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Family Court Review: a selected bibliography
Page 30 Nov 2011
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Selected bibliography Prepared by the New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse, The University of Auckland, November 2011 Background The New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse has compiled this selected bibliography to assist those wishing to...
Documentary: Private Violence: Anything but Private
News 25 Nov 2011
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'Private Violence: Anything but Private' is a free feature-length documentary about the epidemic of violence against women in America, that seeks to debunk the myths about victims, perpetrators and survivors of domestic violence, draw the...
Michael Flood and Celia Lashlie: Boys to Men
News 25 Nov 2011
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Dr Michael Flood of Woolongong University and Celia Lashlie have been interviewed by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) to discuss the challenges of raising young boys to promote gender equality and respectful relationships. You can...
NZFVC in East Bays Courier
News 25 Nov 2011
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Dr Janet Fanslow, Co Director of the New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse is interviewed in today's edition of Auckland's East Bays Courier. You can access the article titled 'Ideas Fight Violence' via the Stuff website here.
White Ribbon Policy Research Series
News 25 Nov 2011
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The Australian White Ribbon Campaign has produced a Policy Research Series, which is available via its website. The Research Series includes policy and research papers on the prevention of men's violence against women. You can access this series...
Where Political Parties Stand on Family Violence
News 25 Nov 2011
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Two bloggers, Luditte Journo and Left Wing Rants have provided analysis of where each political party stands in relation to family violence prior to this weekend's general election. You can access 'Where Parties Stand on Family Violence' via Left...
Gender Debate Surrounds White Ribbon Day
News 25 Nov 2011
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Bob McCoskrie, National Director of Family First wrote a opinion piece in the New Zealand Herald earlier this week titled 'Why I Won't be Wearing the White Ribbon'. The piece argued for a recognition of gender symmetry in family violence and called...
E-Bulletin: Mental Health and Family Violence
News 24 Nov 2011
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The November 2011 Family Violence Prevention E-Bulletin from Canada's National Clearinghouse for Family Violence has a specific focus on mental health and family violence. Learning about the risk factors associated with family violence, particularly...
Mental Health Needs of Children Exposed to Violence
News 24 Nov 2011
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A report titled 'The Mental Health Needs of Children Exposed to Violence in their Homes' has been published by the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence. The report presents a summary of literature, and findings from...
Collection: Domestic Violence and Gender
News 24 Nov 2011
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The website XY has produced a collection of articles addressing the persistent debate, in both community and academic circles, regarding domestic violence and gender, and in particular, whether women's domestic violence against men is as common or...
Where Men Stand: Men’s Roles in Ending Violence Against Women
News 24 Nov 2011
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This report, Where Men Stand: Men's roles in ending violence against women was launched in Australia on November 25th 2010, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and the focus of the White Ribbon Campaign. The report...
Report: How Violence Affects Children and Young People
News 24 Nov 2011
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This report examines how violence against women specifically affects children and young people. It looks at the nature of violence they experience in their homes and their own relationships, its impacts, and the priorities for action if efforts to...
WHO: Engaging Men and Boys in Achieving Gender Equality and Health Equity
News 24 Nov 2011
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The World Health Organization has released a policy document titled 'Policy Approaches to Engaging Men and Boys in Achieving Gender Equality and Health Equity (2010)' This policy brief: outlines the rationale for using policy approaches to engage...
Toolkit for Involving Young Men in Ending Violence against Young Women
News 24 Nov 2011
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In 2006, the Rogers Park Young Women's Action Team (YWAT) in Chicago launched a campaign to engage young men as allies in addressing violence against girls. The Rogers Park Young Women’s Action Team (YWAT) grew out of the efforts of young women who...
Time to Work Together to Stop Child Abuse: Children's Commissioner
News 23 Nov 2011
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Dr Russell Wills, current Children's Commissioner has appeared on TV One's Close Up to talk about the need for collaboration to eliminate child abuse. Dr Wills said that over the last three years attitudes towards child abuse awareness had slowly...
North and South Interview Graeme MacCormick
News 22 Nov 2011
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Former Family Court Judge and Human Rights Commissioner Graeme MacCormick is interviewed in the December 2011 issue of North and South Magazine and gives support to the universal monitoring of every baby born in New Zealand and intervening where...
Amnesty to Launch 16 Days of Activism With Soloman Islands Focus
News 22 Nov 2011
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Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in the Solomon Islands and a human rights defender in Guatemala will be the focus of Amnesty International's 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence this year. Kicking off on White Ribbon Day on 25...
Violence Against Children Key Issue for Paediatric Society of New Zealand
News 22 Nov 2011
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Violence against children is a key issue at the AGM of the Paediatric Society of New Zealand's annual meeting, which starts today in Auckland. Children in NZ are dying because of violence at a rate that remains unacceptably high, according to...
Awhi Whānau Launches in West Auckland
News 22 Nov 2011
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New initiatives aimed at preventing family violence amongst Māori whānau were launched at Hoani Waititi Marae in Glen Eden today, by the Waitākere Taskforce on Family Violence. The Taskforce consists of a steering group of senior public servants and...
VAWNET: Changing Perceptions of Sexual Violence Over Time
News 21 Nov 2011
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VAWNET, a National Resource Center on Domestic Violence in the US has published an applied research paper titled 'Changing Perceptions of Sexual Violence Over Time' by Sarah McMahon, in consultation with Karen Baker. The purpose of this paper is to...