages Last updated 28 September 2023 Services have many things to think about during the COVID-19 pandemic. We have provided some key information below. We are continuing to add new research, reports, guides...
Information for people experiencing abuse
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Click here to go to our other COVID-19 pages Last updated 14 September 2022 If you feel unsafe or you are experiencing violence, it is OK to ask for help. You have the right to be safe. Family violence and sexual violence services are always...
Preventing and responding to family, whānau and sexual violence during COVID-19
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Ngā Wai a Te Tūī Māori and Indigenous Research Centre and the New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse are partnering to provide information on preventing and responding to family, whānau and sexual violence during COVID-19 ... Read more We are...
Webinars
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Kōrero and reflections about Violence within Whānau and Mahi Tūkino — A Litany of Sound Revisited Reflections from research and real-life expertise Understanding the Safer Online Services and Media Platforms consultation Explore the...
Family Court definitions
Page 05 Sep 2019
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Definitions Prepared by the New Zealand Family Violence ClearinghouseUniversity of Auckland, June 2017 Read online below or download For more information contact us Downloads Family Court definitions, June 2017 (PDF, 541 KB) Family Court definitions...
Understanding family violence statistics
Page 21 Aug 2019
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At present, New Zealand does not have a data source dedicated to identifying and recording all forms of family violence in our communities. Researchers have conducted a number of population-based and smaller surveys that identify how many people...
Additional government agency data
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Ministry of Justice New Zealand Police Oranga Tamariki - Ministry for Children Ministry of Health Statistics New Zealand Te Mana Whakamaru Tamariki Motuhake | Independent Children's Monitor Office of the Auditor-General (NZDF survey, 2022)...
Population-based research
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Population-based research provides the most reliable source of prevalence data available and provides information about victims and perpetrators of family violence. You will find population-based data on family and sexual violence in New Zealand in...
Ethnic and community specific data
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The reports and journal articles listed on this page focus on data broken down by ethnicity or community. Findings from He Koiora Matapopore | 2019 NZ Family Violence Study provide intimate partner violence prevalence rates for Māori, Pacific, Asian...
Family violence statistics at a glance
Page 21 Aug 2019
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For quick summaries of key statistics and infographics see: Our Frequently Asked Questions page ('What are the latest family violence statistics?') Key findings and policy and practice implications from He Koiora Matapopore | The 2019 New Zealand...
Ethnic perspectives on family violence in Aotearoa New Zealand
Page 20 Aug 2019
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Issues Paper 14, April 2019 Author: Rachel Simon-Kumar1, PhD 1 Associate Professor, Social & Community Health, School of Population Health, University of Auckland Downloads Ethnic perspectives on family violence in Aotearoa New Zealand (...