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Updates on government work in mental health
News 10 Oct 2019
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Updates on government work in mental health Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission The Government has established an initial Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission which will lay the groundwork for the permanent Commission. The permanent Commission...
Submissions open on gun reform bill
News 08 Oct 2019
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The deadline for making a submission is 23 October 2019. The deadline for making a submission on Supplementary Order Paper 408 related to Arms Legislation Bill is 29 November 2019. The Arms Legislation Bill was introduced to Parliament and referred...
Counting Ourselves: First comprehensive national NZ survey on transgender health and wellbeing
News 07 Oct 2019
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Counting ourselves: The health and wellbeing of trans and non-binary people in Aotearoa New Zealand provides an overview of key findings from the survey. This includes data on sexual violence, and some abusive relationship behaviours specifically...
Researchers recognised for work on sexual abuse prevention, sexism, and culturally safe practice
News 07 Oct 2019
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Dr Gwenda Willis received the Hunter Award for her work in forensic/correctional psychology and sexual abuse prevention. Dr Willis has researched the treatment of people who have sexually abused, including effective reintegration in society. See...
Welcome to our new Clearinghouse website, launched today
News 07 Oct 2019
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Why has the website changed? In our last survey of NZFVC users, we asked what you thought of our previous website. People asked for easier navigation, more images and a more up to date ‘look and feel.’ What's new? The content you know is still here...
Ministry of Social Development invites applications to join new Community Advisory Group
News 01 Oct 2019
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MSD's Kotahitanga - Working with our partners and stakeholders October newsletter provides further information. The newsletter states: "We want to improve the way we work with community service providers to achieve our shared outcomes. This is part...
News from E Tū Whānau: Rangatahi Film Challenge open, winners of song competition
News 01 Oct 2019
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E Tū Whānau organises a number of initiatives focused on promoting positive change through the arts including film, music and artwork. Rangatahi film challenge The E Tū Whānau Rangatahi Film Challenge encourages rangatahi up to age 24 to create...
Family violence and sexual violence service provider update - MSD, Sept 2019
News 30 Sep 2019
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The September 2019 update includes information on the following areas of work: Whānau Resilience presentations completed Survey on how people access family violence support Focus on outcomes from elder abuse services Update on visits to sexual...
Ngā Pou Whakaaro | Whānau Listening Posts open in Māori Inquiry into Oranga Tamariki
News 17 Sep 2019
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Ngā Pou Whakaaro are designed to provide a safe and private space for whānau to share their experience in relation to Oranga Tamariki. The purpose of Ngā Pou Whakaaro is to: "Raise awareness with whānau about the Inquiry purpose and scope Engage and...
New Clearinghouse website coming soon!
News 17 Sep 2019
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In general, we heard you highly value the content. People said they find NZFVC a reliable source of accessible, up to date and high quality information and appreciate having Aotearoa New Zealand family and whānau violence information all in one...
2019 Te Wiki o te Reo Māori - Kia Kaha te Reo Māori!
News 10 Sep 2019
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2019 Te Wiki o te Reo Māori - Kia Kaha te Reo Māori! To support the revitalisation of te reo Māori, the Clearinghouse uses te reo Māori topic terms in our library. Our Information Specialist has now created a Te Reo Māori Quick Topic Search page...
Mental health & addiction services urged to improve family violence responsiveness
News 09 Sep 2019
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The article, Thinking differently: Re‐framing family violence responsiveness in the mental health and addictions health care context (Short, Cram, Roguski, Smith & Koziol-McLain, 2019) is published by the International Journal of Mental Health...
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...
Report finds social service providers significantly underfunded, over-reliant on philanthropy
News 03 Sep 2019
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Social Service Providers Aotearoa (SSPA) commissioned the study and report Social Service System: The Funding Gap and How to Bridge It (2019), by independent consultants MartinJenkins. The study found that the government funds social service...
Seminars
Page 03 Sep 2019
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The Clearinghouse hosts seminars which showcase New Zealand and international research on family violence Abuse of older people research symposium – Exploring current state of knowledge and critical gaps Features 13 speakers across 4...
Government launches Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy
News 29 Aug 2019
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The development of the strategy also involved hearing from over 10,000 New Zealanders, including 6,000 children and young people, and working with a reference group. The purpose of the strategy is to: "Set out a framework to improve child and youth...
Conferences
Page 22 Aug 2019
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Presentations are available from conferences the Clearinghouse has hosted Children, child maltreatment and intimate partner violence: Research, policy and practice 2013 Strengthening systems to eliminate family violence 2012
Statistics NZ forms Data Ethics Advisory Group
News 22 Aug 2019
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The Data Ethics Advisory Group has been established to bring perspectives and expertise from outside government on the use of data. According to the Statistics NZ Blog: "This independent group will meet to help government agencies use data more...
Nominations open for community researcher awards
News 22 Aug 2019
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National organisation Community Research is calling for nominations for their Te Auaha Pitomata New and Emerging Community Researcher Awards for 2019. The deadline to nominate yourself or another person is 30 September 2019. The awards are designed...
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...