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Call to reinstate Taskforce for Action on Sexual Violence
News 24 Jan 2012
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Dr Kim McGregor, Executive Director, Rape Prevention Education is calling for the Taskforce on Sexual Violence to be reinstated in an open letter to the Prime Minister. The taskforce was previously operational for just two years (2007-2009) and...
Green Paper for Vulnerable Children - Community Meetings on now around Aotearoa
News 23 Jan 2012
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Social Development Minister Paula Bennett is travelling from Kaitaia to Invercargill and taking part in Green Paper meetings around the country from 23rd January. There are a range of meetings that will allow the public, professionals, government...
Family Violence Death Review Committee releases second report
News 16 Jan 2012
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The Family Violence Death Review Committee (FVDRC) has released its second Report detailing the work it has done since September 2009 and the priorities for its next stage of development. The mortality review brings together all agencies with a...
Grace Dorset recognised in New Year's Honours
News 10 Jan 2012
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Anti-domestic violence worker Grace Dorset has been recognised in the New Year's Honours list becoming an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her services to Mōori. Grace has worked extensively over the last 20 years to provide counselling...
Report into abuse of nine-year old girl (Smith Report)
News 09 Jan 2012
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The report to Minister Hon Paula Bennett outlines the horrific details of a 9 year old girl referred to only as ‘M’. The report detailing the case of a little girl who was known to 25 agencies before being tortured at the hands of her mother was...
Meri Kirihimete, Season's Greetings and how to keep families free from violence during the holidays
News 20 Dec 2011
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Christmas and the summer holidays should be a time of sun, good food and laughter, but sadly we all know that this may not be the case for everyone in our community. Below are messages from organisations who will be working to prevent family...
Anti-violence programme translated into Hindi
News 19 Dec 2011
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Family violence is a problem across society and in a bid to stop domestic violence in the south-east Asian community in New Zealand, an anti-violence programme has been translated into Hindi. The initiative aims to make services accessible to women...
NZ research: Police officer discretion and family violence risk assessment
News 19 Dec 2011
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Researchers investigated New Zealand police officers' experiences and attitudes towards the use of risk assessment techniques as a basis for identifying cases of family violence that are likely to escalate. A key finding of the study was that due...
RFP for the Pacific Training Programme for family violence providers now open, closes 27 January 2012
News 19 Dec 2011
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The Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Pacific Training Programme for family violence providers is now open. The primary purposes of this Request for Proposal (RFP) are to identify a Supplier(s) for provision of Professional Training Services on...
Child Matters Anthea Simcock discusses NZ’s rising child abuse figures on TVNZ Breakfast
News 15 Dec 2011
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TVNZ’s Breakfast show (Monday 12th December) featured Child Matters Chief Executive Anthea Simcock commenting on the rise in cases of child abuse being reported to CYF. Simcock discusses the rises in numbers, and what they really tell us about the...
Recent research focuses on the role of restorative justice in family violence
News 15 Dec 2011
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Two pieces of recent New Zealand research have considered the role of restorative justice in family violence. Australian-based researchers examined viewpoints of New Zealand opinion leaders regarding the use of restorative justice in adult cases of...
CDC releases National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence: 2010 Summary Report
News 15 Dec 2011
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have released the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey: 2010 Summary Report. The report finds sexual violence, stalking and intimate partner violence are widespread in the United...
Retiring academic says domestic violence is "being minimised by decision makers"
News 15 Dec 2011
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Associate Professor Ruth Busch, a Waikato University law academic says domestic violence and its consequences continue to be minimised by the judiciary and other family law decision makers. Professor Busch who is retirig after 23 years, helped...
NZ Herald reports “NZ’s shocking child abuse record”
News 13 Dec 2011
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The New Zealand Herald published a roll of shame in Saturday’s paper (10 December 2011), detailing New Zealand’s shocking child abuse record. The article details the latest Child Youth and Family Statistics, hospital admissions reports, and...
New National-led Administration announced
News 12 Dec 2011
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With the special votes counted and made public on 10 December, the new National-led administration has now been announced. Key ministerial positions relating to the family violence sector include: - Minister for ACC is Hon Judith Collins...
In the Lancet: New Zealand child maltreatment trends and policies in the spotlight
News 12 Dec 2011
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An article published in The Lancet (online 9 December 2011) cites New Zealand as one of six countries where there has been no clear evidence of a decrease in child maltreatment over the past two decades. The research team, led by Professor Ruth...
New Chair for Family Violence Death Review Committee
News 12 Dec 2011
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The Health Quality & Safety Commission has appointed Associate Professor Julia Tolmie from The University of Auckland head the Family Violence Death Review Committee (FVDRC) from 1 December 2011 . Associate Professor Tolmie has researched...
Enrolment for Diploma in Child Protection Studies closes 16 December 2011
News 12 Dec 2011
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Enrolments for the 2012 Diploma in Child Protection Studies close Friday 16th December. If you’re ready to take your career to the next level and become a leader in child protection in your community, send your application in NOW! The Diploma in...
Factors associated with recent intimate partner violence: findings from WHO multi-country study
News 07 Dec 2011
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This paper drawing on research from the WHO multi-country study on women’s health and domestic violence sought to identify factors that are consistently associated with abuse across sites, in order to inform the design of IPV prevention programs. ...
Fostering Security training programme considered by National Health Committee
News 01 Dec 2011
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Fostering Security – a training programme for parents and caregivers of children with histories of early trauma, abuse and neglect, and accompanying attachment problem is among the health services, models of care and technologies to be considered by...