Tagging and graffiti consultation (2009) Published: 26 Jun 2009 A report on the findings of a consultation with young people on their attitudes and experiences with tagging. Findings are presented in relation to three broad…
Preventing Child Neglect in New Zealand: Summary report Published: 01 Oct 2011 Social Work Now, Issue 48, pages 18-24. Neglect is a serious form of child maltreatment that is at least as damaging as physical or sexual abuse in…
Report on Giving, Recieving and Seeking Help Published: 01 Mar 2010 This aim of this research is to understand help giving and receiving behaviours in the context of family violence. In particular the research aims to understand…
Disability Rights in Aotearoa New Zealand - 2010 Convention Coalition Report Published: 01 Dec 2010 The aim of the monitoring project is to provide robust information that Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs) and government can use to formulate better disability policy. The project…
34 VOICES: New Zealand Business and Worker Interviews on Sick Leave and Parental Leave Published: 01 Jan 2004 The purpose of 34 Voices: New Zealand Business and Worker Interviews on Sick Leave and Parental Leave is to gain insights into work-leave from those who…
LEED-MSD feasibility study: a report on the feasibility of integrating benefit data with LEED Published: 01 Feb 2008 The investigation into the integration of Ministry of Social Development (MSD) benefit data with the Linked Employer-Employee Data (LEED) production system indicates that the integration is…
Effective Community-level change: What makes community-level initiatives effective and how can government best support them? Published: 01 Dec 2015 Community-level initiatives have been widely implemented in New Zealand and overseas. However, there is a lack of robust quantitative evidence on whether community-level initiatives are effective…
Achieving Effective Outcomes in Youth Justice Published: 01 Feb 2004 Achieving Effective Outcomes in Youth Justice is a cross-departmental research project aimed at identifying factors associated with effective outcomes in the youth justice system and assessing…
Movements into and out of Child Poverty in New Zealand: Results from the Linked Income Supplement - Working Paper 01/04 Published: 01 Jul 2003 This paper considers one dimension of the family environment facing children, that of income poverty. It is part of the Ministry of Social Development's research programme…
Campaign for Action on Family Violence Published: 01 Mar 2010 Family violence is a significant social problem in New Zealand causing economic, social and health problems for victims and witnesses of violence. It is estimated to…
